From Church World Service (http://www.churchworldservice.org): Lawmakers are dragging their feet on helping people who fled Afghanistan, and we’re not going to tolerate it. It’s been months. So many Afghan families are still struggling with complete uncertainty whether they will have a way … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/11/08/must-read-analysis-reveals-massive-global-gap-between-declared-and-actual-emissions The new investigation from the Washington Post reveals as much as 13.3 billion tons of under-reported emissions. ANDREA GERMANOS November 8, 2021 A major new investigation from the Washington Post has found “a giant gap” between the greenhouse gas emissions … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/11/08/first-draft-cop26-decision-text-slammed-love-letter-fossil-fuel-industry “To keep 1.5 alive,” said the head of Greenpeace, “fossil fuels phase-out” must be added, and “countries must come back next year to close the gap.” JESSICA CORBETT November 8, 2021 As a new analysis revealed Monday that … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/11/08/new-survey-shows-covid-19-misinformation-has-spread-quickly-virus Nearly 40% of respondents believed that the U.S. government is lying about the number of Covid-19 deaths, and 22% said they were unsure about the statement’s veracity. JULIA CONLEY November 8, 2021 Helped along by right-wing news … Continued
From Faith in Public Life (http://www.faithinpubliclife.org): This past weekend, the House passed a massive bipartisan infrastructure bill, the Infrastructure Investment, and Jobs Act, and took a big step towards passing the Build Back Better Act with a promise to vote … Continued
From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): In the time it takes you to brush your teeth tonight, Canada’s boreal forest will lose three football fields of trees.1 It’s alarming, but the culprit is softer than you think: We’re watching the boreal disappear before our … Continued
Upon expiration, school mitigation efforts revert to school leaders Harrisburg, PA – Governor Tom Wolf today announced the intention to return the commonwealth’s K-12 school mask requirement to local leaders on January 17, 2022. Upon the expiration of the statewide mandate, local school officials will again be able to implement … Continued
From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): This past summer, we saw firsthand that the climate crisis is here and already impacting Pennsylvanians. We need to take action now to ratchet down climate pollution. Fortunately, environmental champions in the state capitol recently put forth … Continued
From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): The entire life cycle of plastic is toxic. Plastic is made from oil and gas. Plastic products can choke or even kill our wildlife. Plastic pollution dirties our waters and parks. But things could get even worse: Right … Continued
From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): In just one year, slaughterhouses dumped 55 million pounds of toxic pollution directly into our nation’s rivers and streams.1 Our waterways should provide safe drinking water as well as habitat for our wildlife and places for recreational activities. Instead, … Continued