From the Juggernaut Project (https://juggernautproject.com/): Sixteen years ago the Bush Administration gave the gun industry all but blanket immunity against civil lawsuits for deaths and injuries caused by the “criminal or unlawful misuse” of their products. The Protection of Lawful … Continued
From Families Against Mandatory Minimums (http://famm.org/): Recently the Safer Detention Act was approved by the committee with few changes. Opponents of reform put up a fight, but there was strong enough support for the bill to move forward. Now, the … Continued
From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): Cast out in the dark of night for 12 hours at a time, a fishing gillnet is a dangerous tool used to trap fish by their gills — but that’s not all they’re catching and killing. Gillnets are … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/06/02/just-give-people-money-study-finds-covid-survival-checks-reduced-food-insecurity Published on Wednesday, June 02, 2021 by Common Dreams “It turns out, relieving a lot of everyday hardship can be done very simply and directly by giving poor people money and support. Who knew?” By Jake Johnson, … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/05/26/landslide-victory-climate-justice-court-rules-shell-must-cut-co2-emissions-45-2030 Published on Wednesday, May 26, 2021 by Common Dreams “This is a turning point in history,” said an attorney who noted that the ruling “may also have major consequences for other big polluters.” By Jessica Corbett, staff … Continued
From Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania (http://www.housingalliancepa.org/): The Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund, established under the American Rescue Plan Act, can be used to address the negative economic impacts caused by the public health emergency, including economic harms to workers, households, … Continued
From the National Council of Churches (http://www.ncccusa.org): As people of faith, we believe every person in our nation should have the opportunity to live up to our country’s fundamental organizing principles–life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Right now, we … Continued
Let’s face it. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has almost never met a pipeline it didn’t like, so it’s no surprise that it likes the PennEast pipeline. It’s one of the reasons we have been pressuring other key stakeholders, like … Continued
From Environment America (https://environmentamerica.org/): The Biden administration just suspended all oil and gas leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. This move, which begins to unwind the Trump administration’s auction of drilling rights, is critical to this pristine, wild place … Continued
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): Postmaster General Louis DeJoy was appointed under the last administration to run the US Postal Service more like a for-profit business than a public good. This resulted in a massive slowdown of the … Continued