New regulation makes clear that transgender people must be treated consistent with their gender identity and cannot be denied care provided to anyone else, even when it’s transition-related care Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) praised the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights for[Read More…]
Day: May 13, 2016
Massachusetts Senate Approves Measure Extending Crucial Protections to Transgender Community
Legislation prohibits discrimination against transgender people in public accommodations including parks, restaurants, restrooms, and libraries Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization hailed the Massachusetts State Senate’s vote extending commonsense non-discrimination protections to the state’s transgender residents and[Read More…]
North Carolina Chamber to LGBT Community: You Don’t Deserve Full Equality
North Carolina Chamber of Commerce ignores overwhelming outcry from business community as 200+ CEOs and major business leaders now call for repeal of HB2 Raleigh, N.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Today, the Human Rights Campaign and Equality NC blasted the North Carolina Chamber of Commerce for calling for unacceptable, partial solutions to the tremendous damage[Read More…]
California Announces Plan to Allow Oil Industry to Pollute More Underground Water
New U.S. EPA Letter Raises Questions About Brown Administration’s Efforts to Approve Oil Waste Disposal Into Aquifers Sacramento, CA-(ENEWSPF)- California oil regulators today proposed exempting another underground water source from protection under state and federal laws. If approved by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the proposed “aquifer exemption” would allow the[Read More…]
Hundreds Protest Federal Fracking Auction in Colorado
In ‘Break Free From Fossil Fuels’ Protest, Colorado Tells President Obama to ‘Keep It in the Ground’ Denver, CO-(ENEWSPF)- Hundreds of community, climate and anti-fracking activists today protested a Bureau of Land Management oil and gas lease auction at the Holiday Inn in Lakewood, Colo. About 300 activists from Colorado[Read More…]
Fish and Wildlife Service Bows to Pressure From States, Leaves Lesser Prairie Chicken in Likely ‘Death Spiral’
Tucson, AZ-(ENEWSPF)- A lengthy legal battle in the fight over protection for lesser prairie chickens ended last night with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service bowing to pressure from states to leave the beleaguered birds without Endangered Species Act protection. Lesser prairie chickens were protected as “threatened” in 2014, leading to[Read More…]
Lawsuit Launched to Fight Delays in Cleaning up Ozone Pollution
Twenty-two States Plus Washington, D.C. Fail to Set Up Clean-air Plans Oakland, CA-(ENEWSPF)- A coalition of environmental and public-health groups filed a formal notice of intent to sue the Environmental Protection Agency today because 22 states and the District of Columbia have failed to finalize plans to reduce ozone pollution, posing[Read More…]
130,000 Call on Olive Garden to Adopt Ethical ‘Good Food’ Practices
Demonstrations Across Country Urge Company to Improve Treatment of Workers, Animals, Environment Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Advocates across the United States are demonstrating at Olive Garden restaurants today to urge the chain and its parent company, Darden Restaurant Inc. to improve food-sourcing and labor practices. The demonstrations are taking place in New York[Read More…]
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