From the Southwest Pennsylvania Environmental Health Project (https://www.environmentalhealthproject.org/): As you may know, the Environmental Health Project has established the only national Shale Gas and Oil Health Effects Registry (https://www.environmentalhealthproject.org/health-effects-registry) for people living within 5 miles of hydraulic fracturing and other shale-related facilities … Continued
From People of Faith for Access to Medicines (https://pfamrx.org/): People of Faith for Access to Medicines was honored to present at a November Capitol Hill interfaith event, “Lifting Vulnerable Communities: Ensuring Access to Medicines in Trade Agreements and US Policy” A … Continued
President Trump has announced plans to withdraw the United States from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF), a key nuclear disarmament pact with Russia signed by President Ronald Reagan in 1987 and approved by the U.S. Senate. Congress should take … Continued
By Rebecca Jones | Filed Under Analysis | November 26, 2018 Photo: U.S. Customs and Border Protection As the U.S. immigration debate continues to ramp up in Washington, the Project On Government Oversight is responding by demanding accountability and transparency in immigration policy. Recently, POGO has … Continued
From the Project on Government Oversight (http://www.pogo.org/): On November 9, in response to a large caravan of migrants from Central America slowly traveling through Mexico towards the U.S. border, President Donald Trump’s administration issued a proclamation seeking to forbid migrants … Continued
From Peace Action (http://www.peace-action.org/): Last week, Senators Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Chris Murphy (D-CT), and Mike Lee (R-UT) forced another vote on their legislation, S.J.Res. 54, to end U.S. support for the Saudi-led war in Yemen, and thanks in no small … Continued
From the Media Mobilizing Project (https://mediamobilizing.org/): This past June, under a mandate from the Pennsylvania General Assembly, the Pennsylvania Sentencing Commission tried to push through a biased risk assessment tool – or algorithm – meant to shape sentencing decisions in … Continued
November 29, 2018 Harrisburg, PA – Governor Tom Wolf is taking action to build on the bipartisan support for making Pennsylvania’s redistricting process more fair and nonpartisan. The governor signed an executive order today establishing the bipartisan Pennsylvania Redistricting Reform … Continued
Posted at http://www.witf.org/news/2018/11/state-watchdog-releases-recommendations-for-reducing-gun-violence.php Written by Rachel McDevitt, All Things Considered Host | Nov 27, 2018 3:21 PM Photo by Ben Allen/witf–A rack of guns on display at Staudt’s Gun Shop in Harrisburg. (Harrisburg) — After a year-long review of firearm safety in … Continued
From ONE (http://www.one.org): With World AIDS day just days away, we thank you for partnering with us to #endAIDS. Our hope is that we are moved with compassion to act on behalf of the 36.9 million people living with HIV; 1.8 million people newly infected … Continued