WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–January 24, 2017 – Today the Trump administration approved construction of the controversial Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines. Friends of the Earth President Erich Pica issued the following response: Donald Trump has made it clear that his America does not include the millions of Americans who fought[Read More…]
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Legal Action Taken to Defend Federal Truck Carbon Pollution Rule
WASHINGTON— (ENEWSPF)–January 24, 2017. The Center for Biological Diversity filed a legal intervention today in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals to defend federal fuel-efficiency rules aimed at cutting air pollution and planet-warming emissions from big trucks and other heavy-duty vehicles. Lawyers from the Center and other conservation organizations are[Read More…]
Center for Biological Diversity: Trump Puts Keystone XL, Dakota Access Pipelines Back on Table
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–January 24, 2017. President Trump signed executive orders today to push ahead with the controversial Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines. Both projects sparked widespread opposition and protests, especially because of their risks to water, wildlife, climate and people. “Donald Trump is wasting no time in digging up two of[Read More…]
ACLU: President Trump Issues Executive Order Allowing Construction of Dakota Access Pipeline
STANDING ROCK INDIAN RESERVATION, N.D. —(ENEWSPF)–January 24, 2017. President Trump issued an executive order today to allow the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline through the Standing Rock Indian Reservation. An American Civil Liberties Union delegation is in Standing Rock today, facilitating meetings between U.N. officials and members of the[Read More…]
Food & Water Watch: Trump Declares War on Environment in First Week on Job
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–January 24, 2017. In response to leaked information regarding the Trump’s transition team’s plans for the Environmental Protection Agency—which includes $513 million in cuts to state tribal and assistance grants—and today’s executive action to advance construction of the Keystone and Dakota Access Pipelines, Food & Water Watch issued the[Read More…]
Sierra Club: Trump to Advance Keystone XL and Dakota Access Pipeline, Confirming He’s the Dangerous Threat Warned Against
Trump Ignores Tribal History and Heritage, Will of the People, and the Climate Crisis with Today’s Announcement WASHINGTON -(ENEWSPF)–January 24, 2017. Today, President Donald Trump will scrap key aspects of former-President Obama’s climate leadership, as he reportedly plans to sign Executive Orders to move the the Keystone XL and Dakota[Read More…]
Greenpeace Responds to Trump Attempt to Revive Keystone & Dakota Access Pipelines
Alliance of Indigenous and Climate Communities Stopped Them Before, Will Again WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–January 24, 2017. In response to news that Trump plans to restart the Keystone and Dakota Access pipelines, Greenpeace Executive Director Annie Leonard said: “A powerful alliance of Indigenous communities, ranchers, farmers, and climate activists stopped the Keystone[Read More…]
CREDO Statement on Trump’s KXL and DAPL Executive Orders
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–January 24, 2017. CREDO released the statement below in response to reports that Pres. Trump plans to sign executive orders to advance construction of the Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines:“President Trump is showing that he’s in the pocket of big corporations and foreign oil interests,†said CREDO Deputy[Read More…]
350.org on Trump’s Executive Orders on Keystone XL and Dakota Access Pipelines
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–January 24, 2017. Today, Donald Trump is expected to issue two executive orders on the Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines. In response, 350.org co-founder Bill McKibben issued the following statement: “More people sent comments against Dakota Access and Keystone XL to the government than any project in history.[Read More…]
Civil Rights Groups File Class Action Lawsuit Against Wisconsin State Officials for Unconstitutional Use of Solitary Confinement, Other Inhumane Conditions in State-Run Youth Correctional Facilities
MILWAUKEE, Wisc. –(ENEWSPF)–January 24, 2017. The ACLU of Wisconsin and Juvenile Law Center, with pro-bono assistance from Quarles & Brady, filed a class action lawsuit last night in federal court against four Wisconsin state officials, including Wisconsin Secretary of Corrections Jon E. Litscher, citing the unconstitutional use of solitary confinement[Read More…]
