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Newswire - May, 2013

Friday May 24, 2013

4:49 PM
100 Envrionmental Groups: Submit Comments in Opposition to Senate Energy Committe Draft Radioactive Waste Legislation
3:26 PM
Decarcerate PA: 100-Mile March Across PA Seeks to Halt Prison Expansion, Austerity
2:27 PM
Friends of the Earth to NRC: Operating San Onofre as a Nuclear Experiment Is Not an Option
2:20 PM
Public Citizen: Shareholders and Activists to Call on Chevron to Refrain From Political Spending and Environmentally Destructive Practices
9:32 AM
Center for Economic and Policy Research: United States Still a No-Vacation Nation

Thursday May 23, 2013

5:22 PM
Advocacy Groups: Youth Vow to Appeal Decision in Landmark Federal Litigation Concerning Climate Change
4:58 PM
Our Walmart Files Over 30 New Counts of Unfair Labor Practices Against Walmart For Attempts to Silence Associates
4:49 PM
Corporate Accountability International: Shareholders Vote for McDonald’s to Assess Its Health Impacts
4:09 PM
Fast Food Forward McDonald’s Workers and Supporters Protest Shareholder Meeting, Call for $15 / Hour and Right to Form a Union Without Intimidation
2:53 PM
National Campaign for Nonviolent Resistance: Citizen Activists Confer With US Attorney Urging an Indictment Against US President, CIA Director, and Other for War Crimes
2:51 PM
Senator Bernie Sanders: Older Americans Act Reauthorization Introduced
1:18 PM
Environmental Groups: Opposition to Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline Increases While Support Wanes in House Vote
12:45 PM
Senator Bernie Sanders Senate Votes on Food Labeling Amendment
12:13 PM
ACLU: Statement on Proposed 20 Week Abortion Ban
10:07 AM
US PIRG: New Report Documents a Decade of Safety Violations by Compounding Pharmacies
9:38 AM
Oil Change International: House Supporters of Keystone XL Took $56 Million From Fossil Fuel Industry Before Pipeline Vote
9:32 AM
Jeremy Scahill on DOJ Admission of Americans Killed in Drone Strikes
9:26 AM
ACLU Comment on U.S. Admission to Killing Americans in Targeted Killing Program

Wednesday May 22, 2013

5:42 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights Attorneys, Media Challenge Secrecy of Manning Court Martial in Civilian Court
5:10 PM
Senator Bernie Sanders: Sanders, Boxer, Begich, DeFazio File Bills on Fed Conflicts of Interest
4:27 PM
CODEPINK: Obama Speaks On Drones & Gitmo: CODEPINK Speaks Back!
2:47 PM
Senator Bernie Sanders: Let States Require GMO Food Labels
2:44 PM
Advocacy Groups: Internal Documents Reveal New York Corporation Deceiving Investors and Communities in Troubled Africa Palm-Oil Project
2:40 PM
Center for Food Safety: More States Support GMO Labeling Bills
12:49 PM
Common Cause: Los Angeles Voters Overwhelmingly Back Amendment to Overturn Citizens United
12:06 PM
ACLU: Federal Appeals Court Hears First For-Profit Challenge to Contraception Rule
11:04 AM
Food & Water Watch: On Pollution Trading in the Chesapeake: Congress Should Hear Both Sides of the Story
9:25 AM
Conservation Groups: Indigenous Peoples Protest Destructive Sarawak Dams, Corruption at Industry Conference in Malaysia

Tuesday May 21, 2013

5:17 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Scientists Call on Obama Administration to Keep Gray Wolves Protected Under Endangered Species Act
5:10 PM
Oxfam: Radical Change Needed in Way World Deals With Ever Increasing Numbers of People at Risk of Calamity
5:04 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy: Whistleblower Coleen Rowley on Obama “Transparency”
5:02 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy: With Verdict Annulled, Guatemala Genocide Trial Can Continue
4:21 PM
ACLU: Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down Arizona Abortion Ban
4:18 PM
Senator Bernie Sanders Calls for Gas Price Probe, Emergency Action by Oil Market Regulators
4:16 PM
NARAL & Bridge Project Report: Susan B. Anthony List’s Anti-Choice Machine Ramps Up 2014 Plans
2:04 PM
One Wisconsin Now: One Wisconsin Now to Travel to Iowa as Gov. Walker Pursues Presidential Ambitions
1:59 PM
CREW Sues IRS to Revise Rules Governing 501(C)(4) Groups
12:11 PM
ACLU: Major Victories for Civil Liberties Secured in Today's Immigration Bill Markup

