Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 12, 2013. With sea levels anticipated to rise at accelerated rates and catastrophic flood events occurring at great frequency, the Center for American Progress released an analysis of the value of a coastal buyout program both to communities and the environment. “Buyouts turn floodplain lands from a massive[Read More…]
Opinion
Center for American Progress on the Confirmation of Rep. Mel Watt as Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 10, 2013. Today, the U.S. Senate voted to confirm Rep. Mel Watt (D-NC) as the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, or FHFA. Julia Gordon, Director of Housing Finance and Policy at the Center for American Progress, released the following statement: Rep. Watt’s long-overdue confirmation as the[Read More…]
Neera Tanden on Center for American Progress Founder John Podesta Joining the White House
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 10, 2013. Today, in response to the announcement that John Podesta, Chair and Founder of the Center for American Progress, will be stepping down from his role at CAP to join the Obama administration as counselor to the president, CAP President Neera Tanden issued the following statement: As the Center for American Progress’s[Read More…]
Indiana: Latest Red State To Go ‘Green’
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 10, 2013. By Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director A majority of Indiana residents believe that marijuana should be legally regulated like alcohol and nearly 80 percent of Hoosiers support taxing it, according to recently released statewide polling data released by the Bowen Center for Public Affairs at Ball[Read More…]
International Human Rights Day: Leading Coalition of African American Faith Leaders Calls For End to War on Drugs and Mass Incarceration
Samuel DeWitt Proctor Conference Releases Key Findings From Yearlong Series of Hearings in Nine States CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–December 9, 2013. In conjunction with the December 10th 2013 commemoration of the 65th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, theSamuel DeWitt Proctor Conference (SDPC) is releasing key findings from community-based hearings it has[Read More…]
AFL-CIO International Department Director on State of TPP Negotiations
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 9, 2013. On the eve of the Dec. 7 meeting of trade ministers of the twelve countries involved in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade and investment negotiations, Cathy Feingold, International Department Director of the AFL-CIO, released the following statement: After nearly four years of negotiations, the trade ministers[Read More…]
NOW Remembers Nelson Mandela
WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)—December 6, 2013. Statement of NOW President Terry O’Neill: The National Organization for Women joins the rest of the world in mourning the loss of Nelson Mandela. “While deeply saddened by his passing, we are also deeply thankful for his courage, integrity and grace,” said Terry O’Neill, NOW[Read More…]
NRDC: New Federal Rule on Eagles and Wind Turbines Sets False Choice on Conservation
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–December 6, 2013–The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced a new rule that would allow wind farms to kill bald eagles and golden eagles for 30 years, up from the current five-year period. The FWS rejected recommendations from the wind industry and conservation groups, including the Natural Resources Defense[Read More…]
United Steel Workers Mourns Passing of Nelson Mandela
Pittsburgh–(ENEWSPF)–December 6, 2013. The United Steelworkers’ (USW) 1.2 million active and retired members join the citizens of South Africa and people across the world in mourning the loss of a great leader and humanitarian, Nelson Mandela. Words cannot express our condolences to the Mandela family as nobody in our time[Read More…]
Interior Dept. Rule Greenlights Eagle Slaughter at Wind Farms, Says Audubon CEO
New Rule Will Authorize 30-Year Permits for Killing America’s National Bird Jim Grey New York, NY–(ENEWSPF)–December 6, 2013. In a stunningly bad move for eagles, the U.S. Department of the Interior has finalized a new rule that would make it possible to grant wind energy companies 30-year permits to kill Bald and[Read More…]
