WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 [Category: Travel] -- The U.S. Travel Association posted the following news release: * * * A Golden Age of Air Travel Is Within Reach--First Shoes, Now Liquids * Many aspects of American travel are long overdue for modernization--from visa backlogs to aging infrastructure--but security checkpoints remain one of the biggest pain points. From long screening lines to tossing water bottles to removing belts, shoes, jackets and electronics, travelers have been forced to endur more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- America First Policies posted the following statement on Oct. 3, 2025: * * * AFPI Opposes FDA Approval of Generic Abortion Drug Recently, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the second generic version of the abortion drug known as mifepristone. The America First Policy Institute (AFPI) issued the following statement in response: "President Trump has been the greatest ally of the pro-life movement to ever grace the Oval Office. He was the first U.S. Pres more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- Americans for Tax Fairness issued the following news release on Oct. 3, 2025: * * * Analysis: Job Growth in Latino Industries Collapses Under Trump Fiscal Policies Nearly 300,000 Fewer Jobs Created in First 8 Months of '25 Compared to '24 * Today, Americans for Tax Fairness released a new analysis revealing that job growth in industries with high Latino employment--like construction, manufacturing, and health services--collapsed during the first eight months of the Tru more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- America's Health Insurance Plans posted the following news release on Oct. 3, 2025: * * * Another Poll Shows Americans Strongly Support Extending the Health Care Tax Credits A new poll (https://www.kff.org/public-opinion/despite-budget-concerns-three-quarters-of-public-say-congress-should-extend-the-enhanced-aca-tax-credits-set-to-expire-next-year-including-most-republicans-and-maga-supporters/) by KFF underscores that an overwhelming majority of Americans (78 percent) s more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Oct. 3 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice posted the following news release: * * * Appeal Filed Over Court Decision Allowing Trump EPA To Suppress Information About Animal Factory Air Pollution * Washington, D.C. -- Today, conservation and community groups appealed a federal court decision upholding a Trump Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule that exempts factory farms from their duty to make information about dangerous air emissions available to the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Appeal Filed Over Court Decision Letting Trump EPA Suppress Factory Farm Air Pollution Reporting * WASHINGTON-- Conservation and community groups today appealed a federal court decision upholding a Trump Environmental Protection Agency rule that exempts factory farms from having to publicly report dangerous air emissions. The decision, issued by the District Court for the Di more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Oct. 3 [Category: Transportation] -- The American Trucking Associations posted the following news release: * * * ATA Statement on Confirmation of Derek Barrs to Lead FMCSA * Oct 03, 2025 Washington - Today, the American Trucking Associations applauded the U.S. Senate's confirmation of Derek Barrs to serve as administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. President Trump nominated Barrs to lead FMCSA on March 25. "Following extensive advocacy by ATA more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 [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: * * * Broad Coalition Sues to Block Trump-Vance Administration's Innovation Ban * Medical Care, Education, and Economy Face Harm as New H-1B Proclamation Blocks Essential Talent San Francisco, CA -- A coalition of labor unions, health care providers, sc more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR Calls on Trump to Withdraw Support for Israel's Annihilation of Gaza City as Another Child Starves to Death, Dozens Killed * The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on President Trump to withdraw his support for the Israeli government's ongoing efforts to annihilate Gaz more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR-CA Demands Immediate Release of California Residents Kidnapped by Israeli Forces From Global Sumud Flotilla * (SACRAMENTO, CA - 10/3/2025) - The California chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CA) today urged state and federal lawmakers, including members of Congress and California's U.S. Senators, to demand the immediate release of thre more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities issued the following research: * * * A Quick Guide to SNAP Eligibility and Benefits * Most families and individuals who meet the program's income guidelines are eligible for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly the Food Stamp Program). The size of a family's SNAP benefit is based on its income and certain expenses. This paper provides a short summary of SNAP eligibility and benefit more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Colorado Moves Forward State Leadership After Trump Elimination of Federal EV Tax Credit * DENVER, CO - Gov. Jared Polis just announced that Colorado is increasing electric vehicle (EV) subsidies for low- and middle-income drivers to help offset the Trump administration's elimination of EV tax credits through the Republicans' budget bill. The federal EV tax credit expired on Sept. 30. Sin more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary: * * * Conservatives Oppose Supersized, COVID-Era Obamacare Handouts By Rachel Loren No Republican in Congress voted for the expanded Obamacare subsidies. Democrats lied to the American people when they promised their expansion of these subsidies was only temporary and to address the COVID-19 pandemic. Now Democrats are shutting down the government unless these COVID credits are made permanent, costing taxpayers  more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Oct. 4 -- KFF, an organization that says it focuses on health policy, issued the following news release: * * * Despite Budget Concerns, Three-Quarters of Public Say Congress Should Extend the Enhanced ACA Tax Credits Set to Expire Next Year, Including Most Republicans and MAGA Supporters 7 in 10 Marketplace Enrollees Say They Could Not Afford Coverage if Their Premiums Doubled; 4 in 10 Say They Would Expect to Be Uninsured * More than three-quarters (78%) of the p more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 [Category: Political] -- EMILYs List issued the following news release: * * * EMILYs List Endorses Illinois Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton in the U.S. Senate Race * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today EMILYs List, the nation's largest resource for women in politics, endorsed Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton in the Illinois U.S. Senate race. EMILYs List President Jessica Mackler released the following statement: "Juliana Stratton is a bold leader who throughout her time in  more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Oct. 3 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice posted the following news release: * * * EPA Reverses Course on Toxic Emissions from Steel Industry Coke Ovens * Washington, D.C. -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reversed course on their plans to delay air pollution compliance for coke oven plants, after Earthjustice and the Environmental Integrity Project filed a lawsuit on behalf of a coalition of clean air and community public health advocacy gro more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Oct. 4 -- Equality California issued the following news release: * * * Equality California Responds to Trump Demands Regarding University Funding Following a series of actions by the Trump administration threatening the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) and the University of Southern California (USC) into complying with certain demands in exchange for federal funding -- Equality California Executive Director Tony Hoang offered the following response: "Donal more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 [Category: ThinkTank] -- Groundwork Collaborative, a think tank and progressive advocacy group, posted the following news release: * * * An Economy on Ice as Americans Prepare for a Health Care Price Fright The U.S. economy is on ice, and instead of offering solutions, Republicans are sending a clear message that they'd rather shut down the government than tackle the rising costs of living and shrinking opportunities hurting everyday Americans. Real people are speaking out  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 [Category: Science] -- The Food and Water Watch posted the following news release: * * * Groups Appeal Court Decision Allowing Trump EPA To Suppress Factory Farm Air Pollution Info * Trump Administration Shields Polluters As Factory Farm Emissions Kill More People Than Coal Plants WASHINGTON -- Today, conservation and community groups appealed a federal court decision upholding a Trump Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule that exempts factory farms from their duty  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- The Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges issued the following news release on Oct. 3, 2025: * * * New Higher Ed Compact Threatens Institutional Independence The Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB) today cautioned that the Trump Administration's new proposed Higher Ed Compact undermines the core principle of independent governance. Ross Mugler, Interim President and CEO of AGB, said by tying essential federal funding  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 [Category: Environment] -- The League of Conservation Voters posted the following news release: * * * LCV Action Fund Announces New Slate of Endorsements for U.S. Senate * Washington D.C. - The League of Conservation Voters (LCV) Action Fund, which works to elect candidates who will fight to build a clean energy economy and strengthen our democracy for all, announced new endorsements of seven climate champion U.S. Senators for re-election next year. The endorsements includ more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Legal Victory: FEMA Must Consider Rooftop Solar for Puerto Rico's Ailing Grid * SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Conservation and community groups have won a legal challenge to federal plans to spend billions of dollars to rebuild Puerto Rico's electric grid back to the centralized, fossil fuel-dependent status quo instead of investing post-disaster funding in distributed renewable  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- LULAC, the League of United Latin American Citizens, issued the following news release: * * * LULAC HAILS COURT'S REJECTION OF TRUMP'S BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP ATTACK Nation's Oldest and Largest Latino Civil Rights Organization Reaffirms Protection for Children Born on U.S. Soil * The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) welcomed another decisive federal court ruling Friday rejecting President Donald Trump's attempt to strip birthright citizenship from childr more PR

