Median household incomes Pennsylvania increased to $59,195 in 2017, up 2% from 2016 according to the latest estimates from U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey. The 2017 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates provide data on a variety of economic and … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): With Hurricane Florence on our doorstep, we’ve learned that the administration has diverted $10 million from FEMA ‘response and recovery’ to spend on ICE incarceration. [1] This diversion of precious funding from disaster relief in order … Continued
From the Union of Concerned Scientists (http://www.ucsusa.org): At the behest of President Trump, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been working to gut the Clean Power Plan, the first-ever federal standards for global warming emissions from power plants. Now, Acting … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2018/09/12/scandal-hurricane-florence-barreling-toward-us-document-shows-trump-moved-10m-fema Published on Wednesday, September 12, 2018 by Common Dreams “The administration transferred millions of dollars away from FEMA. And for what? To implement their profoundly misguided ‘zero tolerance’ policy.” By Jake Johnson, staff writer President Donald Trump … Continued
From Interfaith Power and Light (http://interfaithpowerandlight.org): Six years ago, Ford Motor Company was part of a landmark agreement with the EPA, the state of California, and other major automakers to significantly improve fuel efficiency standards and build cleaner cars. Ford’s CEO … Continued
Posted at https://www.chn.org/2018/09/12/progress-fighting-poverty-slows-first-time-years-number-uninsured-americans-not-significantly-decline/#.W5lp3M5KgdU By CHN September 12, 2018 Editor’s note: CHN on Wednesday, Sept. 12 issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Census Bureau’s latest census and poverty data. For more information, please visit our 2017 Census and Poverty … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2018-09-12/environment/epa-proposes-rolling-back-methane-rule/a63948-1 September 12, 2018 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window The oil and gas industry is the largest industrial source of methane pollution in the United States. (olafpictures/pixabay) PHILADELPHIA – Clean-air advocates … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): “Exhausted from labor, I had no idea what to even say or ask. I never ended up receiving an overview of the process, nor any information on what I should expect or do post-partum. I was … Continued
From the Earth Day Network (https://www.earthday.org): We have exciting news! On the eve of this week’s Global Climate Action Summit — where Earth Day Network president Kathleen Rogers is talking about how science supports climate action and how women drive climate policy — … Continued
To help fight online political misinformation and false news, which has already resurfaced in the 2018 midterm elections, the Center for Digital Democracy (CDD) has produced a short e-guide to help voters understand how online media platforms can be hijacked to fan … Continued