Please join in signing a petition that calls for Governor Wolf to take immediate action to clean up the Susquehanna River and make the restored waterway his legacy. We’d like to once again swim, fish, and boat in the river … Continued
From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): If this summer felt especially brutal, it wasn’t your imagination: It was the hottest summer on record for the Northern Hemisphere — tied with 2016.1 Meanwhile, the Trump administration is moving ahead with a plan that would … Continued
From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): Bees aren’t the only pollinators at risk. According to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), we’ve lost 970 million monarch butterflies since their peak in the 1990s.1 That’s a decline of 90 percent of the monarch … Continued
From PA Voice (https://www.pennsylvaniavoice.org/): Gov. Tom Wolf has signed into law a bipartisan measure (Act 77 of 2019) that makes some of the most significant updates to Pennsylvania election laws in more than 80 years, including several provisions that mirror … Continued
From Lutheran Advocacy Ministry in Pennsylvania (https://www.lutheranadvocacypa.org/): Surprise medical bills — alarmingly common in Pennsylvania — can financially devastate those already vulnerable and deter people from seeking necessary health care. Urge your state House member to step in to protect … Continued
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): The USDA’s new proposed SNAP rule would cut food stamp benefits from millions of low-income families, exacerbating struggles and causing financial strain. The administration is trying to bypass Congress―sneaking in billions of dollars … Continued
From Education Voters of Pennsylvania (http://www.educationvoterspa.org/): State Representative Mike Turzai recently introduced a school voucher bill (House Bill 1800) that would create a costly school voucher experiment in the Harrisburg School District, just when the district is beginning to recover … Continued
From the American Friends Service Committee (http://www.afsc.org): We see every day how the U.S. budget’s overemphasis on Pentagon spending diverts funds from our communities. The U.S. federal budget should go towards things like schools and healthcare- not towards weapons of … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/10/31/it-happens-over-and-over-and-over-and-over-keystone-pipeline-leaks-least-383000 Published on Thursday, October 31, 2019 by Common Dreams “History has shown us time and again that there is no safe way to transport fossil fuels, and pipelines are no exception.” By Jake Johnson, staff writer An … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2019-11-01/health-issues/buying-health-insurance-be-sure-to-read-the-fine-print/a68223-1 November 1, 2019 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Some inexpensive health insurance plans may have very high deductibles and extremely limited coverage. (Christian Delbert/Adobe Stock) HARRISBURG, Pa. – The open … Continued