WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–January 29, 2015. A new analysis finds U.S. taxpayers have lost more than $1 billion over the past decade on a program that allows cows and sheep to graze on public land. Last year alone taxpayers lost $125 million in grazing subsidies on federal land. Had the federal government charged[Read More…]
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NYCLU Provides Body Camera Guidelines to White House Policing Task Force
January 29, 2015 — On Saturday, Jan. 31, the New York Civil Liberties Union will testify on police body cameras during a White House hearing on 21st century policing. In its testimony, the NYCLU encourages police departments to adopt sensible and enforceable policies that ensure body cameras are used for the[Read More…]
Sierra Club: Shell Announces Plans for 2015 Arctic Drilling
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 29, 2015. Shell Oil announced today that it will seek drill in the Arctic Ocean this summer, despite its dismal record in the area and a number of outstanding challenges, including the fact its permits to drill in the Chukchi Sea have not been approved. The company has[Read More…]
A Huge Win for Pennsylvania’s Public Lands
Sierra Club applauds Wolf Administration’s Order to Protect State Parks and Forests from New Oil and Gas Leases PENNSYLVANIA–(ENEWSPF)–January 29, 2015. Today, Governor Wolf signed an executive order placing a moratorium on new leasing for oil and gas drilling in our state parks and forests. This action reinstates a 2010[Read More…]
World Report 2015: Rights Aren’t Wrong in Tough Times
Human Rights a Path Out of Crisis and Chaos Displaced people from the Yezidi sect, fleeing violence from forces linked to the extremist group Islamic State (also known as ISIS) in the northern Iraqi town of Sinjar, walk towards the Syrian border in August 2014. © 2014 Reuters Beirut –-(ENEWSPF)–January[Read More…]
ACLU Challenges Debt Collection Practices That Target the Poor
ATLANTA –-(ENEWSPF)–January 29, 2015. The American Civil Liberties Union today filed a federal lawsuit challenging debt collection practices that have resulted in the jailing of people simply because they are poor. The case was brought on behalf of Kevin Thompson, a black teenager in DeKalb County, Georgia, who was jailed[Read More…]
United States and Colombian Law Enforcement Authorities Execute Simultaneous Arrests in Puerto Rico, Florida and Colombia Dismantling International Drug Trafficking and Money Laundering Organization
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 29, 2015. This morning, U.S. federal agents in coordination with Colombian law enforcement authorities simultaneously executed arrest warrants in Puerto Rico, Florida and Colombia, dismantling an international drug trafficking and money laundering organization responsible for the importation of multi-kilogram quantities of cocaine into the United States and the[Read More…]
Four Former Puerto Rico Police Officers Sentenced for Running Criminal Organization Out of Police Department
All 16 Former Officers Charged Have Now Been Sentenced Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 29, 2015. Four additional former Puerto Rico police officers have been sentenced for using their law enforcement affiliation and equipment to commit robbery and extortion, and to sell illegal narcotics and manipulate court records. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R.[Read More…]
Former Los Alamos National Laboratory Scientist Sentenced to Prison for Atomic Energy Act Violations
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 28, 2015. Assistant Attorney General for National Security John P. Carlin, U.S. Attorney Damon P. Martinez for the District of New Mexico, Assistant Director Randall C. Coleman of the FBI’s Counterintelligence Division and Special Agent in Charge Carol K.O. Lee of the FBI’s Albuquerque Division announced that Pedro[Read More…]
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending Jan. 24, 2015
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 29, 2015. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending January 24, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 265,000, a decrease of 43,000 from the previous week’s revised level. This is the lowest level for initial claims since April 15, 2000 when it was 259,000. The[Read More…]
