MA–(ENEWSPF)–May 9, 2014.  By now, many of us are familiar with the statistics: 1 out of every 100 adults are living behind bars in the United States, with 1 in 31 in some sort of correctional control, including prison, jail, parole, and probation. The United States, with 5% of the[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 9, 2014 – The Environmental Protection Agency today announced it will solicit comments from the public regarding whether it should require chemical manufacturers to reveal basic information about the dangerous chemicals used in fracking around the country.  This move could—and should—be the first step toward developing long-overdue nationwide[Read More…]

Center for Food Safety celebrates years of work as governor signs landmark bill into law VERMONT–(ENEWSPF)–May 8, 2014.  Today, Center for Food Safety celebrated an historic achievement in Vermont – passage of the first no strings attached bill requiring the labeling of genetically engineered (GE) foods.  The occasion marks an[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–May 8, 2014. Today, the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) approved a compromise bill on NSA reforms that was unanimously approved yesterday by the House Judiciary Committee. The bill combines aspects of the USA FREEDOM Act and a more conservative NSA reform bill originating in the HPSCI.[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 8, 2014.  Today, Center for American Progress Senior Fellow Arkadi Gerney issued the following statement after the House Committee on Appropriations voted to advance and fund an important program to improve gun background checks while also extending restrictions that undermine law enforcement efforts to combat gun trafficking. The[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 6, 2014.  Today, a national committee of experts in agriculture, climate science, commerce, and disaster relief released its National Climate Assessment (NCA). The report is the nation’s foremost comprehensive, peer-reviewed analysis of the impacts of climate disruption, showing us the effects of climate change in individual states and[Read More…]

Reacting to New Peer-Reviewed Study, Audubon Says Total Deaths Likely in Seven Figures New York–(ENEWSPF)–May 6, 2014. A new peer-reviewed study estimates 600,000-800,000 coastal waterbirds were killed in the first three months of the 2010 BP oil disaster, The New York Times reports today (http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/06/science/still-counting-gulf-spills-dead-birds.html?ref=science). The study estimates only a[Read More…]

The third National Climate Assessment released today highlights the effects of climate change across our nation, and concludes that we are not prepared for the significant risks posed by our rapidly changing climate Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 6, 2014.  The third National Climate Assessment released today highlights the effects of climate change[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 6, 2014.  Today, the White House released the Third National Climate Assessment, the most comprehensive peer-reviewed analysis of how climate change impacts regions and sectors across the United States. Carol M. Browner, Distinguished Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress, released the following statement: Once again the[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 5, 2014.  The House Judiciary Committee will vote on Wednesday on a revised version of the USA Freedom Act, a bipartisan bill designed to rein in the NSA’s surveillance programs. The ACLU voiced strong support for the original version of the bill when it was introduced in October. Laura[Read More…]