Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/07/14/somethings-gotta-give-here-urgent-action-demanded-23-million-us-families-face Published on Tuesday, July 14, 2020 by Common Dreams “This is madness,” said Diane Yentel of the National Low Income Housing Coalition. “We need a national eviction moratorium and rent relief now.” By Julia Conley, staff writer … Continued
From Education Voters of Pennsylvania (http://www.educationvoterspa.org/): Betsy DeVos—and members of Congress who do not take action to stop her—are in the process of looting PA public schools by taking federal funding away from the poorest students in the state in … Continued
From Appalachian Voices (http://www.appvoices.org/): Responding to the dire need for economic support caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, federal lawmakers have taken the first step to clean up and reuse old coal sites across the nation. On July 1, the House … Continued
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): The pandemic shows no signs of disappearing any time soon. But the Senate has yet to act to help struggling families, the poor and vulnerable throughout our country. Nearly half of all households … Continued
From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): Disappearing sea ice has forced thousands of skittish walrus onto Alaska’s Arctic shores in recent years. Packed in unusually large numbers, the slightest disturbance can then cause these animals to stampede and trample one another to death, particularly … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/07/07/24-hours-3-dirty-pipelines-delayed-supreme-court-rejects-trump-effort-greenlight Published on Tuesday, July 07, 2020 by Common Dreams “The movement to put people before profits, and Indigenous rights before oil companies, is winning.” By Jake Johnson, staff writer Opponents of the Keystone XL and Dakota Access … Continued
From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): This might be the most egregious attack on our environmental protections we’ve seen yet. The administration has signed an executive order waiving environmental review and public comment periods for dangerous and dirty projects such as drilling, mining, … Continued
From We the People PA (http://wethepeoplepa.org/): We learned as early as junior high school that an independent judiciary is a critical part of the checks and balances and is necessary to protecting not only our rights and liberties but democracy … Continued
From Fair Districts PA (http://www.fairdistrictspa.com): It’s not over until it’s over! The PA House and Senate seemed to recess weeks ago but have since been adding session days and committee meetings to push a mix of bills. This week they’ll … Continued
From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): Our oceans are drowning in plastic. An estimated 8 million metric tons of plastic flow into the oceans each year — equivalent to a full garbage truck dumped into the sea every minute.1 And yet, the plastics … Continued