WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Americans for Financial Reform, which describes itself as a nonpartisan and nonprofit coalition of more than 200 civil rights, consumer, labor, business, investor, faith-based, and civic and community groups, issued the following statement on June 11, 2025: * * * AFR Statement on House Committees' Passage of the so-called CLARITY Act Washington, DC -- Mark Hays, Associate Director, Cryptocurrency and Financial Technology: Yesterday, a majority of members of the House F more PR

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- The America First Policy Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on June 10, 2025, to Townhall: * * * How the 'Big, Beautiful Bill' Supercharges Mass Deportation By Cooper Smith "Mass deportation" was a rarely used phrase in the American political lexicon until President Trump promised that such an operation would be a key pillar of his second term. The idea of deporting millions of illegal aliens is both novel and historic - while at the same time an o more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 12 -- The American Counseling Association issued the following news on June 11, 2025: * * * Proposed Health and Human Services Budget On May 30, the Trump-Vance Administration released its proposed budget for the Health and Human Services (HHS) Department. The proposed budget would significantly cut discretionary spending and reorganize the Department. HHS oversees numerous mental health programs and grants, including the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services A more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, June 11 [Category: National Defense] -- The Association of the U.S. Army posted the following news: * * * Army to Rename 7 Installations * Seven Army installations renamed in 2023 will be renamed once again in honor of soldiers who were decorated for heroic actions in conflicts from the Civil War through the Battle of Mogadishu in Somalia, the Army said in a news release. The changes were first announced by President Donald Trump during a June 10 visit to Fort Bragg, N more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, June 12 -- The American Soybean Association issued the following statement on June 10, 2025: * * * ASA Congratulates Vaden on USDA Deputy Secretary Confirmation The American Soybean Association congratulates Stephen Vaden on his confirmation today as Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Vaden brings vast legal and policy experience to the position, having previously served as USDA General Counsel and as a federal judge, in addition to strong agricultura more PR

WASHINGTON, June 11 [Category: Political] -- Democracy Forward, an organization that says it advances democracy and social progress through litigation, policy and public education and regulatory engagement, issued the following news release: * * * Asylum Seekers Challenge Trump's Asylum Shutdown Policy * Case Seeks to Stop Dangerous Policy Undermining Rule of Law, Threatening People Fleeing Persecution San Diego, CA - People fleeing persecution and torture in their home countries have join more PR

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- BlueGreen Alliance, a coalition of labor unions and environmental organizations, issued the following news release: * * * Canceling Climate Regulations for Power Plants will Endanger All Americans U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced today the cancellation of two rules regulating carbon dioxide and toxic air pollution from power plants. To rationalize these cancellations, Administrator Zeldin falsely claimed that power plants d more PR

WASHINGTON, June 11 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * BREAKING: CAIR Welcomes Judge's Ruling that Detained Anti-Genocide Activist Mahmoud Khalil Must Be Released * The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed a federal judge's ruling that anti-genocide activist and legal U.S. resident Mahmoud Khalil must be released from detentio more PR

WASHINGTON, June 11 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- Accountable.US, an organization that says it conduct investigations to expose conflicts of interest, issued the following news release: * * * BREAKING: Senator Justice Warns Against SNAP Cuts. His party's bill would gut millions of Americans' SNAP Benefits. * WASHINGTON, DC - West Virginia Senator Jim Justice warned against the proposed cuts to SNAP, a program that tens of millions of Americans rely on for affordable groceri more PR

WASHINGTON, June 11 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR Calls on Trump Admin to Clarify Stance After Amb. Huckabee Says Palestinian State No Longer U.S. Policy Goal * The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on the Trump administration to clarify its stance on the creation of a Palestinian state - which has been U.S. policy  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 11 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR in the News, June 11, 2025 * CAIR-AZ: Hobbs vetoes antisemitism bill that would have made teachers personally liable - Arizona Daily Star CAIR-AZ: Hobbs calls Republicans' 'antisemitism' bill bunk - KAWC That language in the IHRA also provoked a letter to Hobbs from the Council on American-Islamic Relations and other groups urging a veto. Signers also  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 11 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR, CAIR-CA Strongly Condemn Trump's Militarized Crackdown on Anti-ICE Protests, Welcome Governor Newsom's Opposition to Escalation * The California chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CA) today strongly condemned the Trump administration's militarized crackdown on immigrant communities and peaceful protesters across California, including more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 11 [Category: Business] -- The National Marine Manufacturers Association posted the following news release: * * * CBP Issues Guidance Following White House Proclamation Increasing Steel and Aluminum Tariffs * On June 3, President Trump signed a proclamation increasing Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, including derivative products, from 25% to 50%. The tariff increase became effective at 12:01 a.m. ET on June 4, applying to goods entered for consumpti more PR

