Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—September 4, 2014. Today, a federal judge ruled that BP’s reckless conduct caused the 2010 Deepwater Horizon Oil Disaster. The disaster resulted in the loss of 11 lives and the biggest oil spill in U.S. history, a spill from which local communities and environments have still not recovered. In[Read More…]
Opinion
BP Found Grossly Negligent in Ruling on Deepwater Horizon Disaster, Audubon Statement
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 4, 2014. U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier today found BP grossly negligent for its role in the 2010 oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. The National Audubon Society issued the following statement: “This means that BP will finally be forced to pay what it owes to fix[Read More…]
Center for American Progress Analysis Shows Executive Action on Immigration Will Boost Tax Revenue
Quantifies Payroll Tax Gains as Workers Come Out of Shadows Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 4, 2014. A new report released today by the Center for American Progress finds that a deferred action program that allows undocumented immigrants who have lived in the United States for at least five years to apply for[Read More…]
Continued Underfunding of Federal Research Agencies Could Devastate Science Research, Jeopardize Economic Growth
Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–September 2, 2014. Unless Congress acts to reverse sequestration cuts scheduled to continue through 2021, significant underfunding of research agencies could devastate federal science research and cause major economic implications, write Harry Stein and Jennifer Erickson in a new issue brief from the Center for American Progress. Perpetual[Read More…]
Study: Marijuana Use Associated With Decreased Likelihood Of Domestic Violence
Buffalo, NY–(ENEWSPF)–August 28, 2014. Marijuana use by newly married couples is predictive of less frequent incidences of intimate partner violence perpetration, according to longitudinal data published online ahead of print in the journal Psychology of Addictive Behaviors. Investigators at Yale University, Rutgers, and the University of Buffalo assessed over 600[Read More…]
Sierra Club Statement on Tar Sands Tour with Leonardo DiCaprio and Darren Aronofsky
Alberta, Canada—(ENEWSPF)—August 28, 2014. Last week, Oscar-nominated actor Leonardo DiCaprio and Oscar-nominated and acclaimed film director Darren Aronofsky toured Alberta, Canada’s tar sands region with the Sierra Club’s executive director Michael Brune to witness firsthand the effects of oil drilling and strip mining operations on the environment and surrounding communities.[Read More…]
New Policy Proposal: Reform Federal Grants to Modernize Law Enforcement
NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—August 28, 2014. Last week the ongoing crisis in Ferguson, Mo. prompted President Obama to call for a review of federal programs that send military equipment and money to police departments. A new policy proposal released today from the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law suggests he[Read More…]
WAR ON DRUGO: Short Animation Film Explains the Failure of the War on Drugs, Takes the Debate Mainstream
Movie was commissioned by the Global Commission on Drug Policy, developed by Almap/BBDO agency and produced by Vetor Zero studio in Brazil. International leaders of the Commission prepare to launch report in September with groundbreaking recommendations for major paradigm shift in global drug policy. São Paulo, Brazil—(ENEWSPF)–August 26, 2014 –[Read More…]
Illinois Freedom PAC Calls on Bruce Rauner to Defend Illinois Citizens’ Right to Vote
Rauner ally suggests same-day voter registration is wrong because it’s an “obstacle” to Bruce Rauner’s election Chicago, IL –(ENEWSPF)—August 25, 2014. Standing in Bruce Rauner’s headquarters today, scandal-plagued Governor Chris Christie suggested that allowing Illinois citizens to register to vote on Election Day is wrong because it is an “obstacle”[Read More…]
Report: Affordable Rental Housing Still Elusive For Lowest Income Americans
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 25, 2014. According to Housing Spotlight: The Affordable Rental Housing Gap Persists, released today by the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) and Housing Action Illinois, there is a deficit of 321,394 rental units affordable and available to extremely low income households in Illinois, those with income at[Read More…]
