Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2018-02-09/environment/pipeline-construction-resumes-as-groups-condemn-dep-decision/a61377-1 February 9, 2018 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Construction of the Mariner East 2 pipeline was suspended on Jan. 3, but this week, the Pennsylvania Dept. of Environmental Protection allowed … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2018/02/08/fueled-broken-social-contract-study-finds-inequality-and-despair-driving-us-life Published on Thursday, February 08, 2018 by Common Dreams While the U.S. is still extremely rich nation, “its wealth is not inclusive” and “the ‘American dream’ is increasingly out of reach” By Julia Conley, staff writer A … Continued
Posted at https://www.clasp.org/blog/no-justification-time-limit-medicaid By Jessica Gehr The attack on health care is continuing in Washington, D.C. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), part of the federal Department of Health and Human Services, has approved state waivers that will block families … Continued
Posted at https://www.chn.org/human_needs_report/chn-overnight-shutdown-ends-budget-spending-deal-reached/#.Wn4BnCXwYdV February 9, 2018 An hours-long government shutdown ended in the early morning hours on Feb. 9 after the House and Senate agreed to pass a stopgap spending bill. This time, Congress was finally able to come to … Continued
From National Employment Law Project (http://www.nelp.org/(: Congratulations. If you were among the hundreds of thousands of people who submitted comments to the U.S. Department of Labor on its proposal to let employers take workers’ tips, your voice has been heard … Continued
From Peace Action (http://www.peace-action.org/): On Monday, 18 Senators sent a letter to the White House informing President Trump that he does not have legal authority to launch a military strike on North Korea.[1] This is a great sign that Congress … Continued
Posted at https://www.chn.org/2018/02/07/17848/#.Wnyn-q6nEdU By National Partnership for Women & Families February 7, 2018 Editor’s note: This piece was written by Debra L. Ness, president of the National Partnership for Women & Families. It was originally published on Medium and on the National Partnership’s blogon … Continued
Posted at https://www.nationofchange.org/2018/02/01/takes-five-million-gallons-freshwater-frack-single-gas-well/ Five million gallons equals 250,000 bathtubs, or seven Olympic-sized swimming pools. Ruth Milka / NationofChange / News Report – February 1, 2018 We know that fracking is fueling climate change, damaging kids’ brains, endangering nearby water supplies, polluting the air, and threatening the health … Continued
From the Alaska Wilderness League (http://www.alaskawild.org): One month ago, Congress passed and President Trump signed into law a tax bill that includes a backdoor scheme to allow drilling in the Arctic Refuge, birthplace of the Porcupine Caribou Herd. But take … Continued