NEW YORK, June 7 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The American Civil Liberties Union, an organization that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., posted the following news release: * * * ACLU Reacts to President Trump's Federalizing National Guard Troops in Response to Protests * Tonight, the Trump administration announced it will federalize 2,000 National Guard troops to counter protests in Los Angeles. The protests resp  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO AFSCME (American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees) issued the following news release: * * * AFSCME's Saunders demands the immediate release of labor leader David Huerta * WASHINGTON -- AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement demanding the immediate release of labor leader David Huerta: "AFSCME demands the immediate release of David Huerta, vice president of the California Federation of Labor, and   more

WASHINGTON, June 8 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is announcing the availability of and soliciting public comment on additional data related to the proposed addition of the Exide Technologies, Vernon, California to the national priorities list. The EPA proposed to list the site on the NPL on September 5, 2024. These additional data specifically address questions raised during the initial comment period regarding aquifer interconnection and contaminant attribution, particul  more

WASHINGTON, June 7 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued a clean data determination for the Los Angeles-South Coast Air Basin in California. This determination is based on the area's attainment of the 2006 24-hour fine particulate matter (PM2.5) national ambient air quality standards. As a result of this CDD, certain Clean Air Act requirements for California will be suspended as long as the area continues to meet these standards. The EPA is also approving a revision to  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 [Category: Political] -- The League of Women Voters issued the following news release: * * * League of Women Voters Condemns Use of Federal Force on Peaceful Protestors * League of Women Voters of California Executive Director Helen Hutchison and League of Women Voters of the US CEO Celina Stewart issued the following joint statement in response to the deploying of National Guard troops against largely peaceful protestors in Los Angeles County.  "The President villainizi  more

WASHINGTON, June 7 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Railroad Administration issued the following news release on June 6, 2025: * * * Trump's Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Releases Report Exposing No Viable Path Forward for California's High-Speed Rail Boondoggle Report identifies years of mismanagement, broken promises, and wasted federal taxpayer dollars * U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy today released the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)   more