Posted at http://ecowatch.com/2016/06/03/dimock-water-unsafe-fracking/ Back in 2012, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) made a startling announcement, shaking up the battle over fracking in one of the nation’s highest-profile cases where drillers were suspected to have caused water contamination. Water testing results were in … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Forest Coalition (http://www.paforestcoalition.org/): The House can vote on House Concurrent Regulatory Review Resolution #1 to kill DEP’s final conventional Chapter 78 and unconventional (Marcellus Shale) Chapter 78a drilling regulations. If the House adopts the resolution, it then moves to … Continued
From Pennsylvanians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty (http://www.pa-abolitionists.org/): Please act right now to help people who have been wrongfully convicted and it won’t cost you a dime! Here in Pennsylvania, the law restricts the time for introducing evidence of … Continued
From the Interfaith Immigration Coalition (http://www.interfaithimmigration.org): Please see the Interfaith Letter on TPS for Northern Triangle (June 2 2016)2 calling on the President to designate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras and calling for an end … Continued
From Faith in Public Life (http://www.faithinpubliclife.org): Next Tuesday, June 7, marks the last of the state primaries ahead of the 2016 general election. This election will be critical in determining how our country responds to the climate crisis and if … Continued
From Education Voters of Pennsylvania (http://www.educationvoterspa.org/): On Wednesday, the Pennsylvania Legislature voted to permanently adopt the fair funding formula that we supported along with our allies from the Campaign for Fair Education Funding. Governor Wolf has said he will sign … Continued
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Campaign Director—Full Time Job Description Earth Quaker Action Team is a grassroots, nonviolent action group including Quakers and people of diverse beliefs, who join with millions of people around the world fighting for a just … Continued
From the National Council of Churches (http://www.ncccusa.org): Senators from both sides of the aisle stood together as they announced new enhancements to the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act. The changes are designed to broaden even further the bi-partisan support this … Continued
From the National Religious Campaign Against Torture (http://www.nrcat.org): The Guardian has launched 6×9, a powerful new virtual reality experience of solitary confinement, which places viewers inside a U.S. solitary confinement prison cell. As you prepare for Torture Awareness Month this … Continued