From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): The pandemic shows no signs of disappearing any time soon. But the Senate has yet to act to help struggling families, the poor and vulnerable throughout our country. Nearly half of all households … Continued
From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): Disappearing sea ice has forced thousands of skittish walrus onto Alaska’s Arctic shores in recent years. Packed in unusually large numbers, the slightest disturbance can then cause these animals to stampede and trample one another to death, particularly … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/07/07/24-hours-3-dirty-pipelines-delayed-supreme-court-rejects-trump-effort-greenlight Published on Tuesday, July 07, 2020 by Common Dreams “The movement to put people before profits, and Indigenous rights before oil companies, is winning.” By Jake Johnson, staff writer Opponents of the Keystone XL and Dakota Access … Continued
From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): This might be the most egregious attack on our environmental protections we’ve seen yet. The administration has signed an executive order waiving environmental review and public comment periods for dangerous and dirty projects such as drilling, mining, … Continued
From We the People PA (http://wethepeoplepa.org/): We learned as early as junior high school that an independent judiciary is a critical part of the checks and balances and is necessary to protecting not only our rights and liberties but democracy … Continued
From Fair Districts PA (http://www.fairdistrictspa.com): It’s not over until it’s over! The PA House and Senate seemed to recess weeks ago but have since been adding session days and committee meetings to push a mix of bills. This week they’ll … Continued
From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): Our oceans are drowning in plastic. An estimated 8 million metric tons of plastic flow into the oceans each year — equivalent to a full garbage truck dumped into the sea every minute.1 And yet, the plastics … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/07/09/last-straw-pandemic-rages-oxfam-warns-12000-could-die-day-hunger Published on Thursday, July 09, 2020 by Common Dreams “Meanwhile, those at the top are continuing to make a profit.” By Andrea Germanos, staff writer A mother holds her malnourished child to be weighed as he receives … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/07/09/humanity-track-soon-hit-15oc-paris-accord-limit-atmospheric-co2-nears-level-not-seen Published on Thursday, July 09, 2020 by Common Dreams “It’s still not too late to avoid the worst effects of the #ClimateEmergency. But governments need to act NOW,” tweeted Greenpeace. By Jessica Corbett, staff writer The sun … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/07/09/holding-us-government-its-treaty-promises-once-supreme-court-rules-nearly-half Published on Thursday, July 09, 2020 by Common Dreams “The big news at the Supreme Court today will be Trump’s taxes,” said Cherokee writer Rebecca Nagle. “But for Indians in Oklahoma, we’ll be talking about today for decades.” By … Continued