Lawsuit Challenges Unconstitutional City Ordinance that Restricts a Resident’s Right to Cultivate Marijuana Under California’s Adult Use of Marijuana Act (Prop. 64) CALIFORNIA—(ENEWSPF)—June 6, 2017. Yesterday, the Drug Policy Alliance and ACLU of California filed a lawsuit against the City of Fontana challenging a city ordinance that is in conflict[Read More…]
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UN Ocean Conference Opens with Calls for United Action to Reverse Human Damage
Fishermen at work in Evia, Greece (January 1973). UN Photo/Tsagris NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–5 June 2017 – Opening a “game-changing” international conference on the health of the world’s oceans and seas, top United Nations officials today urged coordinated global action to protect the planet. Speaking in the UN General Assembly Hall, Secretary-General[Read More…]
Sierra Club Sues to Protect Key Safeguards to Limit Methane Pollution
Methane Filing Marks First Lawsuit Brought Against Trump Administration for Attempting to Suspend Climate Pollution Standards Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)–June 5, 2017. Today, less than a week after Donald Trump pulled the United States out of the Paris Climate agreement, the Sierra Club and its allies filed a lawsuit to block[Read More…]
Latino Labor Leaders Visit Congress to Defend NEPA
Workers who build our national infrastructure defend their voice in its development Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–June 5, 2017. This week, Latino labor leaders representing the interests of more than 2 million union members will present a letter to members of Congress to support the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) in anticipation[Read More…]
Strikes Continue Against ISIS Targets in Iraq, Syria, June 5, 2017
SOUTHWEST ASIA–(ENEWSPF)–June 5, 2017 — U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria yesterday, conducting 23 strikes consisting of 70 engagements, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today. Officials reported details of the latest strikes, noting that assessments of results[Read More…]
Australian, U.S. Ministers Work Together to Ensure Strength of Alliance
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop and Australian Defense Minister Marise Ann Payne speak to the press about the Australia-U.S. Defense Ministerial Consultations held in Sydney, June 5, 2017. DoD photo by Jim Garamone SYDNEY–(ENEWSPF)–June 5, 2017 By: Jim Garamone The United[Read More…]
Supreme Court to Hear First Cell Phone Location Data Case
ACLU Represents Man In Case Where Police Obtained Months’ Worth of Cell Phone Location Information Without a Warrant WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–June 5, 2017. The Supreme Court today agreed to hear a landmark case on whether the government needs a warrant to access a person’s cell phone location history. The American Civil[Read More…]
U.S. State Department Issues Hurricane and Typhoon Season 2017 Travel Alert
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 5, 2017. The Department of State alerts U.S. citizens to the Hurricane and Typhoon Seasons in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, the Caribbean, and the Gulf of Mexico. Hurricane and Typhoon Season will last through November 2017, though most tropical cyclones typically develop between May and October. The National[Read More…]
Free Press Demands the Trump FCC Explain Its Recent First Amendment Violations
WASHINGTON —(ENEWSPF)–June 5, 2017. On Monday, Free Press and Free Press Action Fund sent a letter to the Federal Communications Commission’s general counsel calling on the agency to address its crackdowns against First Amendment freedoms during recent FCC meetings. “We write to express grave concerns about recent actions that call[Read More…]
Inherent Resolve Strikes Target ISIS in Syria, Iraq, June 3, 2017
SOUTHWEST ASIA–(ENEWSPF)–June 3, 2017 — U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria yesterday, conducting 17 strikes consisting of 30 engagements, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today. Officials reported details of yesterday’s strikes, noting that assessments of results are[Read More…]
