From Creation Justice Ministries (http://www.creationjustice.org/): We are relaunching our 52 Ways to Care for Creation bulletin inserts! Use this resource throughout the 52 weeks of the year to deepen your congregation’s commitment to creation justice. Each week highlights a creation … Continued
From Creation Justice Ministries (http://www.creationjustice.org/): The 118th Congress has been elected and taken their seats in the House and Senate! As we enter a new congressional term, we want to welcome members, returning and new, to their new term. Ask … Continued
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): Before the New Year, Congress passed a $1.7 trillion spending bill that increased funding for many human needs programs. But a glaring omission was the lack of the expanded Child Tax Credit. We’re … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/christian-nationalism-january-6 “If we don’t confront Christian nationalism then we are leaving ourselves open to future attacks, like what we saw on January 6,” said one critic. JULIA CONLEY Dec 30, 2022 In an effort to fill in what … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/epa-water The EPA’s new rule “officially cleans up the Trump administration’s Dirty Water Rule,” said one conservation group, “which wiped out federal protections for thousands of waterways and nearly half of all wetlands.” JULIA CONLEY Dec 31, 2022 … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/drugmakers-350 “Why? Because they can. Big Pharma does not care about us.” BRETT WILKINS Dec 30, 2022 Global pharmaceutical giants plan to hike U.S. prices for hundreds of drugs next month in anticipation of the Biden administration’s Inflation … Continued
From Pennsylvania Interfaith Power and Light (http://www.paipl.org): You are invited to join Pennsylvania Interfaith Power & Light (PA IPL), the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF), and the community of hundreds of past and future planters and volunteers in ordering FREE native … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2023-01-03/budget-policy-and-priorities/staying-warm-in-pa-with-winter-heating-assistance/a82167-1 January 3, 2023 – Danielle Smith, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Higher fuel prices and a bitterly cold start to this winter mean it will cost more for most people to heat their … Continued
From the Clean Air Council (http://www.cleanair.org/): The gas industry emits large quantities of climate-changing methane as well as smog-causing and health-harming volatile organic compounds (VOC), including known carcinogens like benzene. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed pollution standards … Continued