WASHINGTON, June 11 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Competitive Enterprise Institute posted the following news release: * * * CEI praises EPA Administrator for proposing the repeal of greenhouse gas rule and to amend mercury rule * Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin today announced the forthcoming proposed repeal of the Biden era Clean Power Plan 2.0 rule regulating greenhouse gas emissions from power plants, along with a proposed repeal of amendments to the controversial  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- The Center for Food Safety issued the following news release on June 11, 2025: * * * Center for Food Safety Responds to USDA's Proposed Rescindment of Organic Pet Food and Mushrooms Rule Center for Food Safety (CFS) is strongly opposed to USDA's proposed rollback of organic standards. * Last month, the US Department of Agriculture proposed to rescind a recently finalized rule that clarifies standards for organic pet food and mushrooms. Center for Food Safety (CFS) is  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 11 (TNSLrpt) -- A report from the Center for Strategic and International Studies, published in June 2025, proposes that the U.S. Department of Defense seriously consider acquiring elements of the "Golden Dome" missile defense shield, specifically its space-based components, as a commercial service. The report, "The Golden Dome as a Service: Pushing the Envelope on DOD Use of Commercial," authored by Clayton Swope, comes after President Donald Trump's May 20, 2025 announcement t more PR

WASHINGTON, June 11 (TNSLrpt) -- A report on U.S. defense strategy, published on June 3, 2025, calls for a sweeping reorganization of the U.S. military's global command structure to better align with evolving national security interests. Authored by Todd Simmons, Col. Benjamin Fernandes, and Benjamin Jensen, the report, titled "Form Follows Function: Options for Changing U.S. Strategy," argues that the current system is "inefficient and slow--designed for an era when the United States' military  more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, June 11 [Category: Environment] -- The Union of Concerned Scientists posted the following news release: * * * Dark Day for Climate, Health as EPA Axes Power Plant Carbon Regs, Reopens Mercury Pollution Loopholes * WASHINGTON (June 11, 2025)--Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its plans to unravel critical safeguards that protect people from harmful carbon emissions and hazardous air pollution released by fossil fuel-fired power plants.  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Detention Watch Network, a coalition that says it builds power through advocacy and strategic communications to abolish immigration detention in the United States, issued the following news release: * * * Detention Watch Network rings the alarm: 25 percent increase in the number of people in ICE detention in just five months 50,000 people are now in Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) custody, according to the agency's most recent reporting. This alarming spike  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 11 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Donald Trump to Sign Reversal of State Clean Car Standards, Selling Out Americans to Polluters and Unraveling Clean Air Act Protections * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Tomorrow, Donald Trump will sign Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolutions to repeal three California clean vehicle programs: Advanced Clean Cars II, Advanced Clean Trucks, and Heavy-Duty low-NOx Omnibus. In response, Sierra Club Cl more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 11 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice posted the following news release: * * * Earthjustice Statement on Reintroduction of the Roadless Area Conservation Act * Washington, D.C. -- Today, Senators Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) and Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) and Representatives Andrea Salinas (D, OR-06) and Yassamin Ansari (D, AZ-03) reintroduced the Roadless Area Conservation Act. The bill would permanently codify the U.S. Forest Service's roadless rule into fed more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, June 12 -- The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association issued the following news release on June 11, 2025: * * * Electric Co-ops Applaud Trump Administration Proposals to Repeal EPA's Unlawful Power Sector Rules National Rural Electric Cooperative Association CEO Jim Matheson today issued the following statement thanking the Trump administration for its proposals to repeal the Environmental Protection Agency's power plant rule and mercury and air rule. "These Bid more PR

