WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- The Economic Policy Institute issued the following news release: * * * 271,500 workers went on strike in 2024 271,500 workers were involved in major strikes in 2024, according to an EPI analysis of data released this morning from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). This marks a 41% decrease compared with 2023 but remains significantly higher than average strike activity over the past two decades. These strikes included workers across the country--from health care wor  more

SAN DIEGO, California, Feb. 21 -- The American Public Health Association issued the following news release: * * * APHA announces new initiative For Our Health to defend science and safeguard the public's health In response to sweeping policy changes and executive actions that threaten the public's health, scientific integrity and access to health and health care, APHA is announcing a new initiative, 'For Our Health,' which builds on our longstanding commitment to champion optimal, equitable h  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR-CA Releases Guidance for Muslim Employees, Students, and Community Members on Navigating Religious Accommodations During Ramadan The California chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CA) recently released a resource guide to support Muslim employees, students, and community members in navigating workplace and school accommodations during t  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- TechFreedom, a technology policy think tank, issued the following news release: * * * California Should Narrow Proposed Definition of Automated Decision-Making Technology Yesterday, TechFreedom filed comments to the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) regarding its proposed regulations on Automated Decision-Making Technology (ADMT). Our comments highlighted how the agency's proposal exceeds the scope of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), attempting to s  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Feb. 19 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice posted the following news release: * * * CEQ Eviscerates NEPA, Communities Pay the Price San Francisco, CA -- Today, the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) eliminated all of the rules that implement the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the foundational law that protects people and the environment by requiring the federal government to consider and disclose the environmental consequences if it  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Feb. 20 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice posted the following news release: * * * Court Denies Tribes, Green Groups a Line 5 Permit Redo Lansing, MI -- The Michigan Court of Appeals yesterday struck down a challenge by Tribal Nations and green groups who sought to overturn the Michigan Public Service Commission's decision to permit Enbridge's Line 5 tunnel project beneath the Straits of Mackinac. The project would extend the operational life of the aging pi  more

OAKLAND, California, Feb. 20 -- As You Sow Foundation posted the following news release: * * * Despite Trump Attacks, Carbon Clean 200 Companies Financially Outperform Fossil Fuel and All-World Benchmarks MEDIA CONTACT: Ryon Harms, ryon@asyousow.org, 310-579-2188 12th Clean200 list shows global sustainable clean energy economy is experiencing exponential growth around the world EL CERRITO, CALIFORNIA--FEB. 20, 2025 --As You Sow and Corporate Knights today released the 12th cohort of the C  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 20 [Category: Environment] -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release: * * * Environmental Defense Fund Appoints Leading Natural Resource Economist Christopher Costello as Chief Economist The Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) announced the appointment of Christopher Costello as its new Chief Economist. Costello, a distinguished professor of natural resource economics at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB), brings decades of experience and   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Feb. 20 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice posted the following news release: * * * Legal Intervention Defends Powder River Basin Coal Leasing Decision Casper, WY -- The Northern Cheyenne Tribe, alongside Tribal and conservation groups, filed a motion today to join a lawsuit to defend the Biden administration's 2024 decision ending new coal leasing on public lands in Wyoming and Eastern Montana's Powder River Basin. In a last-ditch effort to revive the strugg  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 [Category: Consumer Services] -- The American Consumer Institute Center for Citizen Research posted the following news: * * * Public Comments: Opposition to Proposed Automated Decision Making Technology Regulations ACI Warns That Proposed AI Regulations Could Harm California Consumers Arlington, VA - The American Consumer Institute (ACI) is raising concerns over the proposed Automated Decision-Making Technology and Risk Assessment regulations in California, warning that  more