From Families Against Mandatory Minimums (http://famm.org/): Several months ago, we raised the alarm about Kate’s Law, a new sentencing bill that would fill federal prisons to bursting and cost taxpayers billions each year. Kate’s Law would require mandatory minimum five-year … Continued
From Conservation Voters of PA (http://www.conservationpa.org): EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt has announced his plan to roll back important protections for our water. In 2015, the Obama administration finalized updates to the Clean Water Rule and enacted commonsense protections for streams … Continued
From the Clean Air Council (http://www.cleanair.org/): We asked Clean Air Council supporters to stand against the Trump Administration’s “regulatory reform” agenda and our members took notice, sending thousands of comments to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Now some senators are … Continued
The Guardian A relatively small number of fossil fuel producers and their investors could hold the key to tackling climate change Tess Riley (@tess_riley) Monday 10 July 2017 01.26 EDTLast modified on Monday 10 July 2017 11.07 EDT Just 100 companies have been the … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2017-07-11/budget-policy-and-priorities/dhs-proposing-cutting-heat-assistance/a58466-2 July 11, 2017 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Without heating assistance, people may turn to riskier ways of keeping warm. (Antonio Mette/Wikimedia Commons) HARRISBURG, Pa. – Responding to the threat … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2017-07-11/environment/epa-holds-hearing-on-methane-rule/a58466-1 July 11, 2017 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Industry data shows methane emissions in Pennsylvania increased 28 percent between 2014 and 2015. (Ruhrfisch/Wikimedia Commons) PITTSBURGH – Pennsylvania parents presented testimony … Continued
From Interfaith Power and Light (http://interfaithpowerandlight.org): Recently leaders of the world’s 20 major economies (19 countries plus the EU) met in Hamburg, Germany. Soon it became clear that Trump’s reckless and unconscionable move to abandon the Paris Climate Accord has … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Health Access Network (http://www.pahealthaccess.org): In a sudden change of events, the PA House has quickly passed HB 59, 102 – 91. The battle now moves to the Senate. Please contact your State Senators as soon as possible. This … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2017-07-12/budget-policy-and-priorities/general-assembly-bill-targets-pa-medicaid-recipients/a58487-1 July 12, 2017 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window House Bill 59 would impose work requirements and premiums on Medicaid recipients in Pennsylvania. (Jason Burmeister/Flickr) HARRISBURG, Pa. – Fiscal analysts say … Continued
Qu’eed Batts won a victory for all 514 Pennsylvania’s juvenile lifers. But the work’s not done yet. Photo via American Constitution Society. By Midge Carter, ACLU-PA Justice Intern Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court handed down a ruling last week that affects how … Continued