Center for Biological Diversity: WASHINGTON Environmental groups sued the United States International Development Finance Corporation, or DFC, today for illegally exempting itself from the Sunshine Act, which requires multi-member federal agencies to open deliberations to the public. The DFC provides billions of dollars in financing each year to international projects, including fracking and environmentally destructive road-building.
WASHINGTON Environmental groups sued the United States International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) today for illegally exempting itself from the Sunshine Act, which requires multi-member federal agencies to open deliberations to the public. The DFC provides billions of dollars in financing each year to international projects, including fracking and environmentally destructive road-building.
The Trump administration exempted the agency from the Sunshine Act in April 2020, despite the fact that the DFC’s predecessor agency, the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, or OPIC, was subject to the act. In response to the litigation, the DFC has claimed that the Sunshine Act does not apply to it, meaning DFC is under no obligation to notify and hold public meetings.
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(MENAFN - Newsroom Panama) The newly appointed governor of Panama, Carla García is trying to distance herself from a Public Ministry investigation following a report of a legislative subcommittee that reported physical, sexual and psychological abuse in shelters under the responsibility of the National Secretariat for Children, Adolescents and Family (Senniaf) while she was deputy director.
She absolved herself from responsibility in the case in a statement issued Saturday arguing that she worked in the social area as Deputy
Director a position she held for a year and a half.
Complaints were filed the cases of abuse and mistreatment reported in shelters for minors and at the corresponding administrative measures were taken, such as the closure of eight shelters throughout the country.
The Leader Newspaper
Politicians line up to condemn the Valencian City Council
On the day that additional harsh restrictions were announced by the President of the Community hundreds of people attended the parade in Valencia on Tuesday evening to mark the arrival of the Three Kings in the city, with absolutely no regard for social distancing.
Throughout the afternoon, families with children were waiting for the arrival of the bus that brought their majesties the Magi. But nothing and no one has prevented the crowds from gathering and continuing to grow at a time when there is community contagion.
The same day the minister of health also announced a new high of very nearly 4,000 new cases in the community together with a further 85 deaths.