Monday May 20, 2013

3:29 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy: “Wake Up!” Obama Nixonian, Shield Law Hollow Says Pentagon Papers Lawyer
3:25 PM
Common Cause: Senate Should End Its Holiday
9:55 AM
Center for Media & Democracy: Dissent or Terror: New Report Details How Counter Terrorism Apparatus Was Used to Monitor Occupy Movement Nationwide

Saturday May 18, 2013

1:53 PM
Amazon Watch: International Rivers Conference Exposes Global Impact of Dam Industry

Friday May 17, 2013

3:55 PM
Greenpeace Calls Out Mitch McConnell’s IRS Hypocrisy With Full Page Ad in Lexington Herald-Leader
3:51 PM
Earthjustice: Congressional Hearing Seeks to Prevent Health Safeguard
3:43 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy: AP Scandal and the War on Whistleblowers
2:27 PM
ACLU: Federal Court Temporarily Blocks Arkansas Abortion Ban
2:25 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Americans Across the Country Celebrate Endangered Species Day and Mark the 40th Anniversary of the Landmark Law
2:23 PM
Common Cause: Political Non-Profits Shouldn't Be Allowed to Hide Behind Tax Laws
12:12 PM
CREW: In Lawsuit Against IRS, CREW Continues Battle to Close 501(C)(4) Loophole
12:08 PM
Organic Consumers Association Calls on Congress to Reject King Amendment and Any Other Farm Bill Riders That Would Preempt State GMO Labeling Laws
9:14 AM
ACLU: Federal Court Says Arizona Violates Constitution by Denying Drivers Licenses to DREAMers

Thursday May 16, 2013

5:23 PM
Earthjustice: Interior Department Bows to Oil and Gas Industry Pressure, Weakens Fracking Rules
5:11 PM
350.org: Over 100 Protest Harper in New York Over Canada’s Dismal Climate Policies and Keystone XL
5:10 PM
NRDC: Administration Releases New Draft Rules for Fracking on Public Lands
5:07 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Rare Alaska Freshwater Seals One Step Closer to Endangered Species Act Protection
5:03 PM
Earthjustice: Court Rules Against Industry Efforts to Hide Health Effects of Styrene
5:02 PM
Earthjustice: Conservationists Argue for Protection of Arizona National Monuments
5:00 PM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility: High Seas Harassment of Fisheries Observers More Than Doubles
4:54 PM
Public Citizen: IRS Controversy Does Not Diminish Need for Fair and Balanced Disclosure of Corporate Political Spending
12:51 PM
Food & Water Watch: Electric Utilities Top List of U.S. Toxic Water Polluters

12:50 PM
Oxfam: Rising Debt and Falling Aid Force Poor Countries to Cut Spending on Health and Farmers
12:48 PM
Brennan Center for Justice: States Enacting Foreign Law Bans Driven by Anti-Muslim Sentiment Will Face Legal and Practical Problems

Wednesday May 15, 2013

5:37 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: On 5th Anniversary of Federal Listing for Polar Bears, Lawsuit Launched to Force Obama Administration to Ramp Up Protections
5:28 PM
Beyond Nuclear: Pandora’s Propaganda: New Documentary Omits Sound Science and Expert Research and Should be Viewed with the Facts at Hand
5:18 PM
Public Citizen: On One-Year Anniversary of U.S. Free Trade Agreement, Colombia Remains Deadliest Country for Union Members
5:13 PM
US PIRG: Proposed Farm Bills Continue Giant Giveaways to Big Agribusiness
5:10 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Suit Filed Against Destructive Caltrans Highway-widening Project in Remote Del Norte County
2:19 PM
Milwaukee Workers Organizing Committee: Fast Food and Retail Strikes Spread to Milwaukee, Fifth City in Recent Weeks
2:17 PM
Senator Bernie Sanders: As Deficit Declines Don’t Forget Working Families
12:25 PM
London Guantánamo Campaign to Stage “Murder Scene” Outside US Embassy, London to Mark 100th Day of Guantánamo Hunger Strike, Saturday 18th May, 2-4pm
12:20 PM
Organic Consumers Association Calls on NOP to Get Carrageenan Out of Organics
9:19 AM
Freedom to Marry: Brazil National Council of Justice Paves Way for the Freedom to Marry

