Friends of the Earth calls on NRC to release suppressed document indicating prior knowledge of design problems at Southern California Edison’s crippled San Onofre nuclear reactors Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 7, 2013. Today Friends of the Earth sent a letter to Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Alison Macfarlane demanding that the agency release[Read More…]

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–February 7, 2013. Today, Robin Kelly, candidate for Illinois’ second Congressional district, received the endorsement of more than 100 ministers who are members of the International Ministers & Community Alliance at the Holy Zion Church in Chicago.  Honorary Chairman of IMCA Dr. Willie Wilson and current President Dr. John T.[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 7, 2013. Yesterday, the Worker Rights Consortium (WRC), an independent labor rights watchdog organization  issued a report affirming that Palermo Villa, Inc., the fourth largest frozen pizza manufacturer in the U.S. and a producer of University of Wisconsin licensed pizza, violated the University of Wisconsin’s labor standards code.[Read More…]

NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—February 6, 2013. Extensive media coverage has been given over the past 24 hours sinceU.S. representatives from Colorado and Oregon proposed legislation to weaken federal restrictions on marijuana. What follows is some of the coverage given by various media sources. Fox Business News, Ethan Nadelmann Debates Kevin Sabet on[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–February 5, 2013. “Congress must continue to move in the right direction by ensuring that legislative proposals on immigration embrace a generous roadmap to citizenship,” said Joanne Lin, ACLU legislative counsel. “But reforms must also address civil liberties problems that have long plagued the immigration detention and deportation systems, including[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 5, 2013. Members of Congress introduced bills Tuesday to end marijuana prohibition and start regulating and taxing marijuana like alcohol at the federal level. Rep. Jared Polis (D-CO) introduced the Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act of 2013, which would remove marijuana from Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act[Read More…]

Matteson, Il—(ENEWSPF)–February 5, 2013. Robin Kelly, Democratic candidate for Congress, released the following statement after the Chicago Tribune obtained a copy of Senator Toi Hutchinson’s NRA questionnaire that earned her their endorsement and multiple A ratings. “After refusing to release her NRA questionnaire for weeks, we know what Senator Hutchinson[Read More…]

The American Federation of Teachers joined with other members of the International Labor Recruitment Working Group coalition today to release a report detailing abusive and exploitative practices by those who recruit immigrant workers for jobs in the United States. The report calls for a comprehensive immigration reform plan to include[Read More…]

NRDC: We need clean energy plan to move forward, not stay wedded to the past WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–February 4, 2013 –Sen. Lisa Murkowski, ranking Republican on the Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee, released her “Energy Blueprint” today. Following is a statement from Franz Matzner, associate director of government affairs for the[Read More…]

Richton Park–(ENEWSPF)–February 4, 2013. Robin Kelly, candidate for Illinois’ second Congressional seat, announced today that Daily Kos, one of the largest and most read progressive blogs in the nation, has endorsed her.  The full text of that endorsement is below: Fighting the NRA in Chicago: Robin Kelly for Congress  By[Read More…]