NEW YORK, Oct. 4 -- The New York Immigration Coalition issued the following news release on Oct. 3, 2025: * * * New Trump Admin Policy Threatens Immigrant Children's Safety and Rights Today, credible reports have emerged that the Trump administration is prepping a new enforcement operation targeted at unaccompanied children. According to the leaked plans, children who are in court proceedings to prove their legal rights to stay in the U.S. will be threatened with indefinite detention and imme more PR

HAILEY, Idaho, Oct. 4 -- The Western Watersheds Project posted the following news release on Oct. 3, 2025: * * * Proposed Sage Grouse Management Undermines Current Protections and Sweeps Away Critical Conservation Measures BOISE, Idaho - Conservation groups submitted comments today on the Bureau of Land Management's proposed changes to the greater sage grouse management plans, lamenting the potential roll-backs from protections the 2024 plans would have afforded the imperiled bird. The new ma more PR

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Oct. 4 -- WildEarth Guardians posted the following news release on Oct. 3, 2025: * * * Proposed Sage Grouse Management Undermines Current Protections and Sweeps Away Critical Conservation Measures Weakening sage-grouse conservation will yet again push this uniquely American bird closer to extinction * BOISE, Idaho - Conservation groups submitted comments today on the Bureau of Land Management's proposed changes to the greater sage grouse management plans, lamenting th more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 [Category: Environment] -- The League of Conservation Voters issued the following news wrapup, This Week in Climate Action - Oct. 3, 2025: * * * TOP NEWS IN THE FIGHT AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE # STATE NEWS NEW YORK ACCELERATES RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS: To help lower energy costs, New York is speeding up construction of clean energy projects. The state is also soliciting new projects to meet energy demands and take advantage of federal clean energy tax credits before they e more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * Trump Administration's Use of Employees' Emails to Send Partisan Political Messages Challenged by Largest Federal Worker Union * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The largest federal worker union in the nation today sued the Trump-Vance administration for forcing civil servants at the U.S. Department of Education to engage in partisan political rhetoric during the current federal shutdown. The American Fede more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 [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: * * * Trump-Vance Administration's Use of Employees' Emails to Send Partisan Political Messages Challenged by Largest Federal Worker Union * Washington DC - The largest federal worker union in the nation today sued the Trump-Vance administration for forci more PR

NEW YORK, Oct. 3 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * US: Informed Health Choices Harder under Trump * (Washington, DC) - The United States Department of Health and Human Services under the Trump administration appears to be letting politicized and ideological priorities impact the availability of health-related information, Human Rights Watch said today. Respecting and fulfilling the right to health requires a credible, evidence-led process that e more PR