Posted at http://paenvironmentdaily.blogspot.com/2018/06/cbf-pa-praises-us-sen-casey-for-bill.html Posted: 01 Jun 2018 08:28 AM PDT The Chesapeake Bay Foundation-PA Friday issued a statement from Pennsylvania Executive Director Harry Campbell, after U.S. Senator Robert P. Casey introduced a bill to provide greater federal assistance to farmers … Continued
Posted at http://paenvironmentdaily.blogspot.com/2018/05/penn-state-study-using-oil-gas-well.html Posted: 31 May 2018 07:40 AM PDT By A’ndrea Elyse Messer, Penn State News At the least, wastewater from oil and gas drilling should be treated in a waste treatment facility before it is used on dirt … Continued
From the Interfaith Immigration Coalition (http://www.interfaithimmigration.org): Faith Leaders: Sign On Today! We invite faith leaders across traditions to sign on to this letter urging the administration to extend Yemen’s TPS designation for at least another 18 months. Failure to extend TPS for Yemen would mean … Continued
From the #ShutDownBerks Coalition (https://www.facebook.com/ShutDownBerksCoalition/): 2018 has shown new depths of depravity and lack of respect to human dignity by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Immigration Customs and Enforcement (ICE), and the Border Patrol (CPB). It seems like every … Continued
Scientific American, 5/29/18 “Early this month, the Colorado-based National Snow and Ice Data Center reported that winter sea ice levels in the Bering Sea had dropped to a record low level for this time of year. That wasn’t surprising news … Continued
From the Choose Clean Water Coalition (http://www.choosecleanwater.org): In partnership with the National Wildlife Federation’s Garden for Wildlife program, the National Aquarium is working to increase habitat for backyard wildlife species and protect pollinator populations—and you can help! Make a difference … Continued
From the Choose Clean Water Coalition (http://www.choosecleanwater.org): We are excited to share with you our updated Diversity Toolkit. First created in 2015, the toolkit lays out strategies and tools for organizations and nonprofits to be as forward thinking and inclusive … Continued
Members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee have reported evidence that Trump administration appointees ignored strong and persistent warnings from State Department officials and diplomatic experts that terminating Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, for Haiti, El Salvador and Honduras would … Continued
From Education Voters of Pennsylvania (http://www.educationvoterspa.org/): A small group of anti-public education lawmakers flexed their muscles in Harrisburg. By a vote of 7-5, the Senate Education Committee passed Senate Bill 2, the Education Savings Account school voucher bill. Unfortunately, this … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): You spoke out and your voices were heard! On Friday, the destructive GOP Farm Bill failed to pass the U.S. House of Representatives! [1] This bill included harmful and unnecessary changes to SNAP (food stamps) that … Continued