WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 [Category: Science] -- The Food and Water Watch posted the following news release: * * * 130 NY Electeds Urge Hochul to Stop Trump's Pipeline Push * Elected officials sent a letter highlighting statewide opposition to the Williams NESE pipeline, citing higher utility bills and significant risks to local communities Arverne, NY -- Dozens of residents and activists from New York Communities for Change, Food & Water Watch, Fridays for Future NYC and Climate Defenders joine more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- The Planned Parenthood Federation of America issued the following news release on Aug. 19, 2025: * * * The 1st Circuit Rejects Trump Administration's Effort to Enforce Planned Parenthood "Defund" Provision BOSTON -- Today, the 1st Circuit rejected the Trump administration's request to enforce the "defund" Planned Parenthood provision in the reconciliation law. Statement from Alexis McGill Johnson, president and CEO, Planned Parenthood Federation of America: "The 1st  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * BREAKING: CAIR Calls on DHS to Clarify Reported Plan to Ban American Muslim Nonprofits Critical of Israel from Receiving Federal Grants * Muslim civil rights and advocacy group learns that DHS may target Muslim group targeted by anti-Muslim hate group (WASHINGTON, DC - 8/19/2025) - The Council on American-Islamic Relations, the nation's largest Muslim civil rig more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR Designates Cornell University a 'Hostile Campus' for Systematic Repression of Pro-Palestinian Students * The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today announced the designation of Cornell University as a "Hostile Campus" due to its escalating repression of Palestinian, Muslim, Arab more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 19 [Category: Environment] -- The Union of Concerned Scientists posted the following news release: * * * California Governor Responds to Trump's Attacks on Clean Air with Urgent Recommendations * "Governor Newsom reaffirmed today that California will continue to lead in life-saving clean transportation policies despite the Trump administration's best efforts to make our air dirtier. "The California Legislature and state agencies must move quickly to implement more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 [Category: Political] -- The Campaign Legal Center posted the following news release: * * * Campaign Legal Center on Federal Control of DC and Statehood * Washington, D.C. -- It has been over a week since President Donald Trump invoked Section 740 of the Home Rule Act in Washington, D.C. to federalize local law enforcement in our nation's capital. He also used his status as commander-in-chief to deploy members of the National Guard into the District of Columbia. National  more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, Aug. 20 -- Clean Wisconsin issued the following news release: * * * Trump order to keep Michigan coal plant running will mean higher energy bills in Wisconsin Families and businesses across the Midwest, including here in Wisconsin, will be footing the bill to bring an empty coal plant back online in Michigan. In May, the Trump Administration used an emergency order to force Consumers Energy to truck coal back on site and fire up the old plant. So far, that has come with a  more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Aug. 19 [Category: Construction] -- Associated General Contractors of America posted the following news release: * * * Construction Employment Increases In 31 States And D.C. From July 2024 To July 2025; While 22 States Add Construction Jobs From June To July * Tue, 08/19/2025 - 12:41 Texas and New Mexico Have Highest 12-Month Gains, While California and New Jersey Have the Worst Yearly Losses; Oregon and Colorado Top Monthly Gainers; California & Wyoming Have the Wors more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 20 -- The Consumer Energy Alliance issued the following news release on Aug. 19, 2025: * * * Predictable Gulf of America, Alaska Offshore Leasing Sales Major Win for Families, Small Businesses and U.S. Economy * BOEM schedules at least 30 non-discretionary lease sales through 2040 * First Gulf of America sale slated for Dec. 10, 2025 * WASHINGTON - Consumer Energy Alliance (CEA), the leading energy and environmental advocate for families and businesses, today applauded more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on Aug. 19, 2025: * * * Rotten Tomatoes: Implications of the Termination of the U.S.-Mexico Tomato Suspension Agreement By Andrew I. Rudman On July 14, the Trump administration terminated the 2019 Tomato Suspension Agreement, which governed Mexican tomato exports to the United States since the first such agreement was signed in 1996. The agreement established a floor price for Mexican to more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- Detention Watch Network, a coalition that says it builds power through advocacy and strategic communications to abolish immigration detention in the U.S., issued the following news release on Aug. 18, 2025: * * * Immigrant Justice Groups Raise the Alarm on Expansion of ICE Detention in Prisons NATIONWIDE -- Immigrant justice groups are raising the alarm on the rapid expansion of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention through state, federal, and private pris more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 19 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice posted the following news release: * * * Earthjustice Responds to Trump Plan to Hold Offshore Oil Sales Through 2040 * Washington, D.C. -- Today, the Trump Administration announced a new schedule to hold 30 offshore oil-and-gas sales in the Gulf of Mexico through 2040, and six sales in Alaska's Cook Inlet. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum cited the recently passed budget reconciliation bill in the the announcement,  more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, Aug. 19 [Category: Religion] -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation posted the following news release: * * * FFRF: Resist Trump's proposed move to destroy voter access and fair elections * The Freedom From Religion Foundation is denouncing President Trump's reprehensible announcement that he plans to issue an executive order seizing control of American elections. The national state/church watchdog urges its membership, freethinkers and all Americans who support democracy more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Aug. 20 -- First 5 LA, a child-advocacy organization, issued the following news: * * * First 5 LA August Board Meeting: Navigating the Shifting Landscape By Ruel Nolledo, Freelance Writer First 5 LA's Board of Commissioners met on August 14, 2025, for an information-only session centered on the urgency of planning for the future in the midst of a rapidly changing policy landscape. Commissioners heard updates on state and federal budgets and their impact on families,  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 [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: * * * Following First Victory, Broad Coalition Expands Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration's Continued Attacks On Americorps * WASHINGTON D.C. - A broad coalition of AmeriCorps grantees, service members, and the AmeriCorps Employees Union AFSCME Loc more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- Free Press, an advocacy group that is part of the media reform or media democracy movement, issued the following news release on Aug. 19, 2025: * * * Nexstar's Unlawful Acquisition of TEGNA Is a Bad Deal for the Public On Tuesday, Nexstar Media Group inked a $6.2 billion agreement to acquire TEGNA Inc. If approved, the deal would combine the nation's largest television-station conglomerate (by revenue) with its fourth largest. The newly combined Nexstar entity, if all more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Groups Ask Court to Block Trump EPA Rule That Delays Protections Against Oil and Gas Methane Pollution * Washington, DC \- A dozen health, environment and community groups are asking the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to overturn a Trump EPA Rule delaying the 2024 methane standards for the oil and gas industry - standards that keep dangerous pollution out of our air and reduce  more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 19 -- The Hispanic Federation, an organization that supports and strengthens Latino institutions through education, health, immigration, civic engagement, economic empowerment and the environment, issued the following news release on Aug. 18, 2025: * * * Hispanic Federation Defends the Rights of Voters Being able to Vote-By-Mail Today, President Donald Trump announced his intention to sign an executive order that would eliminate the use of mail-in ballots and voting machines fo more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following commentary on Aug. 19, 2025: * * * InfluenceWatch Podcast 375: Breaking Down the Census Citizenship Question and The Funding Behind the Fight By Sarah Lee, Michael Watson and Scott Walter At the beginning of August, President Donald Trump took to social media and informed the world he had instructed the Department of Commerce to immediately begin work on "a new and highly accurate CENSUS based on modern day facts and fig more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 [Category: Business] -- The Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council issued the following news release: * * * KERRIGAN IN REAL CLEAR MARKETS: Trump's Executive Order on 401(k)s Will Build Retirement Security and Boost Startup and Small Business Growth * In a Real Clear Markets Op-Ed, SBE Council President & CEO Karen Kerrigan writes that President Trump's recent Executive Order on 401(ks) will help to ensure that Americans who work for businesses of all sizes have acce more PR

BOONE, North Carolina, Aug. 19 [Category: Sociological] -- Appalachian Voices posted the following news release: * * * More coal miner lives in jeopardy as silica safeguard delayed yet again * August 18, 2025 Contact Trey Pollard, trey@pollardcommunications.com, 202-904-9187 Coal industry's attempts to avoid accountability continue as black lung epidemic endures COAL COUNTRY -- Measures that prevent deadly silica dust exposure among coal miners are indefinitely delayed, as coal ind more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 20 -- The Hispanic Federation, an organization that supports and strengthens Latino institutions through education, health, immigration, civic engagement, economic empowerment and the environment, issued the following news release: * * * Orlando-Kissimmee Latino Leaders Share How Devastating Federal Assault is Instilling Fear and Financial Strain for Floridians During Rep. Darren Soto and Hispanic Federation Meeting Over 20 Organizations Convene to unite and push back against M more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 19 [Category: Business] -- The National Marine Manufacturers Association posted the following news release: * * * President Trump Expands Section 232 Steel and Aluminum Tariffs on Marine Products * On Aug. 15, the U.S. Department of Commerce significantly expanded its Section 232 tariffs on aluminum and steel imports, adding more than 400 HTS codes to its existing list of tariffs on aluminum and steel derivative products. As of Monday, August 18, the metal content of  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Sierra Club Statement on OBBBA Lease Sale Announcements * WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Department of the Interior unveiled a fresh slate of oil and gas lease sales on fragile public lands and waters. In a press release Tuesday, Interior announced a schedule of at least 30 offshore oil and gas lease sales in the Gulf and Alaska's Cook Inlet, as mandated by the "One Big Beautiful Bill" Act. The  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- 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: * * * West Virginia Governor Morrisey is Using National Guard as Political Pawns, Stalling Flood Clean-Up Efforts CHARLESTON -- In an alarming escalation of the occupation of the District of Columbia, West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey announce more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Plans to Gut Funding for Independent Investigation Board Just Days After Deadly Explosion at US Steel Plant * CLAIRTON, PA -- The Sierra Club is demanding continued federal funding for an independent investigation board looking into the cause of the deadly August 11 explosion at a U.S. Steel facility in Pennsylvania. It was reported that the Trump administration plans  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * U.S. and Brazilian Groups Denounce Trump's Tariff Shakedown to Benefit Big Tech * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Public Citizen and Data Privacy Brasil jointly submitted public comments to the United States Trade Representative's investigation of certain Brazilian laws and practices, which could potentially result in additional tariffs on top of the current 50% tariffs on Brazil. "This investig more PR

PARIS, France, Aug. 19 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news: * * * USA: RSF appalled by LAPD's repeated violence against journalists * Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has tracked at least 10 incidents of violence against journalists committed by the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) overnight August 8, 2025, in violation of a temporary restraining order against the police force. RSF calls on the LAPD to respect this decision prohibiting it from using ex more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 [Category: Environment] -- Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility posted the following news release: * * * Zeldin's Claims of Absent EPA Employees Without Basis * Washington, DC -- The office of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin is unable to produce any evidence supporting his allegations that many EPA employees are absent from the office or nonexistent, according to Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), whi more PR