Groundbreaking Study Finds ‘Fingerprint’ of Human-Caused Climate Change in Global Daily Weather

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Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/01/03/groundbreaking-study-finds-fingerprint-human-caused-climate-change-global-daily Published on Friday, January 03, 2020 by Common Dreams “This new development means that every day will be marked by the impacts of #climatechange,” tweeted Congresswoman Deb Haaland, calling on her colleagues to pass bills addressing the … Continued

Patients Rising: Persons with Diabetes Are Leading the Access to Medicines Movement–Part Two

From Faith in Healthcare (https://faithinhealthcare.org): Faith in Healthcare is grateful to the terrific social movement weekly publication Waging Nonviolence for publishing this article by our editor. We offer it here to Faith in Healthcare readers in two parts. Part One can be viewed … Continued

In New Study Naming Pollution the ‘Largest Environmental Threat to Health,’ US Ranks Among Top 10 Nations for Premature Deaths

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Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/12/18/new-study-naming-pollution-largest-environmental-threat-health-us-ranks-among-top-10 Published on Wednesday, December 18, 2019 The analysis found that “exposure to toxic air, water, soil, and chemical pollution” causes 8.3 million premature deaths worldwide each year. By Jessica Corbett, staff writer An elementary school student wears … Continued

‘Huge Step Toward a More Inclusive, Representative Democracy’: NJ Restores Voting Rights of People on Parole and Probation

Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/12/18/huge-step-toward-more-inclusive-representative-democracy-nj-restores-voting-rights Published on Wednesday, December 18, 2019 by Common Dreams “On this historic day, New Jersey has lifted… 83,000 ghosts of democracy out of the shadows.” By Jessica Corbett, staff writer New Jersey’s Democratic governor, Phil Murphy, signed … Continued

In New Study Naming Pollution the ‘Largest Environmental Threat to Health,’ US Ranks Among Top 10 Nations for Premature Deaths

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Published on Wednesday, December 18, 2019 Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/12/18/new-study-naming-pollution-largest-environmental-threat-health-us-ranks-among-top-10 The analysis found that “exposure to toxic air, water, soil, and chemical pollution” causes 8.3 million premature deaths worldwide each year. By Jessica Corbett, staff writer An elementary school student wears … Continued

‘Huge Step Toward a More Inclusive, Representative Democracy’: NJ Restores Voting Rights of People on Parole and Probation

Published on Wednesday, December 18, 2019 by Common Dreams “On this historic day, New Jersey has lifted… 83,000 ghosts of democracy out of the shadows.” By Jessica Corbett, staff writer New Jersey’s Democratic governor, Phil Murphy, signed into law pair … Continued

Patients Rising: Persons with Diabetes Are Leading the Access to Medicines Movement

From Faith in Healthcare (https://faithinhealthcare.org): Faith in Healthcare is grateful to the terrific social movement weekly publication Waging Nonviolence for publishing this article by our editor. We offer it here to Faith in Healthcare readers in two parts. Part One: Elizabeth Pfiester … Continued

PA Methane Rule Advances

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Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2019-12-18/climate-change-air-quality/pa-methane-rule-advances/a68648-2 December 18, 2019 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window The public will be able to comment starting early next year on a proposed rule estimated to reduce methane emissions in Pennsylvania … Continued