Actually, action at any time is appropriate! September 16th, Statewide Across the state, activists will be lobbying their state representatives in-district as a send off action. Let’s send them a message, reminding them that part of their job in 2019 … Continued
From Church World Service (http://www.churchworldservice.org): Last week, reports surfaced that the administration is preparing to release an executive order that would grant authority to states and localities to deny refugee resettlement in their communities. This discriminatory and unlawful policy, in … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2019-08-26/health-issues/local-events-offer-help-to-fight-high-rx-costs/a67551-1 August 26, 2019 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window From 2012 to 2017 the average cost of brand name prescription drugs in PA rose 58%. (Burlingham/Adobe Stock) HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvanians … Continued
From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): No one wants radioactive waste in their drinking water source. But an investigative news story last week showed that gas companies are sending millions of gallons of radioactive fracking wastewater into our rivers.1 This is outrageous and … Continued
From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): Unprecedented fires are raging in the Amazon rainforest.1 The Amazon, with its countless trees, is a vital stronghold in the fight against climate change. It’s also home to incredible wildlife like elusive, spotted jaguars.2 Tropical forests like … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/08/20/prayforamazonia-goes-viral-twitter-users-call-attention-international-emergency Published on Tuesday, August 20, 2019 by Common Dreams “The Amazon rainforest has been burning for three weeks! We are on the verge of losing it completely if the fire isn’t put out. The loss of trees, … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/08/20/lawsuit-behalf-55000-migrants-accuses-trump-administration-torture-ice-detention Published on Tuesday, August 20, 2019 by Common Dreams “Tens of thousands have suffered as a result of the federal government’s abject failure to provide basic medical care. More will suffer, and more will die, without court … Continued
First, a Kafkaesque story: After years of struggle, Erie School District faced insolvency, requiring a $14M bailout and a financial administrator to come up with a five-year-plan. The administrator went to work, diving into the fine details of the district’s … Continued
From the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (http://www.cbpp.org): HARRISBURG – State and local policymakers can take four key steps to better integrate immigrants, including immigrants who are undocumented, into the mainstream economy and foster community well-being, according to a … Continued
From the Alaska Wilderness League (http://www.alaskawild.org): Recently the New York Times exposed this administration’s corrupt tactics to justify drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. One brazen example: Instead of generating the projected $1.8 billion in revenue originally touted by … Continued