WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–October 9, 2015 –The following is a statement by Franz Matzner, director of the Beyond Oil Initiative at the Natural Resources Defense Council, on a pending House bill—which faces a presidential veto—to remove the four-decade-old prohibition on U.S. exports of crude oil: “Lifting the oil export ban is a[Read More…]

Final Deal Rolls Back Bush-Era “May 2007” Access to Medicine Protections WASHINGTON, D.C. –-(ENEWSPF)–October 9, 2015.  WikiLeaks’ publication today of the final Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Intellectual Property chapter text verifies that the pact would harm public health by blocking patient access to lifesaving medicines, Public Citizen said today. The latest[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)–October 8, 2015.  Yesterday, Lumber Liquidators, the nation’s leading hardwood flooring retailer, announced a settlement with the Department of Justice, concluding a two-year investigation into claims that the company had imported illegal wood products. For years, the company imported flooring made from illegal timber logged in Russia and[Read More…]

Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–October 8, 2015.  Today, forty-two organizations submitted a letter to Congress urging them to keep the 40-year old crude oil export ban in place. The letter was sent just ahead of the U.S. House of Representatives vote to repeal the ban, and just after an underwhelming vote in[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 7, 2015. AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka made the following statement after Hillary Clinton, in a letter to Congress, opposed assaults on financial reform efforts: The AFL-CIO applauds Hillary Clinton for taking a stand against Wall Street’s threats to hold our economy hostage.  I agree wholeheartedly with Secretary Clinton[Read More…]

NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—October 5, 2015. On Monday, Hillary Clinton outlined a set of commonsense reforms to tackle gun violence that she would seek to enact as president. Following her announcement, advocates for preventive reforms – from Gabby Giffords to the Brady Campaign to elected officials from states affected by mass shooting tragedies –[Read More…]

Nurses: Any Concessions on Higher Drug Prices, Provisions to Allow Corporations to Overturn Public Protections Unacceptable Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 5, 2015. National Nurses United today urged Congress members to reject the Trans-Pacific Partnership final agreement, warning there remains inadequate guarantees to assure patients and consumers will not be harmed by pharmaceutical[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–October 5, 2015. Statement by Judit Rius Sanjuan, US Manager & Legal Policy Adviser, MSF Access Campaign: “Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) expresses its dismay that TPP countries have agreed to United States government and multinational drug company demands that will raise the price of medicines for millions[Read More…]

WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–October 5, 2015.  A farm worker and a horticultural assistant who both developed cancer after being exposed to Monsanto’s glyphosate weed killer have filed separate lawsuits against the company. In March, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), a branch of the World Health Organization, classified glyphosate –[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 5, 2015. After negotiators reached a final deal on the Trans-Pacific Partnership, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka made the following statement: We are disappointed that our negotiators rushed to conclude the TPP in Atlanta, given all the concerns that have been raised by American stakeholders and members of Congress.[Read More…]