Acting EPA Administrator Wheeler and Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao are proposing an all-out assault on America’s Clean Car Standards — a program that has helped protect us from dangerous pollution. Sign the Environmental Defense Fund’s petition and demand … Continued
From GreenFaith (http://greenfaith.org): We invite you to join us in making a commitment to a sustainable lifestyle as part of Living the Change, a global multi-faith campaign that we are proud to coordinate. Living the Change upholds two of our … Continued
From the Penn State Data Center (https://pasdc.hbg.psu.edu/): A new report from our Research Assistant Intern, Brian Summersgill, highlights trends in homelessness throughout the Commonwealth in 2017 with HUD’s Point-in-Time (PIT) counts. The data show that while Pennsylvania’s homeless population has … Continued
Bruce Vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Published 5:10 p.m. CT Aug. 16, 2018 | Updated 11:02 a.m. CT Aug. 17, 2018 https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/crime/2018/08/16/wisconsin-inmate-featured-documentary-wins-release-fairness/993003002/, reposted by Healing Communities USA In 1996, Baron Walker was sentenced to 60 years in prison for being part … Continued
From 350.org (https://350.org/): We just won a huge victory in the fight against Keystone XL. A federal judge overruled the Administration and called for a more robust environmental review of the pipeline in Nebraska. Earlier this week, we sent you … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2018/08/20/arctic-warming-stalls-summer-weather-study-warns-intensifying-very-extreme-extremes Published on Monday, August 20, 2018 by Common Dreams “This is #climatechange, and the time to act on it is now.” By Jessica Corbett, staff writer Flooding from monsoon rains has killed hundreds of people in India’s … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2018/08/20/these-giant-portraits-will-stand-path-trans-mountain-pipeline-make-powerful Published on Monday, August 20, 2018 by Common Dreams The People on the Path series offers creative resistance to controversial fossil fuel project By Andrea Germanos, staff writer Some of the portraits of people protesting the Trans … Continued
From Interfaith Power and Light (http://interfaithpowerandlight.org): Six years ago, Ford Motor Company was part of a landmark agreement with the EPA, the state of California, and other major automakers to significantly improve fuel efficiency standards and build cleaner cars. Ford’s CEO … Continued
From Fair Districts PA (http://www.fairdistrictspa.com): Although our efforts to get a bill passed to amend the PA State Constitution were not successful, there are many things to feel good about. SB22, although amended, passed the Senate and got as far … Continued
Tell Congress to restore voter protections at the ELCA Action Center. Decades ago, faith leaders and church activists served a critical role in the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA). The act, after being signed into law, … Continued