WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)–February 17, 2015. Following U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen’s ruling against President Obama’s immigration action, Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Executive Vice President, Rocio Saenz, issued this response: “Immigrant families remain on a path to justice. This ruling–issued by a lone, out-of-touch judge, singularly sought out by extremist[Read More…]
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NRDC: City of Chicago Denies Petcoke Enclosure Delay Request
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)–February 17, 2015 – Yesterday, the City of Chicago denied a request from KCBX to delay enclosure of their controversial petcoke piles on the city’s Southeast Side. Following is reaction from Henry Henderson, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) Midwest director and former Commissioner of the Environment for the City[Read More…]
Center for American Progress Criticizes Judicial Activism Displayed in Texas District Court Ruling on President’s Immigration Directives
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–February 17, 2015. Late last night, a district court in Texas ruled that the president’s November 20, 2014, U.S. Department of Homeland Security directives on immigration were unconstitutional. In response, Center for American Progress Vice President of Immigration Policy Marshall Fitz released this statement: This ruling is nothing more than[Read More…]
ACLU Comment on Granting of Preliminary Injunction in Texas, et al. v. United States
SAN FRANCISCO –(ENEWSPF)–February 17, 2015. A federal district court in Texas issued a ruling today in Texas, et al. v. United States, the 26-state lawsuit challenging the immigration initiatives announced by President Obama last November. The ruling grants a preliminary injunction, blocking the implementation of Deferred Action for Parents of[Read More…]
No to Nuclear Nonsense: Groups Call on Dominion to Abandon Plans for North Anna 3 Reactor
WASHINGTON, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—February 16, 2015. Friends of the Earth, with 13 other organizations, submitted a letter to Governor Terry McAuliffe, Members of the Virginia General Assembly, Nuclear Regulatory Commissioners and energy company Dominion Resources urging against building a third nuclear reactor at the North Anna Power Station in Louisa County,[Read More…]
USDA Approves GMO Apples Despite Opposition from Apple Industry and Consumers
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 13, 2015. Statement of Food & Water Watch Executive Director Wenonah Hauter: “Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture approved the Okanagan Specialty Fruits’ genetically engineered Arctic Apples. These apples are engineered to resist browning when sliced. The USDA’s environmental review received 73,000 comments that overwhelmingly opposed the commercialization[Read More…]
Center for American Progress Reacts to Mischaracterization of CAP Report at House Financial Services Committee Hearing on the FHA
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–February 13, 2015. At a House Financial Services Committee hearing on the Federal Housing Administration, or FHA, on Wednesday, Rep. Scott Garrett (R-NJ) used a quote from a Center for American Progress report to support his assertion that the FHA engages in predatory lending. In response, Julia[Read More…]
Sierra Club Statement on Latest House KXL Vote
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–February 12, 2015. Today, the House of Representatives voted 270-152 to pass the Senate’s version of legislation that would force approval of the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, falling short of the votes needed to overturn an expected Presidential veto. In response, Michael Brune, Executive Director of the[Read More…]
Center for American Progress: House Elementary and Secondary Education Act Bill Shifts Support Away from Low-Income and At-Risk Students and Provides No Accountability for Federal Funds
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–February 12, 2015. Carmel Martin, Executive Vice President for Policy at the Center for American Progress, released the following statement today after the House Education and the Workforce Committee passed the Student Success Act, legislation to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, or ESEA: Partisan legislation endorsed today by[Read More…]
Center for Biological Diversity: Congressional Approval of Keystone XL Sets Up Obama’s Veto
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–February 12, 2015. The U.S. House of Representatives voted today to force approval of the disastrous Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, sending it to President Obama’s desk for an expected veto. The House and Senate currently don’t have enough votes to override a veto, putting the decision squarely in[Read More…]
