From Interfaith Power and Light (http://interfaithpowerandlight.org): Did you hear the news? Last week, the EPA announced that it was going after California’s ability to set standards for cleaner cars. California has had the ability to set stricter than national vehicle … Continued
From the Sierra Club (https://www.sierraclub.org/): Pennsylvanians have a constitutional right to clean air and water and the protection of the Commonwealth’s natural resources. Unfortunately, current law makes it very difficult for the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) to hold polluters … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2019-09-24/childrens-issues/report-more-pa-kids-living-in-concentrated-poverty/a67877-1 September 24, 2019 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window In Pennsylvania, 42% of African-American children live in concentrated poverty, compared with 28% nationally. (napatcha/Adobe Stock) HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania is one … Continued
From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): As the administration moves forward with attempts to gut our nation’s tools for wildlife conservation, it’s critical that state officials take greater steps to protect Pennsylvania’s species today. Ask our state legislature to support new efforts to … Continued
HARRISBURG — Today, the U.S. Department of Labor announced its final overtime rule, which will set the threshold under which salaried workers are automatically entitled to overtime pay to an inadequate $35,568 a year. As we stated when the rule … Continued
From the Union of Concerned Scientists (http://www.ucsusa.org): We saw it coming and now it’s happened: Not able to get what it wanted, the administration has basically flipped over the negotiating table. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) just finalized a rule … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2019-09-23/environment/pa-joining-suit-for-tough-auto-emission-standards/a67851-1 September 23, 2019 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Vehicle emissions contribute to asthma-inducing smog and global climate change. (Monika Wisniewska/Adobe Stock) HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania has joined more than 20 … Continued
From Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children (http://www.papartnerships.org): Do you know how your county compares to others in Pennsylvania when it comes to child welfare, health insurance coverage, educational opportunities and other important measures of child well-being? To help you get answers, … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): 2 million people and their families. 2 million. That’s how many people who work for the federal government and how many will benefit if Congress passes the Federal Employee Paid Leave Act this year! And here’s … Continued
From the National Religious Campaign Against Torture (http://www.nrcat.org): Starring Adam Driver, Annette Bening, and Jon Hamm, The Report is an important new film that tells the story of U.S. Senate staffer Dan Jones leading an investigation into the Bush-Cheney era … Continued