From River Network (https://www.rivernetwork.org/): Recently the federal law that protects water quality across the country, the Clean Water Act, hit a milestone – 45 years in place. Yet the protections guaranteed by the Clean Water Act are in jeopardy. The … Continued
By: Bill O’Boyle – Wilkes-Barre Times Leader Published: October 30th, 2017 9:07 pm PITTSTON — Lynn Biga, executive director of the Luzerne County Head Start program, said in the 2016-17 school year, 11 children tested positive for lead in their … Continued
By: Charles Thompson, Penn Live Updated: October 31, 2017 Closing out Pennsylvania’s 2017-18 state budget proved to be really difficult in Pennsylvania’s current era of divided government. We’ll soon find out what living with the solution will be like. Gov. Tom … Continued
Mark your calendars- Election Day is coming up on November 7. Check your voter registration status by name or PA Drivers License/PennDOT ID at https://www.pavoterservices.pa.gov/Pages/VoterRegistrationStatus.aspx. When you do this, you will also get confirmation on your polling place. 866-OUR-VOTE is … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): It’s time to #KeepMarching and use our outside voices for health care! President Trump and his administration have taken some terrible steps this year to sabotage our health care, limit consumer access to information, and confuse … Continued
The 2017-18 LIHEAP season begins November 1. CLICK HERE for the English and HERE for the Spanish versions of the 2017-18 LIHEAP application (form HSEA 1). On October 20th, the Office of Community Services (OCS) Division of Energy Assistance (DEA) released … Continued
From the Interfaith Immigration Coalition (http://www.interfaithimmigration.org): Now through Saturday, November 4th, communities of faith across the country are joining a week of action to stand with dreamers and uplift the urgency of passing a clean Dream Act of 2017. Last … Continued
From the Earth Day Network (https://www.earthday.org): Continuing our 2017 theme of Environmental and Climate Literacy, Earth Day Network invites you to test your knowledge of the environment. Some of the answers to these questions may surprise you! There are 5 … Continued
From Appalachian Voices (http://www.appvoices.org/): Our eastern national forests—including many of the wildest, most beautiful and sensitive places in our central and southern Appalachian Mountains—are facing a grave threat. These beloved forests provide clean drinking water, support local economies with recreation … Continued
Posted at https://medium.com/@glennEmartin/a-light-at-the-end-of-the-tunnel-for-juvenile-lifers-in-pennsylvania-33975c63a6d7 By Glenn E. Martin, JustLeadershipUSA On Labor Day 2017, Giovanni Jerry Reid of Philadelphia was released from Graterford Prison in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. He had served 26 years of a life sentence without possibility of parole, imposed … Continued