WASHINGTON, April 4 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR-SFBA Condemns Trump Administration's Demand for UC Berkeley Faculty Info as Attack on Academic Freedom, Free Speech The San Francisco Bay Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SFBA), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the Trump administration's subpoena of personal information belonging  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 4 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice posted the following news release: * * * Earthjustice Reacts to Senate Parliamentarian Reaffirming States' Rights to Clean their Air Under the Clean Air Act Washington, D.C. -- In response to the Senate parliamentarian reaffirming that California's Clean Air Act waivers are not subject to the Congressional Review Act, Earthjustice issued the following: "We are pleased the Senate Parliamentarian has reaffirmed that   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 4 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice posted the following news release: * * * Earthjustice Responds to 'Emergency' Forests Directive That Lays Groundwork for Widespread Industrial Logging Washington, D.C. -- In response to President Trump's recent executive order calling on federal agencies to ramp up timber harvests across federal forestlands, a Secretarial Memo issued April 3 from the Department of Agriculture has declared 59 percent of U.S. Forest Se  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Lawmakers Urged Against Bill to Undermine California Environmental Quality Act SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Nearly 50 community and conservation organizations are warning California lawmakers about a dangerous bill that would severely weaken a landmark environmental law that has helped protect the state's natural resources, public health and biodiversity since 1970. In a letter s  more

NEW YORK, April 4 [Category: Environment] -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release: * * * Senate Parliamentarian Confirms California Clean Vehicle Waivers Not Subject to Congressional Review Act (WASHINGTON, D.C.) - The Senate parliamentarian today reaffirmed that Clean Air Act waivers allowing California to implement protective clean vehicle standards are not subject to the Congressional Review Act. California's clean vehicle standards will help protect millions of  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 5 -- Equal Rights Advocates issued the following statement by Jessica Ramey Stender, policy director and deputy legal director: * * * STATEMENT: ERA-Sponsored Anti-Retaliation Law Central to Blake Lively's Motion to Dismiss Defamation Suit "The recent motion filed by Blake Lively, which cites California Civil Code Section 47.1 (enacted after passage of California Assembly Bill 933) in seeking to dismiss a defamation claim, has brought attention to this importa  more