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From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): A chemical used in rocket fuel, explosives and fireworks could also be in drinking water, but no one is protecting us from it. The Trump administration’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it will not set regulations on … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/07/31/watchdog-groups-demand-probe-voter-suppression-tactics-postal-service-chief-and Published on Friday, July 31, 2020 by Common Dreams “In his first month on the job, the postmaster general has already taken steps that could undermine efficient voting by mail in November.” By Jake Johnson, staff writer … Continued
From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): The United States has a painful history with slavery—and those deep and systemic racial injustices have been carried forward for hundreds of years. EPI’s director of the Program on Race, Ethnicity, and the Economy … Continued
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): Tens of millions of working people have lost their jobs due to the COVID-19 pandemic, causing near-depression level job losses and a historic contraction of the economy. Through it all, a critical benefit … Continued
From CLASP (http://www.clasp.org/): Congressman John Lewis was laid to rest last week after several events in Alabama, Georgia, and Washington, DC to remember and celebrate his life. During today’s funeral, three former presidents, the Speaker of the House, former staffers, … Continued
From Interfaith Power and Light (http://interfaithpowerandlight.org): As part of the service for Rep. John Lewis, in addition to remembering John the man, the loyal friend, the loving father and dedicated congressman, the service was a call to action. It was … Continued
From the National Religious Campaign Against Torture (http://www.nrcat.org): Right now Congressional leadership is negotiating the next COVID-19 relief bill. We urge you to contact your Members of Congress today at https://nrcat.salsalabs.org/stopthespreadofcovid19inprisons/index.html to help ensure our sisters and brothers who are incarcerated … Continued
Please take 3 minutes to protect access to clean water by calling your Senators. The COVID-19 crisis has demonstrated the link between public health and access to clean water. Due to underinvestment in American and tribal water and wastewater systems, … Continued
From the Sierra Club (https://www.sierraclub.org/): The recent grand jury investigation included descriptions of the air as “Nauseating,” and of a “black sludge in the toilet,” and went on to say, “Many of those living in close proximity to a well pad … Continued