Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2021-12-07/energy-policy/pennsylvanians-make-voices-heard-during-epa-methane-rule-hearing/a76840-1 December 7, 2021 – Emily Scott, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window PITTSBURGH — Pennsylvanians were overwhelmingly present during three days of virtual public testimony to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) last week, sharing … Continued
From CeaseFirePA (http://www.ceasefirepa.org): It all started with a gun purchase on Black Friday and ended with four dead and nine injured. A fifteen-year-old showed many signs that he struggled with violent thoughts. He then went on a shooting spree last … Continued
From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): The Interior Department gave the second-largest coal company in the nation a huge discount on the cost of extracting coal from public land.1 Fossil fuels are dirty. Coal is the dirtiest. Burning coal emits toxic smog into … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2021-12-06/budget-policy-and-priorities/infrastructure-mine-reclamation-funds-promising-for-pa/a76809-1 December 6, 2021 – Emily Scott, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window ASHLEY, Pa. — The trillion-dollar infrastructure bill passed by Congress last month includes $11.3 billion for abandoned-mine reclamation and cleanup over the … Continued
Thanks to our friends at Draw the Lines PA for sharing this opportunity! Also, please share with small business owners and veterans who support fair redistricting. Our elections should be free, fair, and secure. But Pennsylvania has a long history … Continued
From ReImagine Appalachia (https://reimagineappalachia.org/): We were excited to see that there are provisions to create a new Civilian Climate Corps in the Build Back Better Act recently passed in the House. Our analysis of the framework shows that the program … Continued
From Church World Service (http://www.churchworldservice.org): Right now, Congress is considering legislation that would fund the federal government after the current funding expires on December 3rd. This includes funding for the U.S. resettlement program and resources for local communities to welcome … Continued
From Social Security Works (http://www.socialsecurityworks.org/): Did you know that in February of each year, most millionaires stop paying into Social Security? That’s because, under current law, once you earn $142,800 in a year, you stop contributing to Social Security. But … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/11/30/executives-hike-prices-us-corporations-rake-biggest-profits-1950 “Prices are high,” said Sen. Sherrod Brown, “because corporations are raising them—so they can keep paying themselves with ever-larger executive bonuses and stock buybacks.” JAKE JOHNSON November 30, 2021 New data released by the Commerce Department shows that … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/11/30/congress-asleep-switch-biden-continues-trump-era-ploy-privatize-medicare More than 1,500 physicians warn that the experiment threatens “the future of Medicare as we know it.” JAKE JOHNSON November 30, 2021 A Trump-era pilot program that could result in the complete privatization of traditional Medicare in a matter of … Continued