Endangered Species Nationwide Threatened By Dangerous Cooling Water Intake Structures SAN FRANCISCO, CA–(ENEWSPF)–November 21, 2014. Yesterday, a coalition of environmental groups filed a lawsuit in the Northern District of California challenging the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the National Marine Fisheries Service’s (NMFS) opinion of the U.S.[Read More…]
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New Post-Election Poll Shows Battleground Voters Want Action to Tackle the Climate Crisis
Survey Shows Strong Support for Clean Energy and the Clean Power Plan Washington, D.C. –-(ENEWSPF)–November 21, 2014. Today, the Sierra Club released the results of a new post-election poll conducted by Hart Research Associates showing that, regardless of whom they supported, voters in six key states in the 2014 midterm[Read More…]
Sierra Club Statement on President Obama’s Executive Action on Immigration Reform
Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–November 21, 2014. Last night, President Obama announced executive action to provide temporary immigration relief to millions of undocumented immigrants. Michael Brune, Sierra Club executive director, issued the following statement in response: “This is what leadership looks like. In the wake of Republican obstruction on immigration reform, President[Read More…]
Statement of Earthjustice’s President Trip Van Noppen on the President’s Immigration Announcement Last Evening
Immigrants, like many of our nation’s farmworkers who will have put the food on our Thanksgiving tables, play a fundamental role in our country Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–November 21, 2014. The following is a statement by Earthjustice president Trip Van Noppen on President Obama’s immigration announcement on the evening of Thursday,[Read More…]
Center for Constitutional Rights Executive Director Responds to NYPD Killing of Akai Gurley
New York –-(ENEWSPF)–November 21, 2014. Today, Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) Executive Director Vincent Warren released the following statement in response to reports that a rookie NYPD officer fatally shot an unarmed black man in Brooklyn last night. The man, 28-year-old Akai Gurley, was shot in a stairwell in the[Read More…]
Center for Constitutional Rights: End to Secure Communities Welcome
End to Ongoing Abuses Should Follow New York –-(ENEWSPF)–November 21, 2014. In response to yesterday’s announcement that, as part of his new immigration policy, President Obama has terminated the Secure Communities deportation program, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) issued the following statement: While Obama’s announced immigration reforms have not[Read More…]
Insect Resistance ‘A Serious Threat’ to GE Crop Sustainability
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 21, 2014. Researchers of a new study published on Monday find increased resistance in the fall armyworm to Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt)-incorporated genetically engineered (GE) maize in the southeastern region of the U.S., calling this evolution of insect resistance to transgenic crops “a serious threat to the sustainability of[Read More…]
Representative Blumenauer Applauds President Obama’s Action on Immigration
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 21, 2014. The President’s bold action is the right path forward, bringing millions out of the shadows, strengthening families, and growing our economy. This is no substitute for comprehensive immigration reform, but, until then, this is a critical step in the right direction. Throughout this year, House Republicans[Read More…]
Friends of the Earth: EPA Declares Renewable Fuel Standard Dysfunctional
WASHINGTON, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—November 21, 2014. Today, the EPA announced that it would not finalize the 2014 biofuel volumes under the federal Renewable Fuel Standard before the end of 2014. Friends of the Earth Climate and energy campaigner Lukas Ross issued the following statement in response: Today’s announcement confirms that the[Read More…]
Polar Code Too Weak to Properly Protect Polar Environments from Increased Shipping Activity
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—November 21, 2014. Responding to today’s adoption by the International Maritime Organisation of the long-awaited Polar Code, aimed at regulating shipping in Polar Regions, a coalition of environmental groups criticized the measures for not going far enough to adequately protect the fragile Arctic and Antarctic environments. While the new[Read More…]
