US Officials Were More Concerned With Protecting Military Relationship Than Overturning Coup Washington, DC — A new investigative article published by The Intercept reveals previously unknown details of US support for Honduras’ 2009 coup d’etat that ousted the democratically elected government of President Manuel Zelaya. Center for Economic and Policy[Read More…]
Opinion
DACA Recipients’ Economic and Educational Gains Continue to Grow, According to Largest Study to Date
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–August 28, 2017. According to the largest and latest study of its kind to date, the economic and educational gains made by beneficiaries of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) continue to grow. The national survey, published today by Tom K. Wong, professor at the University of California San[Read More…]
Western Environmental Law Center: Incoming Chief of U.S. Forest Service Tony Tooke Brings experience, Leadership to Forest Service
Portland, OR—(ENEWSPF)—August 28, 2017. Last week, Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue appointed Tony Tooke, a career U.S. Forest Service employee since the age of 18, to lead the organization as its chief. Susan Jane Brown, wildlands and wildlife program director for the Western Environmental Law Center, issued the following statement[Read More…]
How You Can Help the Victims of Hurricane Harvey
TEXAS—(ENEWSPF)—August 28, 2017. The devastation from Hurricane Harvey continues to be felt throughout Texas. And as heavy rains and catastrophic flooding are expected to continue for days, the extent of the damage and death toll is not yet clear. The National Weather Service had called the storm “unprecedented.” According to[Read More…]
Congresswoman Robin Kelly Statement on President Trump’s Pardon of Joe Arpaio
Chicago –(ENEWSPF)—August 28, 2017. Congresswoman Robin Kelly, member of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee, released this statement following President Trump’s pardon of former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio for criminal contempt: “I am outraged by this “law and order” Presidents flippant disregard for basic rule of law and civil[Read More…]
Grassroots Collaborative Statement on Governor Rauner’s Veto of $15 Minimum Wage Bill
Governor’s Veto Will Hold Back Economy and Increase Economic Inequality in Illinois Chicago, IL –(ENEWSPF)—August 25, 2017. On Friday, Governor Rauner vetoed SB 81, which would have gradually raised the state minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2022. Grassroots Collaborative is a labor-community coalition representing tens of thousands of[Read More…]
Study: Gaps Widen in the Intercity Bus and Rail System, Forcing More to Drive
Chaddick Institute for Metropolitan Development at DePaul University calls for steps to curb decline CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–August 25, 2017. For nearly a decade, the rollout of new express bus and train service made it easier for Americans to put down their car keys and hop on a bus or train for[Read More…]
Earthjustice on Zinke’s National Monuments Report: Secretary Zinke, Make Your Report Public
“The law is clear: only Congress has the authority to change a national monument designation under the Antiquities Act—not the president.” San Francisco, CA —(ENEWSPF)–August 25, 2017. Today, the Interior Department announced that Secretary Zinke sent a report with recommendations on national monuments to President Trump—without releasing the report itself.[Read More…]
Sierra Club Calls for Release of Public Land Monument Recommendations
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–August 25, 2017. The Sierra Club today filed a Freedom of Information Act request seeking details on recommendations from Interior Secretary Zinke on the future of public lands protected as national monuments. The summary report from Secretary Zinke was void of any actual recommendations or decision-making metrics. In[Read More…]
ACLU Response to Press Reports that White House is Considering Ending DACA
WASHINGTON —(ENEWSPF)–August 25, 2017. Lorella Praeli, director of immigration policy and campaigns at the American Civil Liberties Union, issued the following statement in response to media reports that the Trump White House is considering ending the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program: “We have 800,000 examples of why DACA[Read More…]