WASHINGTON, June 11 [Category: Political] -- EMILYs List issued the following news release: * * * EMILYs List Endorses Three Democratic Pro-Choice Women in Mayoral Races * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today EMILYs List, the nation's largest resource for women in politics, endorsed Boston Mayor Michelle Wu for reelection, Council President Helena Moreno for mayor of New Orleans, and Council President Mary Sheffield for mayor of Detroit. At a time when the Trump administration continues to attack our ac more PR

BOONE, North Carolina, June 11 [Category: Sociological] -- Appalachian Voices posted the following news release: * * * EPA decision to reverse health protections will harm Appalachians * June 11, 2025 CONTACT Dan Radmacher, Media Specialist, (540) 798-6683, dan@appvoices.org WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is expected to announce that it will be rolling back health protections related to emissions from power plants. Specifically, reports indicate th more PR

WASHINGTON, June 11 [Category: Environment] -- The League of Conservation Voters posted the following news release: * * * EPA Roll Back of Power Plant Limits for Toxic Mercury and Carbon Pollution Will Harm Communities * Washington, D.C. -- In response to today's announcement from the Trump administration's EPA to roll back limits on toxic air and carbon pollution from power plants, the League of Conservation Voters (LCV) issued the following statement from Vice President of Federal Policy a more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, June 11 -- Equality California issued the following news release on June 10, 2025: * * * Equality California Congratulates Senator Monique Limon on Historic Election as Senate President Pro Tem SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- In response to yesterday's announcement that Senator Monique Limon has been elected the next President pro Tempore of the California State Senate, Equality California Executive Director Tony Hoang released the following statement: "Equality California con more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, June 11 [Category: Religion] -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation posted the following news release: * * * FFRF to monitor Trump's first troubling 'Religious Liberty Commission' meeting The Freedom From Religion Foundation is sounding the alarm about the first public meeting of the newly established Religious Liberty Commission to take place at the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C., on Monday, June 16. FFRF will closely monitor the first and subsequent meetings an more PR

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- The Government Accountability Project issued the following news release: * * * Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Whistleblower Client Testifies at Senate Judiciary Committee Spotlight Forum Government Accountability Project whistleblower client Rebekah Tosado, a 23-year veteran of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)'s Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (CRCL), testified today before Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats at the spotlight forum "Cr more PR

NEW YORK, June 11 [Category: Law/Legal] -- New York Civil Liberties Union issued the following news release: * * * Groups Take Legal Action to Halt Trump Fast-Track Deportation Policy * Action comes as ICE stakes out immigration courthouses and targets people at their scheduled appointments WASHINGTON -- Immigrants' rights groups are asking a court to block the Trump administration's fast-track deportation policy. The move is part of an ongoing lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberti more PR

WASHINGTON, June 12 [Category: Political] -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary: * * * House-Passed One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act Includes Removal of $200 Tax Stamp on Suppressors By Nathan Seibert On May 22nd, the House passed its version of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). The legislation includes a long overdue provision to remove the burdensome tax stamp on firearm suppressors. Specifically, this bill would eliminate the $200 excise tax on suppressors. This  more PR

COLUMBIA, Missouri, June 11 [Category: Media] -- The Association of Health Care Journalists posted the following news: * * * ICE raids, Medicaid penalties deter many from seeking critical care in California, panelists say * By Ana B. Ibarra, California Fellow * Moderator: Alice Miranda Ollstein, senior health care reporter,Politico * Arturo Vargas Bustamante, Ph.D., professor,UCLA Fielding School of Public Health and faculty research director at the UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Inst more PR

WASHINGTON, June 11 [Category: Political] -- Democracy Forward, an organization that says it advances democracy and social progress through litigation, policy and public education and regulatory engagement, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Democracy Forward Announces Double Vinyl Album With Best Selling Artists * Democracy Forward President & CEO Skye Perryman : "At a time when so many communities across the nation are hurting and being targeted, music, art, and expression hel more PR

MONONA, Wisconsin, June 11 [Category: Economics] -- A Better Wisconsin Together, a state-based research and communications hub for progressives, posted the following news release: * * * ICYMI: New Poll Shows Wisconsin Voters Overwhelmingly Support Abortion, Access to Reproductive Healthcare * MADISON, Wis. -- A media report on recent polling indicates that a strong majority of registered voters in the Badger State (74%) support abortion access and believe that decisions on abortion should be more PR

