Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/05/04/new-soil-study-shows-pesticides-destroying-very-foundations-web-life Published on Tuesday, May 04, 2021 by Common Dreams “These troubling findings add to the urgency of reining in pesticide use to save biodiversity.” By Jessica Corbett, staff writer “Beetles and springtails have enormous impacts on the … Continued
From Fund Our Schools PA (https://www.fundourschoolspa.org/): As our case gets ready to go to trial this September, it’s more important than ever to share our stories of what it’s really been like in underfunded PA public schools all over the state. … Continued
From the Environmental Defense Fund (https://www.edf.org/): Methane emissions are responsible for at least 25% of the warming we experience today. That’s why we’re doing something about it. By passing S.J.Res 14, the Senate invoked the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to start … Continued
All Pennsylvania voters, regardless of party affiliation, may vote on statewide ballot questions during primary elections. Find your precinct and make a plan to vote today. Learn more at https://www.votespa.com/Pages/default.aspx. Check out our 2021 Primary information page at https://pachurchesadvocacy.org/2021-election-and-voting/. Statewide Ballot Questions Voters across … Continued
From Interfaith Power and Light (http://interfaithpowerandlight.org): As faith leaders, clergy, and leaders of religious communities, we invite you to join in signing onto a letter to Congress at https://interfaithpowerandlight.salsalabs.org/climateinfrastructure/index.html calling for a bold economic recovery and infrastructure package that creates … Continued
From the Philadelphia Unemployment Project (http://www.philaup.org/): As part of the recently passed American Rescue Plan, Congress included $10 billion to help struggling homeowners through the Homeowner Assistance Fund. Through the fund, Pennsylvania is slated to receive over $350 million dollars … Continued
From Faith in Public Life (http://www.faithinpubliclife.org): As we celebrate Mother’s Day, my heart is filled with compassion for the thousands of immigrant families that have been separated from their mothers due to the harmful zero tolerance policy enacted by the … Continued
From Faith in Public Life (http://www.faithinpubliclife.org): Care workers are mostly women, over half women of color and nearly one-third immigrant workers. They not only care for our mothers, but many of them are mothers. Join the faithful call for them to be … Continued
Getting College Students Vaccinated College students returning home after the semester ends should look to get their COVID-19 vaccines as quickly as possible. With the Spring semester, some college students may get their first dose of a two-dose series (Pfizer … Continued
