Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–October 8, 2015. Today, forty-two organizations submitted a letter to Congress urging them to keep the 40-year old crude oil export ban in place. The letter was sent just ahead of the U.S. House of Representatives vote to repeal the ban, and just after an underwhelming vote in[Read More…]
Opinion
AFL-CIO: Working Families Demand GOP Halt Attacks on Financial Reform
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 7, 2015. AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka made the following statement after Hillary Clinton, in a letter to Congress, opposed assaults on financial reform efforts: The AFL-CIO applauds Hillary Clinton for taking a stand against Wall Street’s threats to hold our economy hostage. I agree wholeheartedly with Secretary Clinton[Read More…]
Advocates and Reformers Support Hillary Clinton’s Reforms to Tackle Gun Violence
NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—October 5, 2015. On Monday, Hillary Clinton outlined a set of commonsense reforms to tackle gun violence that she would seek to enact as president. Following her announcement, advocates for preventive reforms – from Gabby Giffords to the Brady Campaign to elected officials from states affected by mass shooting tragedies –[Read More…]
RNs Call for Congress to Reject Latest Trade Pact
Nurses: Any Concessions on Higher Drug Prices, Provisions to Allow Corporations to Overturn Public Protections Unacceptable Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 5, 2015. National Nurses United today urged Congress members to reject the Trans-Pacific Partnership final agreement, warning there remains inadequate guarantees to assure patients and consumers will not be harmed by pharmaceutical[Read More…]
Statement by Doctors Without Borders on the Conclusion of TPP Negotiations in Atlanta
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–October 5, 2015. Statement by Judit Rius Sanjuan, US Manager & Legal Policy Adviser, MSF Access Campaign: “Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) expresses its dismay that TPP countries have agreed to United States government and multinational drug company demands that will raise the price of medicines for millions[Read More…]
Dolores Huerta and EWG React to Lawsuit Against Monsanto over Cancer-Causing Weed Killer
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–October 5, 2015. A farm worker and a horticultural assistant who both developed cancer after being exposed to Monsanto’s glyphosate weed killer have filed separate lawsuits against the company. In March, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), a branch of the World Health Organization, classified glyphosate –[Read More…]
AFL-CIO: World to See How Bad TPP Is After Final Deal Reached
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 5, 2015. After negotiators reached a final deal on the Trans-Pacific Partnership, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka made the following statement: We are disappointed that our negotiators rushed to conclude the TPP in Atlanta, given all the concerns that have been raised by American stakeholders and members of Congress.[Read More…]
Sierra Club: Congress Should Reject Polluter-Friendly Trans-Pacific Partnership
After much controversy, U.S. and Pacific nations strike a flawed trade deal ATLANTA—(ENEWSPF)–October 5, 2015. Today, the New York Times reported that the United States and 11 other Pacific Rim nations reached a trade deal for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). The Sierra Club has been working tirelessly to expose the[Read More…]
Friends of the Earth: The U.S. Cuts an Ugly Deal on Trans Pacific Trade Agreement
Ironically results in “a big win for people and the planet” WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—October 5, 2015. Today in Atlanta, Georgia the United States and 11 other Pacific Rim countries reached agreement on the Trans Pacific Partnership, a sweeping trade deal that, if adopted, would stymie environmental regulation and ramp up[Read More…]
Analysis Finds Strong Support for Sustainability, Less Meat in Dietary Guidelines
Additional legal analysis shows clear basis for sustainability in guidelines WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—October 5, 2015. A new analysis released today — of an unprecedented 29,000 public comments on the 2015 Scientific Report’s recommendations on the Dietary Guidelines for Americans — reveals overwhelming support for including sustainability considerations and clear guidance[Read More…]
