From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): Transportation is our country’s single largest source of global warming pollution — and if we hope to preserve cleaner air and a healthier climate for future generations, we need to tackle transportation emissions.1 Fortunately, the U.S. Department … Continued
From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): Fewer than 350 North Atlantic Right whales remain in the ocean, and every loss makes it harder for them to recover.1 These massive and remarkable creatures are one of the world’s most endangered large whale species. But … Continued
From the People’s Emergency Center (http://www.pec-cares.org): People’s Emergency Center is releasing a new policy brief that explores how COVID-19 affected the education system’s ability to identify children and youth who experience homelessness in Pennsylvania. The reported number of children and … Continued
From the Endangered Species Coalition (https://www.endangered.org/): In passing the climate bill, (the Inflation Reduction Act), Congress took a large set of steps to respond to a warming world. The bill is far from perfect. However, if its benefits are incurred … Continued
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): A critical program that assists workers who have lost their jobs is set to expire at the end of the month and we need Congress to act fast! The Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) … Continued
From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): This is not how the food cycle is supposed to work. Industries are dumping toxic “forever chemicals” in our sewage, which is being turned into fertilizer and — according to recent findings — spread on 20 million … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/09/05/new-study-warns-swaths-amazon-have-already-passed-key-tipping-point “The tipping point is not a future scenario but rather a stage already present in some areas of the region,” note researchers. JESSICA CORBETT September 5, 2022 Indigenous leaders and scientists on Monday revealed research showing that the … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2022-09-06/civic-engagement/group-turns-up-heat-on-pa-lawmakers-to-pass-gift-ban/a80485-1 September 6, 2022 – Danielle Smith, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Pennsylvania law allows an elected official to accept a gift – including cash – as long as it’s disclosed in annual reports. … Continued
From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): Imagine a summer’s day, where a warm breeze gently blows through a field of wildflowers. Can you hear the quiet hum of bees flitting from flower to flower? Now imagine a world without bees. Would those flowers … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): We are SO fed up and frustrated that we haven’t passed nation-wide paid family and medical leave yet. When we tell you that this time last year we were *convinced* we were about to win paid … Continued