Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–June 9, 2015.   Today, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit rejected coal industry challenges to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Power Plan, ruling coal interests had prematurely challenged the Obama Administration’s historic effort to curb carbon pollution[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—June 9, 2015. The House Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee proposed steep cuts to key environmental programs within the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of the Interior. The proposal, which moves next to the full Appropriations Committee, amounts to a $246 million cut from the committee’s[Read More…]

LONDON–(ENEWSPF)–8 June 2015.  The European Citizens’ Initiative “Stop TTIP” has reached a new record number of signatures two days ahead of a critical vote on TTIP in the European parliament. TTIP is a dangerous trade deal between the EU and the US that is set to transfer vast amounts of[Read More…]

‘Big Win’ for Clean Food WASHINGTON –-(ENEWSPF)–June 5, 2015.  Subway’s decision to remove artificial ingredients from its menu by 2017 is an important step toward a cleaner and healthier food system and a big win for Americans who don’t want potentially harmful substances in their food, EWG said yesterday. EWG[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 5, 2015. Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka in response to Hillary Clinton’s Voting Rights Platform: The labor movement strongly supports Hillary Clinton’s plan to implement sweeping changes to U.S. election and voting laws. This takes our country in the right direction towards ensuring that the vote of[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 4, 2015. Statement of Wenonah Hauter, Executive Director, Food & Water Watch: Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released their study on hydraulic fracturing, commonly known as fracking, and its potential impact on drinking water supplies. The study was conducted at the request of Congress. In response, Wenonah[Read More…]

A job seeker fills out an application during a job fair in Chicago, April 22, 2015. SOURCE: AP/M. Spencer Green Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–June 5, 2015.  Center for American Progress Economist Michael Madowitz released the following statement on today’s employment situation figures from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: After a[Read More…]

Language Would Prohibit Enforcement of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 4, 2015 – Yesterday, Representative Jeff Duncan (R-SC) successfully introduced an amendment to the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (H.R. 2578) that would restrict the Department of Justice from prosecuting violators of the Migratory Bird[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–June 4, 2015. In response to the introduction of the Patriot Employer Tax Credit Act by Sens. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) and Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.), SEIU International President Mary Kay Henry issued the following statement: “This bill would encourage employers to do the right thing and[Read More…]