Posted at https://www.refinery29.com/2018/02/187763/environmental-activism-pennsylvania-center-for-coalfield-justice JACKI HUNTINGTON FEBRUARY 27, 2018, 11:53 AM On the very southwest border of Pennsylvania is Greene County, bordered on two sides by West Virginia. It’s coal country, but, more accurately, it’s energy country. Fracking, extraction mining, and valleys … Continued
Election Day is Tuesday, May 15, 2018. You must register to vote by Monday, April 16, 2018. You can register online at: www.votespa.com. All voters must be U.S. citizens, be at least 18 years old on Election Day, and have … Continued
Independent UK Cape Town is in the grip of a drought widely regarded as the worst in recorded history – one that could see it become the first city in the world to run out of water. The city is … Continued
From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): 50 years after the Kerner Commission delivered a report to President Johnson examining the causes of civil unrest in African American communities, a new EPI briefing paper compares the state of black workers and … Continued
From the Poor People’s Campaign (https://poorpeoplescampaign.org/): As different communities across the U.S. confront the forces that inflict great misery on human life and dignity, a clear moral and religious truth is also emerging. The people and struggles that make up … Continued
By DORA GALACATOS, ALAN SHAPIRO and BRETT STARK FEB. 28, 2018 The Department of Homeland Security may soon formalize the abhorrent practice of detaining the children of asylum-seekers separately from their parents. Immigrant families apprehended at the southwest border already endure a deeply flawed … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2018/03/02/what-does-research-nra-doesnt-want-funded-show-gun-restrictions-save-lives Published on Friday, March 02, 2018 by Common Dreams A new non-partisan study offers some of the most complete analysis of gun policies in decades—but the effort was frequently hamstrung by the NRA’s stifling of gun control … Continued
From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): In no community in Pennsylvania do workers earn enough on a minimum wage of $7.25 per hour to afford an adequate standard of living HARRISBURG — Today, the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) released an … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2018-03-05/environment/mariner-2-restart-deal-called-breach-of-contract/a61697-1 March 5, 2018 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Groups are seeking an injunction to halt construction where drilling-fluid spill protocols have been weakened. (Ohikulkija [CC BY-SA 3.0]/Wikimedia Commons) PHILADELPHIA — … Continued
From Pre-K for PA (http://www.prekforpa.org/): Access to high-quality pre-k is a fundamental building block of our state’s education system. Unfortunately, even with recent increases in state funding, more than 106,200 or 61% of eligible children who qualify for high-quality, publicly … Continued