WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)–July 21, 2016. Donald Trump just delivered an acceptance speech which was leaked earlier tonight. Despite soaring, record temperatures and a deepening climate crisis, his speech does not even mention the word “climate” a single time. In Response, Sierra Club Political Director Khalid Pitts Released the Following Statement:[Read More…]
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Commercial Fishing & Conservation Groups Join Native American Tribes’ Legal Action to Protect Klamath Salmon and Fishing Communities
Group’s 60-day notice of intent to sue Feds supports recent legal efforts by Yurok, Karuk and Hoopa Valley Tribes in response to massive fish disease outbreaks A juvenile coho salmon. Roger Tabor / U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service San Francisco, CA —(ENEWSPF)–July 21, 2016. Today, prominent commercial fishing groups and[Read More…]
North Carolina Governor McCrory Issues Statement on the NBA’s Decision to Relocate 2017 All-Star Game
NORTH CAROLINA–(ENEWSPF)–July 22, 2016. Governor Pat McCrory released the following statement on the NBA’s decision about the 2017 All-Star Game: “The sports and entertainment elite, Attorney General Roy Cooper and the liberal media have for months misrepresented our laws and maligned the people of North Carolina simply because most people[Read More…]
Center for American Progress’ Laura E. Durso on the NBA Moving the All-Star Game Due To LGBT Discrimination in North Carolina
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–July 22, 2016. Laura E. Durso, the Senior Director of the LGBT Research and Communications Project at the Center for American Progress, issued the following statement after the National Basketball Association, or NBA, announced that it would move the 2017 NBA All-Star Game from North Carolina as a[Read More…]
NBA Statement Regarding 2017 NBA All-Star Game
NEW YORK —(ENEWSPF)–July 22, 2016. The NBA issued the following statement Thursday regarding the 2017 NBA All-Star Game: “The NBA has decided to relocate the 2017 All-Star Game from Charlotte with the hope of rescheduling for 2019. “Since March, when North Carolina enacted HB2 and the issue of legal[Read More…]
Hillary for America Chair John Podesta Statement on Donald Trump’s Acceptance Speech
OHIO–(ENEWSPF)–July 21, 2016. Hillary for America Chair John Podesta released the following statement on Donald Trump’s acceptance speech: “Tonight, Donald Trump painted a dark picture of an America in decline. And his answer – more fear, more division, more anger, more hate — was yet another reminder that he is[Read More…]
Statement from Xavier Becerra on Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s Appearance at the GOP Convention
OHIO–(ENEWSPF)–July 21, 2016. Chairman of the House Democratic Caucus Xavier Becerra released the following statement on Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s surprise appearance at the GOP Convention: “Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s twisted values reflect what America is not: divisive and hateful. Arpaio also represents the future we would face if Donald[Read More…]
The Truth: Donald Trump Has Made Millions Doing Business in Anti-LGBT Countries
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–July 21, 2016. While Donald Trump and his allies attack a charity for helping millions of people around the world, he has made millions doing business in countries with anti-LGBT laws. CNN: Trump benefits from countries with anti-gay laws: “From licensing his name to a golf club in Dubai[Read More…]
Justice Department and State Attorneys General Sue to Block Anthem’s Acquisition of Cigna, Aetna’s Acquisition of Humana
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 21, 2016. Lawsuits Challenge Unprecedented Consolidation in the Health Insurance Industry The U.S. Department of Justice and attorneys general from multiple states and the District of Columbia sued today to block Anthem’s proposed acquisition of Cigna and Aetna’s proposed acquisition of Humana, alleging that the transactions would increase[Read More…]
Obama Administration Announces Federal and Private Sector Actions to Accelerate Electric Vehicle Adoption in the United States
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 21, 2016. The Obama Administration is taking responsible steps to combat climate change, increase access to clean energy technologies, and reduce our dependence on oil. That is why, today, on the heels of the United States Department of Energy’s (DOE) first-ever Sustainable Transportation Summit, the Administration is announcing an[Read More…]
