From the Education Policy and Leadership Center (http://www.eplc.org): Applications are available now for the 2021-2022 Education Policy Fellowship Program. The Education Policy Fellowship Program is sponsored in Pennsylvania by The Education Policy and Leadership Center (EPLC). Similar to the 2020-2021 Program, the … Continued
From Education Voters of Pennsylvania (http://www.educationvoterspa.org/): Today, Monday, June 7th, the Republican-controlled Senate Education Committee voted to advance legislation that would take hundreds of millions of dollars away from students in our local public schools and steer this money into … Continued
From the Clean Air Council (http://www.cleanair.org/): In late April, the U.S. Senate voted 52-42 in favor of abandoning the Trump administration’s attempt to remove methane controls from the 2016 New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for oil and gas facilities (part … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Safety Alliance (https://www.pasafetyalliance.org/): June is Gun Violence Awareness Month and this month we remember those that we have lost to gun violence and rededicate ourselves to the critical work of gun violence prevention. All across the country, … Continued
From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): PennEnvironment’s Research & Policy Center has issued its newest report, Cleaner Cars for PA: How the Zero-Emission Vehicle program would cut climate and air pollution in the Keystone State. The report details the potential climate and air pollution … Continued
From the Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids (https://www.tobaccofreekids.org/): Huge news: The FDA announced that it intends to ban menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars — a critical first step toward ending decades of predatory marketing by Big Tobacco to kids and Black … Continued
From Environment America (https://environmentamerica.org/): Sea otters have been missing from the Oregon coast for generations after nearly being hunted to extinction more than a hundred years ago.1 That’s a big loss for Oregon’s ecosystem and a disaster for the ocean, since … Continued
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): President Biden’s COVID relief package, the American Rescue Plan, included a historic achievement: a Child Tax Credit which translates into monthly checks to parents ($300 for children under 6 and $250 for children … Continued
Did you know that ReImagine Appalachia is hiring? That’s right, we are looking for our next Outreach Director! You can be a part of this exciting campaign during this once in a lifetime opportunity to bring transformational funding to the … Continued
A vaccine can change a life. As COVID-19 vaccines are rolling out in our own communities in the United States, we all understand just what those shots mean, what a difference they make. And we must not forget about refugees. … Continued