Howarth Alerts White House of Growing Methane Danger

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Posted at http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/2016/06/howarth-alerts-white-house-growing-methane-danger By Blaine Friedlander (bpf2@cornell.edu) As methane intensifies greenhouse gas in the atmosphere – propelling average global temperatures higher toward the brink of no return – Cornell’s Robert Howarth briefed the White House’s Office of Science and Technology … Continued

Largest U.S. Cluster Bomb Maker Stops Production! Act NOW to Support Global Ban

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From the Coalition for Peace Action (https://www.peacecoalition.org/): Textron, the last remaining U.S. company producing cluster bombs, will end production of these terrible weapons. This is a huge victory! Cluster bombs are deadly indiscriminate weapons that disperse bomblets over large areas, … Continued

Important Gains in Median Household Income, Poverty Rate, and Health Coverage. Yet There Is More to be Done

Posted at http://www.chn.org/2016/09/13/13886/#.V9lav_krIdU By David Elliot SEPTEMBER 13, 2016 Today the U.S. Census Bureau released important new data on poverty, median household income, and the number of Americans covered by health insurance. Below is a statement by CHN Executive Director Deborah Weinstein responding … Continued

Prioritizing Five Counties is Key to PA’s Clean Water Efforts

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Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2016-09-14/environment/prioritizing-five-counties-is-key-to-pas-clean-water-efforts/a54027-1 September 14, 2016 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window About 1,400 miles of rivers and streams in five priority counties have been damaged by agricultural pollution. (Ruhrfisch/Wikimedia Commons) HARRISBURG, Pa. – … Continued

Education Voters of PA Statement on the Oral Argument Before the PA Supreme Court for the School Funding Lawsuit

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Posted at http://thirdandstate.org/2016/september/education-voters-pa-statement-oral-argument-pa-supreme-court-school-funding-lawsuit Sep 14, 2016 09:58 am | Susan Spicka The following is a guest post from Susan Spicka, Executive Director of Education Voters of Pennsylvania. It was originally posted on their blog here. Following oral argument of the … Continued

926,189 New Citizens (and Potential Voters)

From the Partnership for New Americans (http://partnershipfornewamericans.org/): CHICAGO—According to USCIS data published recently, 926,189 individuals have applied to become American citizens since this time last year. The data from the third quarter of FY 2016 shows a 32.1 percent spike … Continued