Federal agency refuses to act on hazardous rail cars carrying explosive Bakken crude A train with DOT-111 tanker cars. Chris Jordan-Bloch/Earthjustice Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–December 2, 2014. Today, Earthjustice on behalf of Sierra Club and ForestEthics challenged the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) denial in November of the groups’ petition for an[Read More…]
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One Strike and You’re Out: New CAP Report Offers Road Map to Eliminate Barriers to Economic Security and Mobility for People with Criminal Records
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–December 1, 2014. As many as one in three Americans have some type of criminal record. Yet having any kind of criminal history—even for minor offenses or an arrest without a conviction—can create lifelong barriers that can stand in the way of basic necessities such as employment[Read More…]
Ontario Proposes Restrictions on Neonicotinoid-Treated Seeds
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 2, 2014. Last week, the government of Ontario, Canada proposed a plan to reduce the use of neonicotinoid (neonic)-treated corn and soybean seeds by 80% as part of a broad initiative to improve pollinator health. It sets a goal of reducing over-winter honey bee deaths to 15% by[Read More…]
Neighborhood Residents Laud City Minimum Wage Increase, Call on Mayor Emanuel to Do Better for Chicago Working Families
Grassroots Illinois Action will Continue to Fight for $15 Minimum Wage and Real Investment in Chicago Neighborhoods CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)—December 2, 2014. Grassroots Illinois Action celebrates with the hundreds of thousands of Chicago’s working families who will be receiving a raise next June. Restaurant, retail and business groups, along with large[Read More…]
Groundbreaking Ordinance Includes Domestic Workers in Minimum Wage, But Many Statewide Left Out
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—December 2, 2014. Today’s vote to pass a living wage ordinance will result in landmark gains for many working families. Not only does the ordinance raise the minimum wage for many workers — it also gives the city’s housekeepers, nannies and personal care assistants their first minimum wage protections in[Read More…]
Lawsuit Challenges Denial of Endangered Species Protection to Arizona’s Pygmy Owls
Suit Also Targets Recent Obama Administration Policy That Will Cause Loss of Species in United States TUCSON, Ariz.—(ENEWSPF)–December 2, 2014. The Center for Biological Diversity and Defenders of Wildlife today filed a lawsuit in federal court in Arizona against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Interior Department for[Read More…]
Nearly 20 Lynx Caught in Traps in Maine This Fall as Trapping Rules Loosened
AUGUSTA, Maine—(ENEWSPF)–December 2, 2014. A federally protected Canada lynx has been killed by a trap and nearly 20 others have been caught but not killed this fall, including five or six since the federal government’s approval last month of a trapping plan administered by the state of Maine. The state[Read More…]
Former NY Rangers Goalie Mike Richter in New Ads Supporting Offshore Wind
Former New York Rangers goalie Mike Richter recording in studio. NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–December 2, 2014. Today, the Sierra Club launched new radio ads on major stations across Long Island featuring former New[Read More…]
Environmental Leader Martin Litton Dies at 97
San Francisco–(ENEWSPF)–December 2, 2014. Giant of the environmental movement and former Sierra Club board member Martin Litton died yesterday at 97 at his home in Palo Alto, CA. Litton served on the Sierra Club Board of Directors from 1964 to 1973, and was a recipient of the John Muir Award, the[Read More…]
Principal in $28.3 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 2, 2014. A Florida owner and operator of multiple physical therapy rehabilitation facilities was sentenced in federal court in Tampa today to serve 11 years in prison for his role in organizing a $28.3 million Medicare fraud scheme involving physical and occupational therapy services. Assistant Attorney General Leslie[Read More…]
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