WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–September 26, 2013 – The United States can meet President Obama’s commitment to cut its greenhouse emissions 17 percent below 2005 levels by 2020, but only if we set common-sense limits on carbon pollution from our power plants. That’s the inescapable conclusion from the draft 2014 Climate Action Report released[Read More…]

Statement of NOW President Terry O’Neill Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)–September 25, 2013.   The National Organization for Women is proud of the work Montana NOW has undertaken to remove Judge G. Todd Baugh from the bench by filing an official complaint with the Montana Judicial Standards Commission. Baugh has come under intense scrutiny[Read More…]

Statement from Wenonah Hauter, Executive Director of Food & Water Watch Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 24, 2013.  “The recent USDA decision to allow processed chicken imports from China, coupled with news of the Smithfield-Shuanghui merger approval by shareholders and a federal review commission, shows that U.S. regulators are paving the way for[Read More…]

State has abdicated responsibility, should expect an uptick in local bans Sacramento, CA–(ENEWSPF)–September 24, 2013. On Friday, California Governor Edmund G. Brown signed SB-4, a controversial bill that fails to protect the public from hydraulic fracturing (or “fracking”) and other extreme methods of oil and gas development. The following is[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 24, 2013.  Sierra Club executive director Michael Brune today sent a letter to the White House rejecting the notion that the Canadian government could do anything to mitigate the carbon pollution from the proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, amid reports that the Harper Government was proposing a[Read More…]

Earthjustice celebrates this long overdue action to protect our climate Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 20, 2013.  Today, the Obama administration proposed first ever standards to limit carbon pollution from new power plants. Power plants are the biggest polluters driving climate change, and there are currently no limits on their carbon emissions. Scientists[Read More…]

Safeguards Mark First Step in President Obama’s Climate Action Plan AUSTIN, TX–(ENEWSPF)–September 20, 2013.  Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its proposed carbon pollution protections for new power plants. Carbon pollution is the leading contributor to climate disruption and is linked to life-threatening air pollution like smog, which triggers[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 17, 2013.  The rule issued today by the U.S. Department of Labor finally recognizes the value of the work done by millions of people who take care of our aging parents as well as our sisters, brothers and children with disabilities.  Congress intended that these hard working individuals,[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 17, 2013. The U.S. Census today released annual data on income, poverty and health insurance. The data revealed household income fell slightly and is now 8 percent less than it was before the 2007-2009 economic recession. The federal poverty rate remained at 15 percent or 46.5 million living[Read More…]

Fracking Bill Gone Bad Due to Last-Minute Amendments SACRAMENTO–(ENEWSPF)–September 16th, 2013 – Governor Brown’s last minute amendments to the newly passed California fracking legislation (SB 4) undermine critical fracking safeguards as well as foundational state environmental review processes, according to the Natural Resources Defense Council.  Due to the risks this[Read More…]