From the Food Research and Action Center (http://www.frac.org): Please take a moment to urge your Members of Congress to co-sponsor two pieces of important legislation that were recently introduced at https://p2a.co/0dFe8Sg. The Summer Meals Act of 2021 would ensure low-income children across … Continued
From Education Voters of Pennsylvania (http://www.educationvoterspa.org/): Pennsylvania will receive nearly $5 billion in one-time federal funding for K-12 schools in the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act of 2021 through the Elementary and Secondary School Relief Fund (ESSER). Ninety percent of … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): Because of President Biden’s American Families Plan, we have the best chance to win nation-wide paid family and medical leave that we’ve ever had before. If we keep the pressure on Congress, we could win paid … Continued
From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): Forests used to cover half of the United States. But now? They only exist throughout one-third of our country.1 When a forest is cut down, it can’t clean our air, protect our climate or shelter wildlife. We recently … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/04/28/we-need-act-now-study-reveals-glaciers-melting-unprecedented-pace Published on Wednesday, April 28, 2021 by Common Dreams “A doubling of the thinning rates in 20 years for glaciers outside Greenland and Antarctica tells us we need to change the way we live,” the study’s lead … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/05/04/new-soil-study-shows-pesticides-destroying-very-foundations-web-life Published on Tuesday, May 04, 2021 by Common Dreams “These troubling findings add to the urgency of reining in pesticide use to save biodiversity.” By Jessica Corbett, staff writer “Beetles and springtails have enormous impacts on the … Continued
From Fund Our Schools PA (https://www.fundourschoolspa.org/): As our case gets ready to go to trial this September, it’s more important than ever to share our stories of what it’s really been like in underfunded PA public schools all over the state. … Continued
From the Environmental Defense Fund (https://www.edf.org/): Methane emissions are responsible for at least 25% of the warming we experience today. That’s why we’re doing something about it. By passing S.J.Res 14, the Senate invoked the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to start … Continued
All Pennsylvania voters, regardless of party affiliation, may vote on statewide ballot questions during primary elections. Find your precinct and make a plan to vote today. Learn more at https://www.votespa.com/Pages/default.aspx. Check out our 2021 Primary information page at https://pachurchesadvocacy.org/2021-election-and-voting/. Statewide Ballot Questions Voters across … Continued
