ARLINGTON, Virginia, Sept. 2 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * AFP-WV Announces Amplified Grassroots Movement as CON Repeal Effort Intensifies * # Sep 2, 2025 by AFP CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Americans for Prosperity-West Virginia (AFP-WV) announced today that the group will begin another statewide canvassing effort, this time to hold state lawmakers accountable who voted against repealing the state's harmful Certificate of Need laws more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 [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: * * * Americorps Grantees Receive Promised Funding, In Reversal By Trump-Vance Administration * Washington, D.C. - A broad coalition of AmeriCorps grantees has had its funding restored following a reversal by the Trump-Vance administration. The reversal  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence issued the following news release on Sept. 2, 2025: * * * Brady Condemns Advancement of Appropriations Bill Which Outlaws Federal Funding for Gun Violence Prevention Research Appropriations Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies bill decimating research community comes as Trump administration attacks scientists and public health infrastructure * Today, Brady, the nation's oldest gun violence prevent more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR Calls on Congressional Leaders to Back Arms Embargo on Israel After Top Scholars Recognize Gaza Genocide * The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and other members of Congress who claim to  more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 2 [Category: ThinkTank] -- Ceres, a non-profit organization that is mobilizing companies and investors to take stronger action on climate change, water scarcity and global sustainability challenges, posted the following news release: * * * Ceres urges timely implementation of EPA methane pollution standard to reduce waste and deliver economic gains * Ceres Senior Director of Federal Policy Zach Friedman testified today before the U.S. Environmental Protection Age more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 2 [Category: Education] -- Chicago Teachers Union issued the following news release: * * * Chicago Teachers Union responds to federal court ruling on Trump's military occupation of Los Angeles: Trump, Stay Out of Our City * CHICAGO, IL-- In response to the federal court ruling that Trump's use of the national guard in Los Angeles was illegal, President Stacy Davis Gates of the Chicago Teachers Union issued the following: Today, a federal court confirmed what we hav more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Sept. 2 [Category: Construction] -- Associated General Contractors of America posted the following news release: * * * Construction Spending Edges Down By 0.1 Percent In July As Declines In Nonresidential And Multifamily Projects Top Growth In Public Outlays * Tue, 09/02/2025 - 12:35 Association Survey Finds Tariffs, Labor Shortages and Other Challenges Have Caused Owners to Cancel, Defer, or Shrink Project Starts as Construction Officials Push for Policy Certainty & W more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 [Category: Business] -- NetChoice, a coalition of trade associations that says it makes the internet safe for free enterprise and expression, posted the following news release: * * * Court Emphasizes Humility in Google Verdict, Rejects Most Drastic Remedies * WASHINGTON--Today, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia released its remedies verdict in the DOJ's lawsuit against Google. While, in NetChoice's view, the Court wrongly decided against Google in this  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 [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: * * * Democracy Forward Secures Preservation of Key National Security Records * Washington, D.C. - The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, granted a stipulated preservation order today in Democracy Forward Foundation v. U.S. Department of J more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 [Category: Sociological] -- The American Economic Liberties Project posted the following news release: * * * DOJ & States Must Appeal Judge Mehta's Act of Judicial Cowardice, Letting Google Keep Its Monopoly Power * Washington, D.C. -- Despite finding last year that Google illegally maintained a monopoly over search and search advertising, Judge Amit Mehta today declined to follow the law and terminate the monopoly. He left Google in control over Chrome, Android, and its  more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 2 [Category: Environment] -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release: * * * EDF Joins Concerned Americans to Oppose Trump EPA Delay of Commonsense Protections from Methane Pollution * (September 2, 2025) An expert from Environmental Defense Fund was one of dozens of people testifying today against the Trump EPA's delay of deadlines for oil and gas facilities to meet standards for protection from methane pollution - an action that will mean more climat more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Environmental Protection Network issued the following news release: * * * Environmental Protection Network Denounces Ruling on Class Certification in EPA Lawsuit On August 29, 2025 the U.S. District Court dismissed a motion and denied class certification in the lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's termination of three billion dollars in Environmental and Climate Justice (ECJ) Block Grants. Environmental Protection Network Executive Director, Michelle Roos, i more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 [Category: Science] -- The Food and Water Watch posted the following news release: * * * EPA Halts Rulemaking to Reduce Slaughterhouse Water Pollution * EPA's decision leaves tens of millions of Americans at risk; Will allow slaughterhouses and rendering facilities to remain leading industrial dischargers of nitrogen and phosphorus pollution, which can render water unsafe for drinking, unfit for outdoor recreation, and uninhabitable for aquatic life On Saturday, the U.S more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 2 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice posted the following news release: * * * EPA Halts Rulemaking to Reduce Water Pollution from Slaughterhouses, Leaving Tens of Millions of Americans at Risk * Washington, D.C. -- On Saturday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it will abandon its years-long effort to modernize outdated and under-protective water pollution control standards for slaughterhouses and rendering facilities.  Eac more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Competitive Enterprise Institute posted the following news release: * * * Federal court strikes down President Trump's emergency tariffs: CEI analysis * On Friday, a federal court struck down President Trump's emergency rationale for enacting worldwide tariffs. CEI senior economist Ryan Young applauds the court's decision. "This decision reaffirms the separation of powers, which is the core principle of American government. The next step is  more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, Sept. 2 [Category: Religion] -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation posted the following news release: * * * FFRF: Kennedy, a menace to public health, must go * Photo by the CDC When pharmacists are afraid of losing their jobs for doing their jobs, our public health is in deep trouble. "Health" Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently posted on X that the FDA's new Covid policy, greatly curtailing who can get Covid shots, delivers "science, safety and common sense."  more PR

