From Social Security Works (http://www.socialsecurityworks.org/): The House of Representatives is poised to advance legislation that would save taxpayers hundreds of billions of dollars by lowering the price of prescription drugs. This bill, the Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019 … Continued
From the Sierra Club (https://www.sierraclub.org/): Our elected officials are willing to bend the rules for the conventional oil and gas industry and weaken environmental protections because the industry doesn’t think the current law should apply to them. Tell your PA … Continued
From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): We have a chance to protect sea otters, harbor seals and other marine wildlife from offshore drilling — for good. In September, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that would block dirty, destructive drilling off … Continued
From the Food Research and Action Center (http://www.frac.org): November 1 and December 2 are the deadlines for comments on two SNAP proposed rules. The first is a 14-day opportunity for comments regarding USDA’s October 15 release of estimates of the … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): The leaves are turning, sweaters are out, and pumpkin-flavored you-name-it is here. Fall is great, but there are some things not to love about fall. Three words: sneezy does it. That’s right. It’s flu season. Every … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2019-10-18/climate-change-air-quality/epa-holds-only-hearing-on-eliminating-methane-regulations/a68107-2 October 18, 2019 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window As a greenhouse gas, methane is 80 times more powerful in the near term than carbon dioxide. (denismax/Adobe Stock) HARRISBURG, Pa. – … Continued
Posted at https://www.frac.org/news/proposed-changes-to-snap-could-leave-one-million-children-without-access-to-free-school-meals Statement attributed to Jim Weill, president, Food Research & Action Center (FRAC) WASHINGTON, October 17, 2019 — A surprise release of data that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) should have disclosed earlier underscores the deep harm … Continued
From Interfaith Power and Light (http://interfaithpowerandlight.org): Put your love for the earth into action in 2020 by taking part in Interfaith Power & Light’s Faith Climate Action Week April 17 – 26! Save the date! Faith Climate Action Week is … Continued
From CeaseFirePA (http://www.ceasefirepa.org): While the members of the PA legislature have been home in their districts this month, Pennsylvania has continued to suffer from gun violence every day. This has been a particularly devastating week in Philadelphia, with whole families … Continued
From the Alaska Wilderness League (http://www.alaskawild.org): Recently an ad in The Wall Street Journal put companies like Chevron, ExxonMobile and ConocoPhillips on notice: we will hold accountable corporations who consider drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. We let them know you’re watching … Continued