From the Alaska Wilderness League (http://www.alaskawild.org): Imperiled polar bears denning and rearing their young on the Arctic Refuge coastal plain just received a terrible blow. The Washington Post1 reported that the Trump administration is considering a plan to conduct 3-dimensional seismic exploration … Continued
From PennFuture (http://www.pennfuture.org): June 1, 2018 (PHILADELPHIA, Pa.) –The PA State Supreme Court announced today a long-awaited victory for two families in Lycoming County who challenged a decision that allowed an industrial shale gas development to be located in their … Continued
Posted at https://www.chn.org/2018/06/01/not-in-our-name/#.WxWNWu4vwdU By Deborah Weinstein June 1, 2018 When a mother and child flee to an entry point along the U.S. border, seeking asylum from violence in their home country, they have endured threats to their lives. The U.S. has … Continued
From Pre-K for PA (http://www.prekforpa.org/): Pennsylvania state budget negotiations are underway and the Pre-K for PA team is hearing that the full $40 million pre-k investment that Governor Wolf proposed in February is NOT in the final budget! That’s right, … Continued
From Faith in Public Life (http://www.faithinpubliclife.org): We are compelled to cry out when any of God’s children are in danger. There are many heartbreaking stories—one in particular of a 12-months-old baby crying for her mother at a shelter on the … Continued
From the Education Policy and Leadership Center (http://www.eplc.org): Applications are now being accepted for the 2018-2019 Pennsylvania Education Policy Fellowship Program, Pennsylvania’s premier education policy professional development program. The Fellowship Program is sponsored by The Education Policy and Leadership Center … Continued
By Jacquelyn Bonomo, President and CEO, PennFuture I’m sure many of you, like me, are thinking very hard these days about how to cross the divide between our personal views toward our planet’s future, and those held by people with … Continued
From Interfaith Power and Light (http://interfaithpowerandlight.org): EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt is working with the auto industry to try to roll back the Clean Car Standards. These standards are the most effective policy we have on the books to combat global … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2018-05-31/water/bays-water-getting-cleaner-but-hard-work-ahead/a62725-1 May 31, 2018 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window More than 35,000 family farms are in the Pennsylvania portion of the Chesapeake Bay watershed. (12019/Pixabay) HARRISBURG, Pa. — Chesapeake Bay is … Continued
From the Women’s Law Project (http://www.womenslawproject.org/): In Epic Systems Corp v. Lewis, a 5-4 decision issued on May 21, 2018 (PDF), the United States Supreme Court held that employer-imposed mandatory arbitration clauses that prevent employees from filing class actions in court … Continued