Ironically results in “a big win for people and the planet” WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—October 5, 2015. Today in Atlanta, Georgia the United States and 11 other Pacific Rim countries reached agreement on the Trans Pacific Partnership, a sweeping trade deal that, if adopted, would stymie environmental regulation and ramp up[Read More…]
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Analysis Finds Strong Support for Sustainability, Less Meat in Dietary Guidelines
Additional legal analysis shows clear basis for sustainability in guidelines WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—October 5, 2015. A new analysis released today — of an unprecedented 29,000 public comments on the 2015 Scientific Report’s recommendations on the Dietary Guidelines for Americans — reveals overwhelming support for including sustainability considerations and clear guidance[Read More…]
100 Colleges to Spend Week Focusing on Food, Sex and Sustainability
TUCSON, Ariz.—(ENEWSPF)–October 5, 2015. Students at more than 100 college campuses will spend this week focusing on making campus life more sustainable, including hosting meat-free events, urging restaurants to provide discounts for Earth-friendly vegetarian meals, and distributing Endangered Species Condoms in dining halls, dorms, classrooms and student centers to make[Read More…]
Oregon Case First to Determine Whether Global Partners Requires More-protective Clean Air Act Permits for Its Oil Terminals
Lawsuit Filed by Conservation, Public-health Groups Argues Clatskanie Facility Needs Stricter Emissions Controls PORTLAND, Ore.—(ENEWSPF)–October 5, 2015. In the first case to determine whether Global Partners LP’s handling of highly volatile crude oil requires a more-protective Clean Air Act permit, a federal judge in Portland will preside over a trial[Read More…]
If There Really Is a Final TPP Deal: Can It Pass Congress? When Does Congress Get to See a Final Text?
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 5, 2015. Statement of Lori Wallach, Director, Public Citizen’s Global Trade Watch: If there really is a Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) deal, its fate in Congress is highly uncertain given the narrow margin by which trade authority passed this summer, the concessions made to get a deal, and growing[Read More…]
U.S. and Five Gulf States Reach Historic Settlement with BP to Resolve Civil Lawsuit Over Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
Total Value of Global Settlement Will Top $20 Billion Largest with a Single Entity in Justice Department History Assures Continued Restoration of the Gulf Coast Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 5, 2015. The United States today joins the five Gulf states in announcing a settlement to resolve civil claims against BP arising from[Read More…]
United States Obtains $255,000 Settlement of Disability Discrimination Lawsuit Against Continuing Care Retirement Community in Lincolnshire, Illinois
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 5, 2015. The Justice Department announced today that it has reached a settlement that resolves allegations that the owners and managers of a continuing care retirement community known as Sedgebrook violated the Fair Housing Act by instituting policies and maintaining practices that discriminated against residents with disabilities at[Read More…]
Statement by President Obama on the Trans-Pacific Partnership
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 5, 2015. I’ve spent every day of my presidency fighting to grow our economy and strengthen our middle class. That means making sure our workers have a fair shot to get ahead here at home, and a fair chance to compete around the world. My approach to trade[Read More…]
An Anniversary Celebration of Music and Dance Pioneers at Governors State University on October 24
University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)—October 5, 2015. You know their music. It’s the kind that interrupts a moment with the immediate urge to move. How perfect then to celebrate their work in a contemporary dance performance. GSU’s Center for Performing Arts welcomes PHILADANCO! at 45, The Philadelphia Dance Company, for their 45th[Read More…]
Amy Schumer, Stephen Curry, Ed Norton, Russell Simmons, Shonda Rhimes, 90+ Celebs Join 130,000 Americans Demanding Criminal Justice Reform in 2015
Washington, DC –-(ENEWSPF)–October 5, 2015. Amy Schumer, Steph Curry, Ed Norton, Jesse Williams, Chris Pine, Russell Simmons, and Piper Kerman are among 90+ celebrities calling for reform to our criminal justice system — a call sounded by #cut50, a bipartisan effort to safely and smartly reduce our incarcerated population by[Read More…]
