Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/05/26/survey-shows-1-5-teachers-citing-covid-19-concerns-likely-wont-return-us-schools Published on Tuesday, May 26, 2020 by Common Dreams Polling also showed that nearly six in 10 parents may refuse to send their children back to classrooms next semester. By Jessica Corbett, staff writer A pupil does … Continued
From the Clean Air Council (http://www.cleanair.org/): The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) just announced a 66-day public comment period, including three virtual public hearings, for a proposed rule to reduce emissions of methane and other harmful air pollution, such as … Continued
From the PA Department of Agriculture Yellow Metrics In deciding which counties to move to yellow, the state used risk-based metrics from Carnegie Mellon University combined with contact tracing and testing capability and a sustained reduction in COVID-19 hospitalizations. While the 50 new … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Capital-Star (https://www.penncapital-star.com/): A new report has highlighted an inconsistency in federal assistance to states fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, with states with smaller populations and a smaller caseload receiving more assistance, per-capita, than states with larger populations and … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/05/25/watershed-moment-election-law-judge-rules-modern-day-poll-tax-florida Published on Monday, May 25, 2020 by Common Dreams Advocates for restoring the voting rights of people with past convictions welcomed the ruling as “a powerful reminder that no one can trump the U.S. Constitution.” By Jessica … Continued
Download announcement For a decade Pennsylvania Interfaith Power & Light (PA IPL) has supported faith communities around the state responding to the threat of climate change as a key moral issue of our time. PA IPL is part of a … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): It would be great if someone could snap their fingers and end the COVID-19 health and economic crisis on July 31st, but so far, magical thinking doesn’t seem to be doing the trick. Arbitrary dates are … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/05/20/after-coronavirus-triggers-17-emissions-drop-experts-say-only-fundamental-structural Published on Wednesday, May 20, 2020 by Common Dreams The research “underscores a simple truth,” says climate scientist Michael Mann. “Individual behavior alone …won’t get us there.” By Jessica Corbett, staff writer Climate change activists from the … Continued
There are more than 1.5 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the United States and nearly 100,000 deaths. We must never become numb to those numbers. Instead, we must fight to ensure everyone can get treatment and a vaccine—regardless of … Continued
Posted at https://www.governor.pa.gov/newsroom/gov-wolf-adds-eight-counties-to-yellow-and-17-to-green-on-may-29-remainder-to-yellow-on-june-5/ May 22, 2020 Furthering his plan for reopening Pennsylvania, Governor Tom Wolf today announced eight additional counties will move to yellow and 17 to green, effective at 12:01 a.m., May 29. All remaining counties in red are … Continued