Tuesday May 14, 2013

4:25 PM
Common Cause: IRS Enforcement and the Misuse of Nonprofits to Hide Political Spending
4:20 PM
League of Conservation Voters: Coalition Delivers 72,000 Petitions to NBC, ABC, CBS Demanding More Climate Change Coverage
4:16 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy: Administration Spying on Journalists
4:14 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy: As Global Warming Threshold Passes, Fossil Subsidies Continue
4:12 PM
Friends of the Earth: Federal Judges: No San Onofre Restart Without Formal Relicensing Hearings
2:45 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: NRA Admits Ignorance of Basic Facts About Lead Ammo's Lethal Toll on Endangered Condors
2:37 PM
Food Democracy Now: Family Farmer Group Slams Supreme Court Ruling on Monsanto’s GMO Seed Patents
12:41 PM
ACLU: New Bill Prevents Employers From Pushing Pregnant Workers Out of Work
12:37 PM
Great Plains Tar Sands Resistance: Two Local Oklahomans Shut Down Work at an Active Keystone XL Construction Site in Holdenville, Oklahoma
12:33 PM
Food & Water Watch: Biotech Ambassadors: Diplomacy or Marketing?
9:16 AM
Freedom to Marry: Minnesota Becomes 12th State to Pass Freedom to Marry
9:15 AM
ACLU Comment on Justice Department Subpoenas of AP Phone Records

Monday May 13, 2013

6:05 PM
Greenpeace: Indigenous Peoples Put Arctic Council on Alert on Eve of Foreign Ministers Meeting
6:04 PM
CREW Releases Report Examining the Influence of High Frequency Traders in Washington
6:00 PM
Marijuana Policy Project: Vermont Legislature Approves Marijuana Decriminalization Measure; Gov. Shumlin Expected to Sign Bill Into Law
5:56 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy: Following Hawking’s Israel Boycott: TIAA-CREF and Other Companies
5:16 PM
Great Plains Tar Sands Resistance: Fourth Generation Oklahoman Halts Construction On Keystone XL Easement
5:10 PM
Labor Groups: Walmart Associates, Community Supporters Launch New Website www.ReallyWalmart.org
2:30 PM
Public Citizen: TPP Should Keep Dairy “Off the Table”
10:05 AM
Food & Water Watch Sues FDA for Concealing Records on Arsenic in Poultry Feed

Friday May 10, 2013

6:20 PM
Center for Food Safety: Vermont House Passes GE Food Labeling Bill
4:21 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Feds Finally Examining Impacts of Oil Industry’s Seismic Blasts on Marine Mammals
3:25 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights: Congressional Briefing Urges Obama to Use His Authority to Close Guantánamo
3:14 PM
CODEPINK: Stages Bold Action in front of the White House, Demands Justice for Guantanamo Prisoners
9:24 AM
Move to Amend: Nationwide Day of Action Against Corporate Personhood: May 10, 2013
9:22 AM
National Low Income Housing Coalition Fannie and Freddie Should be Making Statutorily Required Contributions to the National Housing Trust Fund
9:20 AM
ACLU Comment on First Day of Immigration Reform Markup

Thursday May 9, 2013

3:40 PM
St. Louis Organizing Committee: Strike Wave by Fast Food Workers Spreads to Nation's Heartland
2:36 PM
Earthjustice: Conservation Groups Urge Interior Secretary Jewell Not to Strip Wolf Protections Across U.S.
2:34 PM
Common Cause: Civic Groups Call for Transparency in the High Costs of Using Military Aircraft for Congressional Travel
2:32 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy: Transcribing Bradley Manning’s Trial: Group Tries to Ensure Transparency
12:25 PM
Nuclear Experts: Worst Week Since Fukushima: 4 Major Setbacks In 3 Days Are Latest Stumbles For U.S. Nuclear Power Industry
12:16 PM
Center for Economic and Policy Research: Statistical Study Shows That First Audit of Venezuelan Election is Decisive
11:08 AM
Voces de la Frontera Wisconsin Immigrant Mothers Call on Senator Ron Johnson for Family Unity this Mother’s Day Holiday
11:06 AM
Cornucopia Institute: Not Good Enough for Pet Food

Wednesday May 8, 2013

6:20 PM
Corporate Accountability International: This Mother's Day: Moms Aren't Lovin' It
3:24 PM
Institute for Local Self-Reliance: Composting Is Key to New Business Sector and Green Jobs, Says New Report
3:20 PM
Senator Bernie Sanders: Summit Draws Together Supporters of Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, Veterans Benefits
11:24 AM
Friends of the Earth: Everest 'Climbing for Climate Justice' Expedition Aims to Break World Records
11:15 AM
ACLU: Delaware Governor Signs Law Officially Legalizing Marriage for Same-Sex Couples
11:13 AM
Freedom to Marry: Delaware Becomes 11th State to Approve the Freedom to Marry