BETHESDA, Maryland, Sept. 2 [Category: Environment] -- The Wildlife Society, an organization that says it inspires, empowers and enables wildlife professionals to sustain wildlife populations and habitats through science-based management and conservation, issued the following news: * * * Has Trump admin affected ecological research and management? * On Jan. 20, 2025, the Trump administration started restructuring the federal workforce and making policy changes that marked a sharp departure f more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 [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: The Atlantic Calls Democracy Forward the "Single Largest Source of Trump's Legal Troubles" * Democracy Forward CEO & President Skye Perryman: "Despite the bluster from the White House, the president has been losing public support. He is losi more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 2 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice posted the following news release: * * * Judge Dismisses Challenge by Nonprofits, Tribes and Local Governments Against EPA Program Termination * Washington, D.C. -- Last week, a District Court judge dismissed a challenge brought by a coalition of nonprofits, Tribes and local governments against the Trump administration for unlawfully terminating the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Environmental and Climate Ju more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 2 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association issued the following news: * * * NARFE: Below Market Federal Pay Raise is Inadequate Compensation for Increased Workload, Will Hinder Recruitment and Retention * Alexandria, Va. - NARFE National President William Shackelford issued the following statement in response to the alternative pay plan for 2026 submitted by President Donald Trump today: "As th more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 [Category: Science] -- The Food and Water Watch posted the following news release: * * * New Research Overlays High Flood Risk With Vulnerable Drinking Water Systems * More Than One Third of Nation's Largest Systems Hold Significant Risk Washington - As the frequency and scale of extreme flooding events have increased dramatically throughout the country in recent years, new research from the national advocacy organization Food & Water Watch details the alarming risk to  more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 2 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association issued the following news: * * * Pocket Rescission Announcement Continues Constitutional Fight Over Impoundment and Congress' 'Power of the Purse' * On Friday, the White House announced it was cancelling $4.9 billion in foreign aid mandated by Congress. By announcing the cancellation within 45 days of the end of the fiscal year, the administration is att more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- The Jamestown Foundation issued the following commentary: [Category: ThinkTank] * * * Putin Seeks People's Republic of China's Support For War-to-Victory Stance * Executive Summary : * Russian President Vladimir Putin traveled to the People's Republic of China (PRC) to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Tianjin on August 31 and September 1, and the Victory Day military parade on Beijing's Tiananmen Square on September 3. * Putin likely more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Sierra Club Montana Chapter Calls for Roadless Rule Comments * Missoula, MT -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture has opened a public comment period on its proposed repeal of the Roadless Rule, a critical conservation policy safeguarding nearly 60 million acres of undeveloped national forest lands across the country and 6.4 million acres in Montana. The Montana Chapter calls on community more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Senate Majority PAC, an organizations that works to elect Democratic senators who are committed to an economy that provides opportunity and security for America's working families and who stand up to protect the rights of all Americans, issued the following statement on Sept. 2, 2025: * * * SMP Statement on Ashley Hinson Entering the U.S. Senate Race in Iowa Senate Majority PAC Spokesperson Lauren French released the following statement after Ashley Hinson announced she more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Trump Nukes Protections for Greater Sage Grouse * RENO, Nev. -- The Trump administration released draft plans today stripping away protections for the greater sage grouse on about 50 million acres of public lands across the West. The Obama- and Biden-era greater sage grouse proposals were intended to prevent the extinction of the iconic dancing bird. Today's document, whi more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * Trump's $5B Crypto Boon Is the Biggest Corruption in Presidential History * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Yesterday, the Wall Street Journal reported that the Trump family garnered $5 billion in paper wealth on Monday after its crypto venture opened trading of a new digital currency. The digital token, called WLFI, can now be bought and sold on the open market. Bartlett Naylor, a financial reform adv more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Sept. 2 [Category: Media] -- America's Public Television Stations issued the following news release: * * * U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee Fails to Restore Essential Funding for Local Public Broadcasting Stations * WASHINGTON, D.C. - September 2, 2025 - Kate Riley, President and CEO of America's Public Television Stations, made the following statement on the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies' acti more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Sept. 2 [Category: Environment] -- The Union of Concerned Scientists posted the following news release: * * * UCS Experts Available to Discuss Comments Submitted Refuting Validity of DOE's Sham Climate Science Report * In addition to submitting comments, UCS has joined the Environmental Defense Fund in challenging this report in court, as it was conceived of and written in secret by a select group of five climate contrarians, the "Climate Working Group" (CWG), hand- more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- Accountable.US, an organization that says it conduct investigations to expose conflicts of interest, issued the following news release: * * * Watchdog: Trump Official Leading Fed Governor Firing Campaign Appears to Be Violating Own Ethics Agreement to Do It * Washington D.C. - Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook has moved to sue the Trump administration for trying to fire her over unproven mortgage fraud allegations as part o more PR