From Environment America (https://environmentamerica.org/): When an Ohio man took a job trucking waste for the oil and gas industry, he was told the waste he was transporting was perfectly safe. But when he and other workers began exhibiting strange health … Continued
From We Welcome (https://www.wewelcomerefugees.com/): We have the opportunity to leverage the full strength of what it means to believe, and act, as one America. All of us means #AllOfUS. Add your name to our statement at https://www.wewelcomerefugees.com/all_of_us to show you’re in this … Continued
A statement by the Governing Board of the National Council of Churches “Be still, and know that I am God! I am exalted among the nations, I am exalted in the earth.” The Lord of hosts is with us; the … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): Without paid sick days and family/medical leave, governors can’t safely reopen their economies –especially as pandemic death rates continue to rise and widespread testing for COVID-19 is still not available. [1,2] In fact, right now the majority of workers still … Continued
BACKGROUND The Department of Environmental Protection has developed this grant program in accordance with Section 301 of the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act (Act 101 of July 1988). The intent of this program is to reduce, to … Continued
From Interfaith Power and Light (http://interfaithpowerandlight.org): In a relentless campaign to dismantle our environmental protections, the Administration’s EPA is now trying to lock in their disregard for science in future environmental rule-making. Register your opposition to the administration’s shameful attempts … Continued
To ensure that Pennsylvanians have opportunities to safely enjoy outdoor recreation as a way to maintain positive physical and mental health, and in keeping with the commonwealth’s stay-at-home orders to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, Governor Tom Wolf today announced … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Health Access Network (http://www.pahealthaccess.org): The IRS has announced that SSI recipients who have dependents under 17, and did NOT file 2018 or 2019 taxes, must act by Tuesday, May 5th in order to receive additional payments. If you are unsure if … Continued
Ecumenical Advocacy Days’ 2020 conference theme is “Imagine! God’s Earth and People Restored!” As the COVID-19 pandemic lays bare the deeply rooted systemic injustice and institutionalized racism that traps communities of color in cycles of poverty and poor health outcomes, … Continued
In consultation with public health professionals and in an effort to simplify and to better capture growth, decline, or stability, the Wolf Administration elaborated on the Department of Health metrics and included an example to aid in calculation. The target data … Continued