CHICAGO, Illinois, May 3 -- The Alliance for the Great Lakes issued the following news release: * * * Trump Budget Puts Great Lakes at Risk CHICAGO, IL (May 2, 2025) - Efforts to keep the Great Lakes healthy and ensure the drinking water for 40 million people is safe to consume would be deeply harmed by the Trump Administration's budget proposal announced today. "We're disappointed to see the President's budget rejects core funding to restore safe drinking water, protect our communities fro more PR

WASHINGTON, May 3 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR Says 'International law No Longer Exists' After Another Palestinian Child Dies of Israeli-Imposed Starvation The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today said "international law no longer exists" after another Palestinian child reportedly died of Israeli-imposed - and U.S.-supported  more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, May 3 -- The Center for Victims of Torture issued the following news release on May 2, 2025: * * * Center for Victims of Torture Joins Lawsuit Challenging Halt to Foreign Aid Funding WASHINGTON D.C. -- Today, the Center for Victims of Torture (CVT) joined the AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition (AVAC) and Journalism Development Network, Inc. (JDN) in a lawsuit seeking relief from the Trump administration's illegal suspension and termination of the vast majority of foreign ass more PR

NEW YORK, May 3 [Category: Environment] -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release: * * * EPA Draft Proposals Would Repeal Modern Limits on Mercury and Air Toxics for Coal Plants, Carbon Pollution Standards "Today, the Trump administration posted two EPA proposals under final White House review that would repeal protections against air pollution. One is the Mercury and Air Toxics Update Rule which limits pollution from coal-burning power plants that causes brain damag more PR

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- First Focus Campaign for Children issued the following statement: * * * Trump's proposed budget would be "devastating for children and families" WASHINGTON, May 2, 2025 -- In response to today's release of President Trump's proposed budget, First Focus Campaign for Children President Bruce Lesley issued the following statement: President Trump's budget proposal represents a continuation of a never-ending accumulation of disproportionate and targeted actions aimed at harm more PR

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Giffords, an organization dedicated to saving lives from gun violence, issued the following news release: * * * Trump budget defunds the police WASHINGTON -- GIFFORDS, the national gun violence prevention organization founded by former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, released the following statement responding to the Trump administration's plan to slash law enforcement budgets across the Department of Justice. As reported by Reuters, "The White House proposal calls fo more PR

NEW YORK, May 3 [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., posted the following news release: * * * Judge Strikes Down President Trump's Executive Order Targeting Perkins Coie WASHINGTON -- Judge Beryl Howell in the U.S. District Court for District Columbia struck down President Trump's unconstitutional Executive Order attacking Perkins C more PR

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- ONE Campaign issued the following news release: * * * ONE Statement on Administration's Budget Request WASHINGTON - The ONE Campaign released the following statement on President Trump's skinny budget request for Fiscal Year 2026, which proposes to cut over 83% of funding for State Department and International Programs from FY 2025 enacted levels, including lifesaving US foreign assistance activities. "The cuts in the Administration's budget proposal threaten lives and s more PR

DENVER, Colorado, May 3 -- Western Energy Alliance issued the following news release on May 2, 2025: * * * Western Energy Alliance Lauds the House Natural Resources' Reconciliation Bill DENVER - Western Energy Alliance today commended House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Bruce Westerman for the release of the committee's section of the reconciliation bill. If passed by Congress, this bill would enact President Trump's clear mandate to unleash American energy and undo the damage of Presi more PR