Tuesday May 7, 2013

5:16 PM
Group: Daniel Ellsberg to Speak at SF Pride Board Meeting to Address Allegation's Against Bradley Manning
3:31 PM
Fitzgibbon Media: MoveOn.org, CREDO, Presente.org. Sierra Club, Democracy for America Pull Facebook Ads
2:28 PM
Public Citizen and Sierra Club Denounce World Trade Organization Attack on Successful Clean Energy Program
2:24 PM
Oil Change International: Keystone XL Pipeline Could Cost $100 Billion Per Year in Health and Environmental Damages
2:01 PM
Earthjustice: Groups Petition U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for Water Quality Standard in Appalachia to Protect Communities from Mountaintop Removal Mining Pollution
12:47 PM
ACLU: Bipartisan Task Force on Over-Criminalization a Step in Right Direction

Monday May 6, 2013

4:42 PM
Friends of the Earth: California Cap-and-Trade Scheme Could Endanger Rainforest Peoples
4:38 PM
Earthjustice: Conservationists Act to Stop Industrialization of the Thompson Divide
4:37 PM
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington: FCC Rejects Petition, but Leaves Door Open to Future Action Against News Corp.
4:34 PM
Brady Campaign and Partners To Launch Mother's Day Week of Action
4:12 PM
Americans for Safe Access: California Supreme Court Recognizes Legality of Medical Marijuana Dispensaries, But Says Localities May Ban Them
2:03 PM
Oxfam: Africa’s Growth Must Benefit All Its Citizens

Friday May 3, 2013

4:04 PM
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: Statement by Chad Stone, Chief Economist, on the April Employment Report
4:03 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Settlement Reached to Safeguard Critical Ocean, Beach Habitat for Atlantic, Pacific Loggerhead Sea Turtles
4:01 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Proposed Endangered Species Act Protection for Rare Bird Weakened
3:59 PM
CODEPINK Launches Global Hunger Strike and Vigils Calling for Justice for Prisoners at Guantanamo
3:54 PM
Union of Concerned Scientists: World Leaders Lack Political Will to Make Progress at Climate Negotiations in Bonn
9:34 AM
Environmental Groups: Indigenous Peoples Launch New Occupation on Belo Monte Dam Site
9:33 AM
Freedom to Marry: RI Becomes Tenth State Where Same-Sex Couples Can Marry

Thursday May 2, 2013

5:13 PM
ACLU Statement on Maryland Governor Signing Death Penalty Repeal
5:11 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy: FCC Chairman Nominee “Bizarre Choice”
5:08 PM
Earthjustice: Fracking Ban Stands in New York Town; Victory for Local Communities
5:05 PM
Earthjustice: African-American Citizens Sue City of Rochelle, Georgia Over Decades of Sewage Dumping
3:59 PM
Bradley Manning Support Network: LGBT Leaders Champion WikiLeaks Soldier After SF Pride Controversy
3:55 PM
Pesticide Action Network: Statement on USDA Honey Bee Report: More Inaction
1:44 PM
Food & Water Watch: GE Salmon Falls Short on Growth Promise; FDA Falls Short on Sound Science
1:40 PM
Environmental Groups: New DC Metro Ads Expose Exxon Mobil Oil Spill in Arkansas
1:30 PM
Common Cause: Transparency Promises Ring Hollow as ALEC Convenes in Oklahoma
1:29 PM
NOW: Justice Department's Appeal of Judge Korman's Ruling on Plan B is a Step Backwards in Women's Health
1:27 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy: Commerce Secretary Nominee Tied to Bank Scandal
1:25 PM
Campaign for America's Future: CEOs Pushing Austerity Enjoy Taxpayer-Subsidized Pay

Wednesday May 1, 2013

6:08 PM
Middle East Children's Alliance Celebrates 25 Years of Work with Event with Noam Chomsky : Amps Up Campaign for Humanitarian Relief for Refugees
6:06 PM
Shut It Down Affinity Group Brings ousted NRC Chair to NRC Hearing
6:01 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: EPA Refuses to Curb Deadly Coal Mine Pollution
5:57 PM
Senator Bernie Sanders Raises Questions on Reported FCC Nominee
1:42 PM
Witness Against Torture: Day 84 of the Guantanamo Hunger Strike
12:31 PM
NOW: FDA's Ruling to Hinder Accessibility of Plan B; NOW Calls For Implementation of Judge Korman's Ruling
12:29 PM
SEIU: May Day Nationwide Actions Push for Commonsense Immigration Reform
12:20 PM
Beyond Nuclear: Federal Agency to Meet with Citizens Groups in Nationwide Call to Revoke the Operating Licenses of Dangerous U.S. Fukushima Design Reactors
12:12 PM
Stand Up Chicago: Striking Workers Speak Out on Immigration Reform
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