NEW YORK, June 11 [Category: Law/Legal] -- New York Civil Liberties Union issued the following news release: * * * In Big Win, Court Finds There's No Legitimate Basis for Continued Detention of Mahmoud Khalil * The judge gave the government 40 hours to appeal the decision before Mr. Khalil must be released NEW JERSEY - A federal judge granted Mahmoud Khalil's request for a preliminary injunction, after concluding that he would continue to suffer irreparable harm if he remains detained. Thi more PR

NEW YORK, June 12 -- The Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following news release: * * * In Big Win, Court Finds There's No Legitimate Basis for Continued Detention of Mahmoud Khalil The judge gave the government 40 hours to appeal the decision before Mr. Khalil must be released * Newark, NJ - A federal judge granted Mahmoud Khalil's request for a preliminary injunction, after concluding that he would continue to suffer irreparable harm if he remains detained.This comes after the  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 11 [Category: Political] -- The Independent Women's Forum posted issued the following news release: * * * Independent Women Responds to Report Showing Stable Economy Resilient to Inflation * Energy prices continue to decline thanks to President Trump's deregulatory agenda WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that inflation, as measured by the consumer price index (CPI) on all items, increased by 2.4% for the 12 months ending in May, a slight  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 11 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * Indicting Rep. Mclver for Oversight is 'Political Intimidation' * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. attorney for New Jersey Alina Habba announced on social media that congresswoman LaMonica Mclver was indicted on Tuesday for "forcibly impeding and interfering with federal law enforcement officers." The incident occurred while Mclver was conducting an oversight visit to an ICE facility. In response to more PR

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa, June 12 -- The Iowa Renewable Fuels Association issued the following news release on June 11, 2025: * * * Governor Reynolds' Veto of HF 639 Prevents Increased Energy Prices for Iowans and Farmers Bill Would Have Also Effectively Banned CCS Pipeline Projects, Slamming the Door on Major New Ag Markets at the Exact Time Farmers Are Hurting * Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds exercised her constitutional authority to veto House File 639. The flawed legislation was widely opposed more PR

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Stand Up America, an organization was born in 2016 as a digital-first grassroots community working to resist what they say is Donald Trump's corruption, racism and his threats to democracy, issued the following news release: * * * MCIVER INDICTED IN POLITICALLY MOTIVATED CASE NEWARK -- On Tuesday, Representative LaMonica McIver (D-NJ) was formally indicted by a federal grand jury on felony charges related to her conducting routine oversight at an immigration detention f more PR

WASHINGTON, June 11 [Category: Sociological] -- UnidosUS posted the following news release: * * * National Latino and Civil Rights Groups Denounce Federal Overreach in Los Angeles Raids * WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, a coalition of national Latino and civil rights leaders held a virtual press conference to condemn the recent immigration raids in Los Angeles and the federal government's decision to deploy military force in local communities, despite opposition from local officials and residents.  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- The National Iranian American Council posted the following news on June 11, 2025: * * * NIAC and 27 Organizations Send a Letter To Minority Leader Schumer Demanding a Retraction of His Comments on Trump's Iran Talks WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, 28 organizations - including 13 based in New York and additional national organizations with chapters in New York - sent a letter calling on Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) to retract his recent comments misportraying more PR

SANTA FE, New Mexico, June 12 -- WildEarth Guardians issued the following news release on June 11, 2025: * * * No Surprise: Trump DOJ Finds Trump Can Abolish National Monuments The opinion from the Office of Legal Counsel reverses 87-year-old opinion concluding that presidents do not have the authority to revoke existing national monuments. * Today the Department of Justice released an opinion from the Office of Legal Counsel concluding that the president has the authority to fully abolish  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 11 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The National Women's Law Center posted the following news release: * * * NWLC Statement on Federal Charges Against Representative LaMonica McIver * Washington, DC - Following a federal grand jury indictment of Rep. LaMonica McIver of New Jersey over an incident at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in Newark last month, Fatima Goss Graves, president and CEO of the National Women's Law Center, released the following statement.  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 12 [Category: Political] -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary on June 10, 2025: * * * One Big Beautiful Bill Delivers Tax Relief to Seniors By Rachel Loren After four years of Biden-era inflation robbing senior household budgets, President Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill delivers tax relief for seniors. The House-passed reconciliation package creates a new $4,000 bonus deduction for all individuals who have attained the age of 65 and $8,000 for couple more PR

