From the Clean Air Council (http://www.cleanair.org/): The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is attempting to move forward with its ironically named “regulatory reform agenda.” Americans depend on the Clean Air Act and the public health protections within that landmark, bipartisan … Continued
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) manages 245 million surface acres and 700 million subsurface acres of public land on our behalf–this includes tens of thousands of acres in Pennsylvania’s Allegheny National Forest. BLM finalized important standards to address climate … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2017-04-25/education/education-advocates-call-charter-school-reform-bill-flawed/a57419-2 April 25, 2017 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA)Play Audio in Browser Window House Bill 97 continues a financial incentive for charters to underserve severely disabled children. (amslerPIX/Flickr) HARRISBURG, Pa. – Legislation to reform charter schools … Continued
From Interfaith Power and Light (http://interfaithpowerandlight.org): Last month, Donald Trump issued an executive order instructing the EPA and other federal agencies to “reform” (read: dismantle) regulations that protect our environment and health. But it’s not as simple as that, and … Continued
From Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children (http://www.papartnerships.org): With your amazing support, we stopped damaging action by Congress to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act and make negative changes to Medicaid in late March, but late breaking information indicates that the … Continued
From the Center for American Progress (http://www.americanprogress.org): We at the Center for American Progress just put out the 2017 edition of our compendium of all of the facts you need about immigrants and refugees. The 50-page guide is full of … Continued
Federal Budget: Invest in Supporting Families, Not Separating Them From the PICO National Network (http://www.piconetwork.org): Right now, Senate and House leadership are discussing what to do with your tax dollars. On top of the $20 billion already given to Homeland … Continued
From CeaseFirePA (http://www.ceasefirepa.org): Today is the somber day when we mark the anniversary of one of the worst school shootings in the history of our country, the Columbine High School massacre. 13 people were killed that day and an additional … Continued
From the Earth Day Network (http://www.earthday.org/): The United States was a leader in crafting the historic Paris Climate Agreement – now the Trump administration is reviewing whether or not to back out of it. It’s up to us to urge … Continued