Posted at https://www.pennfuture.org/News-DRBC-Regulations-Ban-Fracking-Allows-Other-Potentially-Hazardous-Activities Regulations must be strengthened to ensure full protection of the basin Dec. 1, 2017 (NEWTOWN, Pa.) –The Delaware River Basin Commission yesterday released draft regulations that protect this critical water source with a ban on fracking; however, … Continued
From Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children (http://www.papartnerships.org): Congress has not yet taken action to extend funding for the CHIP program. Organizations all around Pennsylvania are sending a strong message to Congress to act quickly. Take action now at http://salsa4.salsalabs.com/o/51288/p/dia/action4/common/public/?action_KEY=23681. In the … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2017-12-01/health-issues/congressional-inaction-threatens-pa-childrens-health-insurance/a60491-1 December 1, 2017 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Almost 9 million children and 370,000 pregnant women nationwide are covered by CHIP. (Eloisa/Pixabay) HARRISBURG, Pa. – Saturday marks the 25th anniversary … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center (http://www.pennbpc.org): The Senate tax cut bill is an assault of economic and political equality as well as Medicare and the Affordable Care Act. Some of the worst features of the Republican tax proposals … Continued
From the Interfaith Immigration Coalition (http://www.interfaithimmigration.org): Join us TODAY, Monday, December 4, for a National Day of Action in support of children seeking protection from El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala. Recently, the administration terminated the Central American Minors (CAM) program that has … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2017-12-01/environment/pas-new-methane-rules-a-big-step-forward/a60491-2 December 1, 2017 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window New permitting rules will apply to new gas wells, transmission stations and pipelines. (Nicholas A. Tonelli/Flickr) HARRISBURG, Pa. – Pennsylvania is taking … Continued
From Interfaith Power and Light (http://interfaithpowerandlight.org): Scott Pruitt, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), wants to repeal the Clean Power Plan. There is a comment period now and people of faith need to speak up and be counted! … Continued
Posted at https://www.chn.org/2017/11/30/17512/#.WiA0t1WnEdU By CHN November 30, 2017 Editor’s note: The following article, reported by Kalena Thomhave, appears today in the American Prospect. It reinforces many of our own arguments against the GOP tax proposals. Senate Republicans may try to quickly move their … Continued
From the Sentencing Project (http://www.sentencingproject.org): Black immigrants face a disproportionately high risk of deportation from the United States, according to Stateline. Though only nine percent of immigrants identify as black, one in five immigrants facing deportation for a criminal offense … Continued
From the Sentencing Project (http://www.sentencingproject.org): Federal courts imposed prison sentences on black men that were 19% longer than those imposed on similarly situated white men between 2011 and 2016, reports the United States Sentencing Commission (USSC). In addition, federal prison … Continued