Landmark Report Calls Schedule I Classification a Barrier to Marijuana Research Drug Policy Alliance: Federal Government Must Stop Standing in Way of Marijuana Reform Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 12, 2017. Today, the National Academy of Sciences released a groundbreaking report, “The Health Effects of Cannabis and Cannabinoids: The Current State of Evidence[Read More…]
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Sierra Club: EPA Accused Fiat Chrysler of Diesel Emissions Cheating
Sierra Club: Auto Industry Needs to Clean Up Its Act WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–January 12, 2017. Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced findings that Fiat Chrysler used cheat devices in more than 100,000 U.S. diesel vehicles sold since 2014, including the Dodge Ram 1500 pickup trucks and Jeep Grand Cherokees[Read More…]
Sierra Club Releases Two Ads Exposing Pruitt’s Dirty History
Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)–January 12, 2017. Today, just ahead of the confirmation hearing for Donald Trump’s nominee for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Sierra Club released two hard-hitting ads revealing why Scott Pruitt’s history as a polluter ally makes him unfit to head the agency. The ads serve as a[Read More…]
Center for American Progress’ Topher Spiro on the Passage of Resolution Allowing Affordable Care Act Repeal to Move Forward
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–January 12, 2017. Center for American Progress Vice President for Health Policy Topher Spiro issued the following statement after the Senate voted in the middle of the night to pass a budget resolution allowing the process of repealing the Affordable Care Act to begin. Despite last night’s procedural[Read More…]
DeVos Family Political Donations to Senate Even Larger Than Previously Reported, New Center for American Progress Analysis Reveals
Betsy DeVos speaks during a rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on December 9, 2016. AP/Paul Sancya CAP research uncovers more than $4 million in donations to U.S. senators and their fundraising arms from the DeVos family. Betsy DeVos is President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to serve as the next U.S. secretary of[Read More…]
Greenpeace: Senate Moves Tillerson Questions Behind Closed Doors After Protests
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–January 12, 2017. In response to the second day of questions to Secretary of State nominee Rex Tillerson allegedly occurring behind closed doors with Senators, Greenpeace USA Climate Liability Campaigner Naomi Ages said: “After four activists confronted Rex Tillerson and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee yesterday, the Senators have[Read More…]
Fight for $15: CEO of Rigged Economy Has No Business as Labor Secretary
Carl’s Jr., Hardee’s Cooks, Cashiers in Two-Dozen Cities to Protest Trump’s Pick Ahead of Senate Hearings; Fast-Food Mogul Andy Puzder Opposes Minimum Wage Hikes, Steals Workers’ Pay, Violates Overtime Laws, and Forces Employees onto Public Assistance Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 12, 2017. In the run up to the Senate confirmation hearing of[Read More…]
People’s Action: Trump Diverts Attention From Massive Conflicts of Interests, Wall Street Takeover of Washington
WASHINGTON – (ENEWSPF)–January 11, 2017. Today, President-elect Donald Trump held his first formal news conference since July 27, 2016. In response, LeeAnn Hall and George Goehl, co-directors of People’s Action, a national grassroots advocacy organization, issued the following statement: “Mr. Trump likes to point fingers but fails to take responsibility.[Read More…]
RefuseFascism.org Co-Initiator Carl Dix Disrupts Sessions Confirmation Hearing
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 11, 2017. Tuesday morning, RefuseFascism.org Co-Initiator Carl Dix and several other protesters disrupted Senator Sessions confirmation hearing and were removed in handcuffs. Dix was dragged out chanting, “No Trump, No KKK, No Fascist USA.” Another RefuseFascism.org protester was dragged out saying: “We refuse to accept a fascist America.[Read More…]
Pro-Democracy Groups Demand McConnell and Other Senators Delay Confirmation Hearings Until Ethics Process is Complete
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–January 10, 2017. In less than a day, more than 164,000 people and dozens of leading pro-democracy organizations have signed onto a petition and letter demanding than Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and other senators delay hearings for Donald Trump’s cabinet nominees until ethics reviews are complete. The sign-on letter[Read More…]
