Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–December 4, 2015.   Center for American Progress Economist Michael Madowitz released the following statement today on the November 2015 employment situation figures from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, or BLS. The BLS announced that the unemployment rate remained steady at 5.0 percent last month. The November[Read More…]

Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–December 3, 2015.   Center for American Progress President Neera Tanden issued the following statement following the rejection of a number of common-sense gun violence prevention proposals by the Senate majority this afternoon: Barely 24 hours after the worst mass shooting in the United States since the massacre[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–December 4, 2015.   A letter from Friends of the Earth and 16 other groups was sent this morning to Attorney General Loretta Lynch. It calls on the Justice Department to ensure that the costs of BP’s latest Deepwater Horizon settlement are not passed along to taxpayers. In[Read More…]

Bill is Boon for Dirty Energy WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–December 3, 2015 – The House today passed an energy bill filled with outdated energy policies that continue to favor the fossil fuel industry above all other priorities. The bill  would lift the ban on crude oil exports, allow pipelines to cut through our[Read More…]

NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—December 1, 2015. On the 60th anniversary of the Montgomery Bus Boycott, Hillary Clinton delivered an address at the National Bar Association’s “The Role Lawyers Played in the Montgomery Bus Boycott’s Commemoration Tour” on the acts of courage and sacrifice from many throughout the civil rights movement and the[Read More…]

CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—December 1, 2015. The Black Youth Project 100 (BYP100) is pleased to learn that Mayor Rahm Emanuel has taken one necessary step towards holding himself and the city of Chicago accountable for its promotion and support of systemic violence against Black people by firing Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy. Mayor[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 1, 2015 By: Julie Netherland, Drug Policy Alliance As we commemorate World AIDS Day today, we need to remind ourselves that today is more than remembrances and reflections. As we look back to honor those who have died, we should also look forward and take action to prevent[Read More…]

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–December 1, 2015.  The City said in a news release that Mayor Rahm Emanuel will announce today the creation of a Task Force on Police Accountability. The news release describes the task force as follows: “Actively engaging a range of community members–including victims’ rights representatives, law enforcement organizations, youth, religious[Read More…]

PARIS–(ENEWSPF)–November 30, 2015 —India formally launched an International Solar Alliance today at the COP21 climate negotiations as part of its effort to advance a low-carbon economy powered substantially by solar energy, demonstrating once again its global leadership in clean energy. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President François Hollande today announced[Read More…]

WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–November 30, 2015.  The Obama Administration’s unprecedented decision today lowering the amount of corn ethanol that refiners must add to gasoline misses an opportunity to go even further and pave the way for second-generation biofuels, EWG said. In its decision finalizing the Renewable Fuel Standard for 2014, 2015, and[Read More…]