HERNDON, Virginia, June 11 [Category: Transportation] -- The RV Industry Association posted the following news: * * * Latest Tariff Developments To see a comprehensive list of what tariffs are currently enacted, view our tariff tracker chart, which provides an easy-to-read overview of tariff impacts by country. View the Tariff Tracker (https://www.rvia.org/tariff-tracker) * Update-Wednesday, June 11th, 2025: On Tuesday, June 10th, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled th more PR

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Americans for Financial Reform, which describes itself as a nonpartisan and nonprofit coalition of more than 200 civil rights, consumer, labor, business, investor, faith-based, and civic and community groups, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Passes Huge Giveaway to Crypto Industry, Big Tech and Trump Family Stablecoin bill clears last Senate hurdle without any strengthening amendments * The GENIUS Act (S.1528) took another step closer to becoming law af more PR

WASHINGTON, June 11 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Sierra Club Statement as Interior Department Doubles Down on Billion-Dollar Cuts to NPS * WASHINGTON, DC - During a Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources hearing today, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum restated his department's intentions to cut nearly a billion dollars from the National Park Service's operating budget - a cut that could eliminate the budget and staffing for roughly more PR

WASHINGTON, June 11 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Sierra Club Statement on Trump Administration's Move That Could Revoke National Monument Designations * WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Trump Administration is moving to break with a legal precedent that could threaten the integrity of national monuments across the country. With little fanfare, the Department of Justice's Office of Legal Counsel issued a legal opinion yesterday suggesting preside more PR

WASHINGTON, June 11 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Sierra Club Statement on Trump Administration's Slash-and-Burn of Forest Service Budget * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Schultz is appearing on Capitol Hill to defend the Trump Administration's sweeping proposed budget cuts to the critical federal agency. Since reclaiming the White House, the Trump Administration has taken a wrecking ball to staffing rosters and more PR

WASHINGTON, June 11 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Sierra Club: Senator Lee is Putting a Price Tag on Public Lands * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senate Republicans are supercharging an effort to sell huge swaths of public lands to private developers. This evening, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee released its revised portion of the sprawling GOP budget reconciliation package. The text not only reinstates language mandating the sa more PR

NEW YORK, June 11 [Category: Law/Legal] -- New York Civil Liberties Union issued the following news release: * * * State Legislature Passes Hospital Transparency Act * NEW YORK - Today, the New York State Assembly passed the Hospital Transparency Act (A.3862-Rozic / S.3486-Hinchey). The bill, which passed the Senate last week, will give patients the ability to find out whether the hospital in their area provides the care they need and help identify care deserts. In response, the New York Civ more PR

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- The National Center for Public Policy Research issued the following news release: * * * Target Praised By Shareholders For Backing Away From DEI Target Corporation was intended to be a target today for shareholder activists with the National Center for Public Policy Research's Free Enterprise Project (FEP), but when an FEP representative presents a shareholder proposal at today's annual shareholder meeting, he will instead praise the retail giant and encourage his fello more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 12 -- Thomas More Society, a national public interest law firm defending life, family and freedom, issued the following news: * * * Thomas More Society Continues to Lead the Fight to Repeal the FACE Act Thomas More Society celebrates the advancement of the FACE Act Repeal Act of 2025 (H.R. 598) by the House Judiciary Committee. Thomas More Society attorneys have been on the frontlines against the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act, defending courageous pr more PR

WASHINGTON, June 11 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Begins Repeal of Mercury Emission Standards As Part of Anti-Health Agenda * Washington, D.C. \- Today, the Trump Administration announced a proposal by the Environmental Protection Agency--one of several attacks in its anti-public health agenda--to roll back the agency's Mercury and Air Toxics Standards that limit mercury and other heavy metal emissions from coal- and  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 11 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Formally Proposes Repeal of Bedrock Environmental Safeguards, Sells Out Missouri * Jefferson City, Mo - Today, the Trump Administration issued a proposal by the Environmental Protection Agency to repeal the agency's Clean Air Act Section 111 carbon pollution standards, which limit climate-disrupting greenhouse gas emissions from gas- and coal-fired power plants. This c more PR

