WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)—December 6, 2013. Statement of NOW President Terry O’Neill: The National Organization for Women joins the rest of the world in mourning the loss of Nelson Mandela. “While deeply saddened by his passing, we are also deeply thankful for his courage, integrity and grace,” said Terry O’Neill, NOW[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–December 6, 2013–The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced a new rule that would allow wind farms to kill bald eagles and golden eagles for 30 years, up from the current five-year period. The FWS rejected recommendations from the wind industry and conservation groups, including the Natural Resources Defense[Read More…]

Pittsburgh–(ENEWSPF)–December 6, 2013.  The United Steelworkers’ (USW) 1.2 million active and retired members join the citizens of South Africa and people across the world in mourning the loss of a great leader and humanitarian, Nelson Mandela. Words cannot express our condolences to the Mandela family as nobody in our time[Read More…]

New Rule Will Authorize 30-Year Permits for Killing America’s National Bird Jim Grey New York, NY–(ENEWSPF)–December 6, 2013.  In a stunningly bad move for eagles, the U.S. Department of the Interior has finalized a new rule that would make it possible to grant wind energy companies 30-year permits to kill Bald and[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 6, 2013.  Today, Center for American Progress Economist Adam Hersh issued the following reaction to the announcement of November’s employment figures: The U.S. economy forged ahead in November, adding 203,000 new jobs and seemingly shrugging off the impact of last month’s conservative-orchestrated government shutdown. While steadily improving, today’s employment report[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–December 6, 2013.  American Civil Liberties Union Executive Director Anthony D. Romero had this reaction to the death of Nelson Mandela: The ACLU mourns the death of Nelson Mandela, the revered international symbol of freedom who meant so much to people across the world, and who inspired us to[Read More…]

NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—December 5, 2013. By: Derek Rosenfeld Eighty years ago today, the Twenty-first Amendment to the Constitution was ratified and alcohol Prohibition was officially repealed. If you only know one thing about Prohibition, it’s probably the fact that it was a tremendous failure. Making alcohol illegal led to huge increases[Read More…]

AFT’s Weingarten: “The crucial question we face now is whether we have the political will to move away from the failed policies and embrace what works in high-performing countries so that we can reclaim the promise of public education.” WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–December 3, 2013.  Statement by American Federation of Teachers President Randi[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 3, 2013. We are disappointed that the Securities and Exchange Commission is not including a rulemaking to require disclosure of corporate political spending on its regulatory agenda for 2014.  The SEC’s Division of Corporate Finance had been previously scheduled to consider whether to recommend a proposed rule in[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 3, 2013. Today, the U.S. House of Representatives is poised to vote on a bill to reauthorize the Undetectable Firearms Act for a period of 10 years. Under the House bill, however, it is legal to manufacture plastic guns as long as the weapon contains a piece of[Read More…]