Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2017-10-23/environment/childs-app-boosts-gardens-for-pollinators/a59962-1 October 23, 2017 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Populations of monarch butterflies and other pollinators have declined sharply. (bbarlow/Pixabay) HARRISBURG, Pa. – Conservation and gardening groups are getting help from … Continued
From the Interfaith Immigration Coalition (http://www.interfaithimmigration.org): This Thursday (Oct. 26), the U.S. House Judiciary Committee is holding an oversight hearing on the U.S. refugee resettlement program. Refugee resettlement is a life-saving opportunity for individuals and families fleeing persecution to rebuild … Continued
From the Interfaith Immigration Coalition (http://www.interfaithimmigration.org): The administration has already begun terminating Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for some nationalities, and as they make decisions about other populations with TPS, the lives of over 330,000 people are in danger. Right now, … Continued
The Call to US Banks to Cease Fossil Fuel Financing is a project of the good folks at the Climate Justice initiative at Union Theological Seminary. They’re asking religious leaders to sign on by October 20 (NOTE: You can still sign … Continued
Posted at https://www.chn.org/2017/10/20/51-senators-vote-slash-medicaid-order-pay-tax-cuts-rich/#.WepJdVtSwdU By Deborah Weinstein October 20, 2017 They also voted to cut Medicare, education, housing assistance, job training, home heating/cooling assistance, SNAP, Meals on Wheels, Head Start, environmental and public health protections, child care, help for people with disabilities… … Continued
From PennFuture (http://www.pennfuture.org): Emissions from a developing, massive Shell petrochemical plant in Beaver County would contain a toxic mix of pollutants – particulate matter, sulfur dioxide, and volatile organic compounds, such as acrolein, benzene, toluene and naphthalene – that exacerbate … Continued
From the Union of Concerned Scientists (http://www.ucsusa.org): The Volkswagen “Dieselgate” scandal that led to huge emissions of harmful diesel particulates and smog pollution could be minor compared to what is happening right now. Congress is considering legislation that would protect … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Immigration and Citizenship Coalition (http://www.paimmigrant.org): Pennsylvania is still home to the Berks County Family Detention Center (BCRC), one of three detention centers for immigrant families, where children as young as two-weeks-old have been incarcerated. In August 2015, … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Immigration and Citizenship Coalition (http://www.paimmigrant.org): Earlier this week, the third iteration of Trump’s Muslim ban was scheduled to go into effect. The new ban has increased the number of countries facing restrictions including North Korea, Chad, and Venezuela. The … Continued
From Lancaster Against Pipelines (http://www.wearelancastercounty.org/): On Monday, twenty-three courageous members of our movement were arrested in front of an excavator on land belonging to the Adorers of the Blood of Christ in West Hempfield Township. Those arrested ranged in age … Continued