From Interfaith Power and Light (http://interfaithpowerandlight.org): President Trump and Acting EPA Administrator Wheeler are trying to gut the EPA’s methane pollution standards. These standards were designed to limit the release of methane pollution, a potent greenhouse gas, from the oil … Continued
From the National Alliance to End Homelessness (http://www.endhomelessness.org): Communities where people spend more than 32 percent of their income on rent can expect a more rapid increase in homelessness, according to new Zillow-sponsored research on the size and root causes … Continued
From Americans United for Separation of Church and State (http://www.au.org): Once again, Congressional Republicans are waging war on the Johnson Amendment – the federal law that bars nonprofits, including houses of worship, from intervening in elections by endorsing or opposing … Continued
From Education Voters of Pennsylvania (http://www.educationvoterspa.org/): The Commonwealth Court has released a briefing and trial scheduling order for Pennsylvania’s school funding lawsuit, with the trial tentatively set to begin in summer 2020. Before the trial, all parties involved in the … Continued
From the Center for American Progress (http://www.americanprogress.org): There is a serious shortage of child care supply in the United States. A child care desert is defined as any community “with more than 50 children under age 5 that contains either … Continued
From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): Clean water is a basic human need. But the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) just proposed a drastic rollback of clean water protections across the country. This proposal would fail to protect vital streams and wetlands — putting … Continued
From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): For too long, ordinary Americans have missed out on the gains of a growing economy, while the already-rich have captured much more than their fair share of that growth. In a new policy agenda, … Continued
From the Poor People’s Campaign (https://poorpeoplescampaign.org/): For the past several weeks and months, families have been fleeing Honduras and Central America, desperately trying to make a better life. From a mother carrying her baby in her arms to children choking … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2018-12-06/education/a-win-for-pa-students-with-disabilities/a64833-1 December 6, 2018 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Without surrogate parents, a young person who is unaccompanied and homeless cannot enforce their right to educational services. (Wokandapix/Pixabay) PHILADELPHIA – Students … Continued
From Keystone Votes (http://www.keystonevotes.org/): We are just weeks away now from the beginning of a new legislative session for the Pennsylvania General Assembly. And with the New Year and new session comes a renewed focus on advocacy for modernizing elections. … Continued