Boston, Mass.–(ENEWSPF)–December 22, 2014. 2014 was the year that nine-figure government settlement deals with corporations passed from shocking anomaly to normal event, and many of these mega deals came with significant tax deductions for wrongdoing. Many of the largest settlements this year, addressing allegations of some of the most egregious[Read More…]
Opinion
Drug Policy Alliance Blog: Marijuana Prohibition in Nebraska and Oklahoma is the Real Nuisance
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 22, 2014. By Bill Piper The attorneys general of Nebraska and Oklahoma have launched a lawsuit against Colorado claiming the state’s 2012 voter initiative legalizing, regulating, and taxing marijuana is causing marijuana to come into their states, creating a public nuisance and consuming law enforcement resources. Leaving aside[Read More…]
Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on Shooting Death of New York City Police Officers
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 22, 2014. There are no words that can encompass the grief and pain following the killing of New York City police officers Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos and the shooting of a young woman in Baltimore. The men and women who wear the uniforms of our nation’s police, face[Read More…]
Four Afghan Gitmo Prisoners Repatriated
Afghan Releases Follow Transfer of First Yemenis Since 2010 New York –(ENEWSPF)—December 20, 2014. In response to the repatriation announced today of four Afghan prisoners, including Shawali Khan, whose case the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) has long worked on with lead counsel Leonard C. Goodman and co-counsel Kent Spriggs,[Read More…]
NRDC: EPA Coal Ash Rule Fails to Protect Public Health and Waterways
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–December 19, 2014—The Environmental Protection Agency’s long-awaited rule on disposal of toxic ash from coal-burning power plants falls far short of what’s needed to protect the public and our waterways from the millions of tons of dangerous sludge that is produced annually, the Natural Resources Defense Council said today. The[Read More…]
Sierra Club Statement on New EPA Coal Ash Protections
Springfield Residents Urge State Agencies to Finally Take Steps to Monitor Toxic Ash, Enforce Protections for Local Water WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—December 19, 2014. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced the first-ever federal standards for the storage and disposal of coal ash aimed at protecting thousands of communities from the[Read More…]
EPA’s First-Ever Coal Ash Rule Leaves Communities to Protect Themselves
Rule leaves critical gaps in protection from toxic coal ash Annette Gibbs and her husband William stand in their front yard, near the Arrowhead Landfill in Perry County, AL. Four million cubic yards of toxic coal ash were scooped up from Harriman, TN, the site of the nation’s worst toxic[Read More…]
Sierra Club Statement on Historic Lincoln Electric System Clean Energy Purchase
LINCOLN, Neb. –(ENEWSPF)–December 19, 2014. Today, Lincoln Electric System (LES) announced that it signed 25 year contracts to purchase 73 megawatts of power from the from the Prairie Breeze II wind farm in Nebraska and 100 megawatts of power from the BuckEye wind farm in Kansas. Both projects will be constructed[Read More…]
Center for American Progress: Administration’s College Ratings Plan Will Ensure Quality and Value for Students, Taxpayers
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–December 19, 2014. Carmel Martin, Executive Vice President for Policy at the Center for American Progress, today issued the following statement after the Obama administration released its college ratings plan. Previously, Martin served as assistant secretary for planning, evaluation, and policy development at the U.S. Department of Education.[Read More…]
Center for American Progress Issues Recommendations to Begin to Reform Criminal Justice System, Police-Community Relations
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–December 18, 2014. The recent events following the deaths of Michael Brown, Eric Garner, and Tamir Rice, and others at the hands of law-enforcement officials have brought into national focus a debate over the persistent inequalities of America’s criminal justice system—including police practices, the use of force and aggressive policing, arrest and prosecution policies, the severity[Read More…]
