WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–December 5, 2016. National Nurses United on Sunday congratulated leaders of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and thousands of supporters, including 2,000 veterans assembled over the weekend, for the news that the federal government will deny authorization for the Dakota Access Pipeline to go through tribal lands posing a[Read More…]
Commentary
Earthjustice: Victory for Standing Rock — DAPL Easement Not Granted
Phillip Ellis / Earthjustice The Dakota Access Corporation was not granted the easement needed for construction under Lake Oahe; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers moves to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for alternative routes WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–December 5, 2016. Yesterday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced that it would not[Read More…]
CREDO Action Statement on Major Setback for Dakota Access Pipeline
SAN FRANCISCO -(ENEWSPF)–December 5, 2016. – CREDO Deputy Political Director Josh Nelson released the following statement yesterday in response to the news that the Obama administration has denied an easement needed to complete construction of the Dakota Access pipeline: “Today’s news shows that when progressives fight, we win,” said CREDO[Read More…]
Nurses Condemn Attacks on Rep. Keith Ellison
Rep. Ellison with NNU Board Member Bunny Engeldorf (L) and NNU Co-Pres. Jean Ross (R) ‘McCarthyite Attacks Symbolize Worst of Politics’ Say RNs Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 2, 2016. National Nurses United today re-affirmed its strong support for Rep. Keith Ellison of Minnesota to be the next chair of the Democratic National[Read More…]
Greenpeace: President-Elect Trump’s Support for Dakota Access Pipeline is Crony Capitalism at Its Worst
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–December 2, 2016. President-Elect Donald Trump formally announced his support for the completion of the Dakota Access pipeline yesterday. His transition team noted that his support for the pipeline “had nothing to do with his personal investments and everything to do with promoting policies that benefit all Americans.” Trump’s[Read More…]
Southern Poverty Law Center Statement on President-elect Trump’s Remarks Denouncing Bigotry
ALABAMA–(ENEWSPF)–December 2, 2016. The following statement is from Southern Poverty Law Center President Richard Cohen in response to President-elect Trump’s remarks made at a rally last night in Cincinnati, Ohio. “We’re pleased that President-elect Trump has forcefully denounced hatred and rejected the language of exclusion. We hope that he is now[Read More…]
Sierra Club Statement on Illinois Energy Bill SB 2814
SPRINGFIELD, IL –(ENEWSPF)–December 1, 2016. Today, Illinois state legislature passed the much anticipated sweeping energy bill after an amended version was passed by a state House energy committee on Tuesday. After nearly two years in the works, the bill brings together a wide variety of stakeholders to modernize Illinois’ energy[Read More…]
Center for American Progress Economist Kate Bahn on November 2016 Jobs Report
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–December 2, 2016. Center for American Progress Economist Kate Bahn released the following statement today on the November 2016 employment situation figures from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, or BLS. This month’s job report, which included 178,000 new jobs added and a surprisingly low unemployment rate of 4.6[Read More…]
Friends of the Earth International Statement on the Election of Donald Trump
LAMPUNG, INDONESIA –(ENEWSPF)–December 2, 2016. Here follows the collective statement of the Friends of the Earth International network on the election of Donald Trump. We, Friends of the Earth International, the largest federation of grassroots environmental justice organizations from 75 countries, gathered at our Biennial General Meeting 2016 held in[Read More…]
Statement of VoteVets on Rumored Picks to Head VA in Trump Administration
Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)—December 1, 2016. The head of the largest progressive group of veterans in America released the following statement regarding names rumored to be in the mix for VA Secretary in a Trump administration. Jon Soltz, Iraq War Veteran and Chairman of VoteVets.org said: “The only person less qualified[Read More…]
