NEW YORK, Dec. 19 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The American Civil Liberties Union, an organization that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., issued the following news release: NEW YORK New documents obtained by the ACLU reveal that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is actively considering proposals to expand its immigration detention capacity in at least six states across the country, including in California, K more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Dec. 18 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: Today, Earthjustice, on behalf of the National Carbon Monoxide Awareness Association (NCOAA), submitted a petition to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), calling for stronger safety standards to protect families from the hidden dangers of carbon monoxide (CO) exposure. The current voluntary standards for CO alarms are insufficient to safeguard public health. A significa more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Dec. 18 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: Richmond, CA Today, Communities for a Better Environment (CBE) filed a lawsuit over the flawed environmental review for the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) amendments approved in a contentious hearing in November. Earthjustice is representing the environmental justice group in court. Established in 2009 and administered by the California Air Resources Board (CARB), the Low Carbon Fuel S more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Dec. 19 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: Hoy, un grupo de defensores de la salud representados por Earthjustice demando a la Administracion de Alimentos y Medicamentos de los Estados Unidos (FDA) con el fin de que reevalue decadas de autorizaciones para el uso de ciertas sustancias quimicas conocidas como ftalatos en empaques y envases de alimentos, entre otros materiales para la produccion de comidas. Los ftalatos son un gr more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Dec. 19 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: Today, a group of health advocates represented by Earthjustice sued the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to force the agency to reevaluate its decades-old authorizations for the use of certain phthalates in food packaging and food production materials. Phthalates are a group of hormone-disrupting chemicals that leach into food from these food-contact materials. The FDA's authorizatio more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Dec. 19 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: Today, the Biden administration announced to cut climate pollution by 61-66% by 2035 under the Paris Climate Agreement. Jill Tauber, Vice President of Litigation for Climate & Energy, released the following statement in response: "Today's announcement is another benchmark in the Biden administration's unmatched climate legacy. It sends a strong signal about the importance of climate  more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Dec. 19 -- The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression issued the following news release: SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 19, 2024 A federal court, acting on a stipulation agreed to by the California attorney general and San Francisco city attorney, today halted enforcement of a California law that officials deployed to suppress journalism about a controversial tech CEO's sealed arrest records. Under the law, any person including journalists, advocates, witnesses, and  more PR