WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–April 18, 2014 – The State Department announced today it will extend its decision-making period on the proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. The following is a statement from Susan Casey-Lefkowitz, director of the International Program at the Natural Resources Defense Council: “The State Department is taking the most prudent[Read More…]
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Sierra Club Statement on State Department’s Extending Comment Period for Keystone XL Pipeline
CALIFORNIA–(ENEWSPF)–April 18, 2014. The State Department today announced that it would extend the review process for the Keystone XL pipeline, citing in part continuing litigation over a Nebraska court decision that threw part of the project’s route in doubt. The State Department is also continuing to process the over 2.5[Read More…]
Recommendations for Common Core Assessment Implementation
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 17, 2014. The transition to the Common Core State Standards offers an important opportunity to replace America’s flawed and misaligned assessment system with better and fairer tests, according to a new report released today by the Center for American Progress. “Our current education standards and assessments system is[Read More…]
Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka Bemoaning Weak Response in Year since West, Texas Tragedy
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 17, 2014. Arguably the only thing more tragic than the West, Texas explosion that killed fifteen and injured hundreds one year ago today is that so little has been done to prevent another such man-made disaster. In a well working democracy, this disaster would have been the subject[Read More…]
Brennan Center for Justice: NYPD Announces End of Muslim Demographics Unit
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–April 16, 2014. Yesterday, the New York City Police Department (NYPD) announced it will disband its Demographics Unit, which previously mapped Muslim communities in and around New York City. The department’s secret program would send plainclothes officers into mosques, restaurants, and neighborhoods to gather information on people’s mundane daily[Read More…]
Study: Frequent Cannabis Consumers Less Likely To Engage In Problematic Alcohol Use
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 15, 2014. By Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director Those who report consuming cannabis two or three times per week are less likely to engage in at risk drinking behavior, according to data published online in The American Journal of Addictions. Investigators from Sweden’s Lund University, Department of Clinical[Read More…]
The Past 3 Decades of Women’s Rising Hours of Work Added $1.7 Trillion to GDP in 2012
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 15, 2014. A new report released today by the Center for American Progress and the Center for Economic and Policy Research puts a dollar value on the economic importance of women’s rising work hours since 1979. According to the report, gross domestic product, or GDP, was roughly 11 percent[Read More…]
New Proposal: 15 Executive Actions to Overcome Government Dysfunction
New York, NY–(ENEWSPF)–April 15, 2014. Following the Obama administration’s vow to use strong executive action in the face of a paralyzed Congress, the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law released a new policy proposal today outlining 15 steps the administration can take to strengthen democracy, secure justice,[Read More…]
CEOs Paid 331 Times Average Worker, 774 Times Minimum Wage Worker
2014 Executive PayWatch exposes high paid CEOs in the low wage economy Washington–(ENEWSPF)–April 15, 2014 – While Congress has left for recess failing to fully address economic issues from the minimum wage to unemployment insurance and equal pay, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka unveiled the 2014 Executive PayWatch today. According to[Read More…]
Five Steps to Improve Safety and Avoid More Government Waste in King Cove, Alaska
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 14, 2014. Today, the Center for American Progress released an analysis detailing how decision makers can find common-sense solutions to the important health and safety concerns of King Cove, Alaska, while avoiding more wasted taxpayer spending on a $75 million “Road to Nowhere.” The analysis provides five recommendations[Read More…]
