From Common Cause (http://www.commoncause.org): Some members of the PA legislature are still raising concerns about the 2020 election. Those behind this scheme are now holding hearings in the Senate Intergovernmental Relations Committee. The Committee has refused even basic transparency about … Continued
From the Clean Air Council (http://www.cleanair.org/): Pennsylvania is about to take a major step to limit carbon pollution produced by Pennsylvania power plants by joining a market-based program called the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). In 11 states, RGGI has … Continued
From Environment America (https://environmentamerica.org/): Solar power in this country has grown by over 4,000% in the last 10 years, and it’s largely due to supportive policies like federal tax incentives that foster renewable energy growth.1 Over the past decade, tax … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/09/10/win-civil-rights-federal-judge-blocks-florida-gops-anti-protest-law The court’s decision, said a coalition of civil rights groups, “serves as a powerful reminder that such unjust and unconstitutional efforts cannot stand.” KENNY STANCIL September 10, 2021 Civil liberties and racial justice advocates are celebrating after a … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/09/10/vaccination-works-cdc-study-shows-unvaxxed-11-times-more-likely-die-covid “The bottom line is this: We have the scientific tools we need to turn the corner on this pandemic.” JAKE JOHNSON September 10, 2021 A study published Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that … Continued
From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): Just before leaving office, the Trump administration stripped 3.4 million acres of protected habitat away from northern spotted owls.1 With more than 70 percent of their habitat already gone, these imperiled birds need all of the help they … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): It’s go time. Within the next three weeks the U.S. Congress could finally, finally, pass comprehensive paid family and medical leave, but only if we keep the pressure on and keep it hot. Go to https://action.momsrising.org/sign/TimetoCare … Continued
From the #ShutDownBerks Coalition (https://www.facebook.com/ShutDownBerksCoalition/): Please tell Secretary Mayorkas and the Biden administration to shut down the Berks immigrant prison once and for all by signing the pre-populated letter at https://actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-secretary-mayorkas-to-shut-down-the-berks-immigrant-prison-once-and-for-all which will then be automatically emailed to the listed … Continued
From Family Values @ Work (https://familyvaluesatwork.org/): This week, the US House of Representatives Ways & Means Committee gave shape to President Biden’s Build Back Better bill. We were proud to see paid family and medical leave for all as its … Continued
Posted at https://immigrationimpact.com/2021/09/07/turning-back-asylum-seekers-is-against-the-law/#.YT9suRmSnIU Posted by Karolina Walters | Sep 7, 2021 A federal court concluded Thursday that the U.S. government’s turning back of asylum seekers at ports of entry along the U.S.-Mexico border—primarily through a practice called metering—not only violates U.S. law, but also … Continued