CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—March 17, 2016 – Political freedom has been at the forefront of our minds as we engaged in #ByeAnita actions, street-team canvassing, phone-banking and voter education events focused on young Black voters to remove the anti-Black Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez. Though the entire governmental structure is anti-black, the current Cook County States[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 15, 2016.  Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on an unconstitutional 20-week abortion ban and other plans to curtail Americans’ constitutional right to access abortion. This hearing comes days after Republican members of the Judiciary Committee reaffirmed their refusal to hold hearings or vote on any Supreme[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 15, 2016 – The Obama Administration this morning announced plans to exclude the waters off the Atlantic coast from oil and gas drilling. The following is a statement by Rhea Suh, president of the Natural Resources Defense Council: “By dropping the Atlantic from oil and gas leasing, the administration[Read More…]

Draft Plan Protects Atlantic Ocean but Leaves Arctic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico Vulnerable to Oil and Gas Drilling Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–March 15, 2016.  Today, the Obama administration released a draft of the 2017-2022 plan for offshore drilling, known as the Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program. The[Read More…]

Planes Tow Messages Pegging Hillary Clinton to Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, State’s Attorney Anita Alverez, and Slain 17-Year-Old Laquan McDonald; 16 Banners in Remembrance of the 16 Shots That Killed McDonald. Chicago, IL  —(ENEWSPF)–March 14, 2016.  Today from 11am to 3pm CT, on the eve of the Illinois democratic primary[Read More…]

CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—March 14, 2016 The Chicago and Cook County Building and Construction Trades Council is proud to represent the most highly skilled and productive craft workforce in the Chicago area. We work to establish and protect wage and benefit standards that ensure careers in the construction industry are a path to[Read More…]

CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—March 10, 2016. A group of Latino immigrant families and community members will be leading canvassing efforts in Pilsen and Little Village to inform members of the community of the hyper-criminalization and abuses of power incurred against Black and Latino communities under Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez’ administration. The[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 10, 2016 — The following is a statement by Rhea Suh, president of the Natural Resources Defense Council, on this morning’s joint U.S.-Canada announcement on climate, energy and the Arctic. “This broad array of initiatives herald a new day in our cross-border partnership to combat dangerous climate change and[Read More…]

Agreement Lays Out Plan To Drastically Cut Greenhouse Gases and Grow Clean Energy, Protect the Arctic, and Address Methane Pollution WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–March 10, 2016.  Today, President Barack Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced an agreement to address the climate crisis, expand our clean energy economy, commit both nations[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–March 10, 2016.  On Thursday, the Senate Judiciary Committee will debate on whether to hold a hearing on a Supreme Court nomination opened by the death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. In response, Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune released the following statement: “It’s unacceptable for the[Read More…]