Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–January 16, 2015. States are on the front lines of climate change, responding to extreme weather events and working to cut dangerous carbon pollution. In a column released today, the Center for American Progress is calling on Congress to establish new revolving loan funds—what the Center for American[Read More…]
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5 Years After ‘Citizens United,’ Wealthy Individuals Are Biggest Beneficiaries
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–January 16, 2015. At the time of 2010’s Citizens United decision, the U.S. Supreme Court and its detractors focused on the case’s impact on for-profit corporations’ election spending. Five years later, a new report by the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law finds that some of the most troubling changes brought on by[Read More…]
Protection from Flu Vaccination Reduced this Season
CDC urges early treatment of severely ill and high-risk patients Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–January 16, 2015. A report published in the January 16 Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) estimates that getting a flu vaccine this season reduced a person’s risk of having to go to the doctor because of flu by[Read More…]
2014’s Record Heat Reinforces Need for Fossil Fuel-free Future
Sec. Kerry Urged to Back “Zero Emissions by 2050” Plan at Paris Climate Summit WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–January 16, 2015. Earth suffered the hottest year in recorded history in 2014, federal climate experts announced today, underscoring why the Obama administration must back an international plan to end virtually all fossil fuel use by[Read More…]
GAO Debunks Right-wing Fear-mongering Over Environmental Lawsuits That Push Feds to Take Action
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–January 16, 2015. A new report from the federal Government Accountability Office debunks a long-running Republican criticism of environmental lawsuits targeting federal agencies that fail to meet legal deadlines for taking action. The GAO concludes that those lawsuits had only a “limited” effect on Environmental Protection Agency regulations and that[Read More…]
US Settles ACLU Lawsuit Challenging Post-9/11 Arrests of Muslim Men
NEW YORK –(ENEWSPF)–January 16, 2015. The American Civil Liberties Union announced a settlement in a major test case challenging the U.S. government’s post-9/11 practice of imprisoning Muslim men as material witnesses without any basis for holding them. As part of the settlement, the federal government offered its regrets and agreed[Read More…]
ACLU: Eight Months After Botched Execution, Oklahoma Gambles with Same Faulty Drug
NEW YORK -–(ENEWSPF)–January 16, 2015. At 7:28 PM CT, the state of Oklahoma executed Charles Warner by lethal injection. This was the first execution in the state since Clayton Lockett’s botched execution in April 2014. Says Cassandra Stubbs, Director of the ACLU’s Capital Punishment Project: Despite the public outcry[Read More…]
California Firm Agrees to Stop Production of Adulterated and Misbranded Dietary Supplements and Unapproved New Drugs
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 16, 2015. As a result of a lawsuit filed by the United States, a federal court in California has issued an injunction shutting down Health One Pharmaceuticals Inc., a City of Industry, California, based manufacturer of dietary supplements and unapproved new drugs. The firm and its president, Richard[Read More…]
Attorney General Holder Delivers Remarks Honoring the Life and Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 15, 2015. “Thank you, Vanita [Gupta], for those kind words – and thank you all for being here. It’s a privilege to welcome such a distinguished crowd to the Great Hall for this important observance and on what will be my last opportunity to share it with you[Read More…]
Defense Contractor and its CEO Plead Guilty to Corruption Conspiracy Involving ‘Scores’ of Navy Officials
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 15, 2015. The owner and chief executive of Glenn Defense Marine Asia (GDMA), a company providing services to the U.S. Navy, pleaded guilty to bribery and fraud charges in federal court today, admitting that he presided over a decade-long conspiracy involving “scores” of U.S. Navy officials, tens of[Read More…]
