Study Shows Medicare for All Could Save US $600 Billion Annually on Paperwork and Other ‘Useless Bureaucracy’
10 Jan 2020

Study Shows Medicare for All Could Save US $600 Billion Annually on Paperwork and Other ‘Useless Bureaucracy’

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Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/01/07/study-shows-medicare-all-could-save-us-600-billion-annually-paperwork-and-other Published on Tuesday, January 07, 2020 “Industry wants you to think universal healthcare is too expensive. In reality, it’s our current system that’s a wasteful, unsustainable disaster.” By Jake Johnson, staff writer A demonstrator holds a sign … Continued

Tell Congress to Pass Social Security 2100 Act and Give a Real Cost-of-Living Adjustment
10 Jan 2020

Tell Congress to Pass Social Security 2100 Act and Give a Real Cost-of-Living Adjustment

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From Social Security Works (http://www.socialsecurityworks.org/): As the calendar turned to January 2020, our Social Security benefits saw a 1.6% increase over last year’s, due to the automatic cost-of-living adjustment (COLA). That amounts to just an average of $24 a month—a … Continued

‘Because Insects Are Key to Our Own Survival,’ 73 Scientists Unveil Global Roadmap to Battle Bugpocalypse
9 Jan 2020

‘Because Insects Are Key to Our Own Survival,’ 73 Scientists Unveil Global Roadmap to Battle Bugpocalypse

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Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/01/06/because-insects-are-key-our-own-survival-73-scientists-unveil-global-roadmap-battle Published on Monday, January 06, 2020 by Common Dreams The immediate “no-regret” measures they propose include aggressively curbing planet-heating emissions and the use of synthetic pesticides. By Jessica Corbett, staff writer International scientists on Monday unveiled a … Continued

DEP Lifting Ban on Mariner East Pipeline Permits
9 Jan 2020

DEP Lifting Ban on Mariner East Pipeline Permits

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Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2020-01-07/environment/dep-lifting-ban-on-mariner-east-pipeline-permits/a68780-1 January 7, 2020 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window An explosion and fire along the Revolution Pipeline destroyed a house and caused six high-voltage transmission towers to collapse. (berkut_34/Adobe Stock) HARRISBURG, … Continued

EPA Fails to Hold PA Accountable as Clean Water Plan Falls Short
9 Jan 2020

EPA Fails to Hold PA Accountable as Clean Water Plan Falls Short

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Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2019-12-23/water/epa-fails-to-hold-pa-accountable-as-clean-water-plan-falls-short/a68696-2 December 23, 2019 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Pennsylvania’s clean water plan has an annual funding gap of more than $300 million. (Chesapeake Bay Foundation) HARRISBURG, Pa. – Pennsylvania’s Phase … Continued

Groundbreaking Study Finds ‘Fingerprint’ of Human-Caused Climate Change in Global Daily Weather
9 Jan 2020

Groundbreaking Study Finds ‘Fingerprint’ of Human-Caused Climate Change in Global Daily Weather

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Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/01/03/groundbreaking-study-finds-fingerprint-human-caused-climate-change-global-daily Published on Friday, January 03, 2020 by Common Dreams “This new development means that every day will be marked by the impacts of #climatechange,” tweeted Congresswoman Deb Haaland, calling on her colleagues to pass bills addressing the … Continued