From Common Cause (http://www.commoncause.org): Here is a quick snapshot and some highlights, broken down by the three key issue sections of the bill. Protecting and expanding voting rights and election security: Automatic voter registration Online voter registration Same day voter … Continued
From Fair Fight Action (https://fairfight.com/): Right now, in states across the country, our democracy is under attack – a coordinated assault on voting rights by Republican legislators that only increases the urgency for federal voting rights protections. Now is the … Continued
From the Clean Air Council (http://www.cleanair.org/): Did you know you can receive rebates when you replace old appliances around the house with new ENERGY STAR certified appliances? That’s right, Run for Clean Air sponsor PECO can help you save energy … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/05/10/report-reveals-major-corporations-are-funding-lawmakers-behind-anti-democracy-bills Published on Monday, May 10, 2021 by Common Dreams “It is now more urgent than ever to build a just transition away from fossil fuels and fight off attacks against protest and our freedom to vote, so … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Health Access Network (http://www.pahealthaccess.org): Para leer este correo en español, desplácese hacia abajo. Too often, when decisions are made that affect the health of our communities, the voices of the people who will be impacted directly aren’t heard. … Continued
From the Food Research and Action Center (http://www.frac.org): Please take a moment to urge your Members of Congress to co-sponsor two pieces of important legislation that were recently introduced at https://p2a.co/0dFe8Sg. The Summer Meals Act of 2021 would ensure low-income children across … Continued
From Education Voters of Pennsylvania (http://www.educationvoterspa.org/): Pennsylvania will receive nearly $5 billion in one-time federal funding for K-12 schools in the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act of 2021 through the Elementary and Secondary School Relief Fund (ESSER). Ninety percent of … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): Because of President Biden’s American Families Plan, we have the best chance to win nation-wide paid family and medical leave that we’ve ever had before. If we keep the pressure on Congress, we could win paid … Continued
From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): Forests used to cover half of the United States. But now? They only exist throughout one-third of our country.1 When a forest is cut down, it can’t clean our air, protect our climate or shelter wildlife. We recently … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/04/28/we-need-act-now-study-reveals-glaciers-melting-unprecedented-pace Published on Wednesday, April 28, 2021 by Common Dreams “A doubling of the thinning rates in 20 years for glaciers outside Greenland and Antarctica tells us we need to change the way we live,” the study’s lead … Continued