WASHINGTON, June 11 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Formally Proposes Repeal of Bedrock Greenhouse Gas Standard, Sells Out Indiana * Indianapolis, Ind - Today, the Trump Administration issued a proposal by the Environmental Protection Agency to repeal the agency's Clean Air Act Section 111 carbon pollution standards, which limit climate-disrupting greenhouse gas emissions from gas- and coal-fired power plants. This come more PR

WASHINGTON, June 11 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Formally Proposes Repeal of Bedrock Greenhouse Gas Standard, Sells Out North Carolina * Raleigh, N.C. - Today, the Trump Administration issued a proposal by the Environmental Protection Agency to repeal the agency's Clean Air Act Section 111 carbon pollution standards, which limit climate-disrupting greenhouse gas emissions from gas- and coal-fired power plants. This c more PR

WASHINGTON, June 11 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Formally Proposes Repeal of Bedrock Greenhouse Gas Standards, Sells Out Americans * Washington, D.C. \- Today, the Trump Administration issued a proposal by the Environmental Protection Agency to roll back the agency's Clean Air Act Section 111 carbon pollution standards, which limit climate-disrupting greenhouse gas emissions from gas- and coal-fired power plants. Thi more PR

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Environmental Protection Network issued the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Moves to Allow Unlimited Pollution from Power Plants, Endangering Public Health and Environment Former EPA employees at the Environmental Protection Network (EPN) strongly oppose the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) proposal to repeal all federal limits on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from fossil fuel-fired power plants and to rescind the most recent update to the Mer more PR

NEW YORK, June 11 [Category: Environment] -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release: * * * Trump EPA Proposals Would Eliminate Protections Against Power Plant Pollution * (Washington, D.C. - June 11, 2025) Trump EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin today announced formal proposals to eliminate two vital clean air protections for power plant pollution - the modernization of the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards, and the Carbon Pollution Standards for climate pollution from po more PR

WASHINGTON, June 10 [Category: Environment] -- The Wilderness Society posted the following news release: * * * Trump mulls eliminating millions of acres of parks across U.S. * WASHINGTON D.C. (June 10, 2025) -- The Department of Justice (DOJ) quietly issued an opinion through its Office of Legal Counsel titled "Revocation of Prior Monument Designations." The opinion was posted on the DOJ's website earlier today. The conveniently timed opinion lays the groundwork for unravelling national mo more PR

WASHINGTON, June 11 [Category: Environment] -- Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility posted the following news release: * * * Trump Political Litmus Test for New Hires Is Illegal * Washington, DC -- The Trump administration has adopted blatantly illegal selection criteria for federal job applicants, according to a complaint filed today by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER). The newly mandated, ironically named "Merit Hiring Plan" is designed to advance Trump more PR

WASHINGTON, June 11 [Category: Science] -- The Food and Water Watch posted the following news release: * * * Trump Seeks to Scrap All Federal Controls on Fossil Fuel Power Plant Pollution * Dangerous Pro-Polluter Agenda Must be Resisted at All Levels of Government Washington, D.C. - Today the Trump administration announced that it would scrap regulations enacted in past years that would implement controls on carbon dioxide and mercury pollution from power plants in the future. The plan wou more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 11 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice posted the following news release: * * * Trump's EPA Abandons Its Duty to Protect Public from Power Plant Air Pollution * Washington, D.C. -- Today, Trump's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced proposals to repeal the 2024 Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS), protections that limit the amount of mercury, arsenic, and other toxic pollution, and the 111 Power Plant rule limiting climate-heating greenhou more PR

NEW YORK, June 11 [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: * * * Virginia's Governor and Attorney General are Wrong to Support President Trump's Unlawful Deployment of the Military in Los Angeles * RICHMOND, Va. - In response to Virginia Governor Youngkin's comments and Virginia Attorney General Miyar more PR

BELLEVUE, Washington, June 11 [Category: Sociological] -- MomsRising, an online and on-the-ground organization of more than one million mothers and their families, posted the following news release: * * * When We Peacefully Protest the Inhumanity of Trump's Immigration Actions, It's Democracy - Not a Rebellion that Justifies Military Intervention * Statement of Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner, Executive Director and CEO of MomsRising, the online and on-the-ground organization of more than one millio more PR