From the Clean Air Council (http://www.cleanair.org/): Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt is proposing to withdraw critical clean air standards that protect vulnerable communities from oil and gas pollution. Withdrawing these protections would sell out the health and well-being … Continued
From the Clean Air Council (http://www.cleanair.org/): Extreme lawmakers in Harrisburg are pushing a package of five bills in the House that would gut public health and safety protections while advancing the interests of industrial polluters. The bills are designed to … Continued
From Hunger-Free Pennsylvania (http://www.hungerfreepa.org/): State legislators have proposed a dangerous bill (H.B. 1659) that would demonize poor families and cut off their access to help with basic needs. We need your help to stop it in its tracks. Take action … Continued
Posted at https://www.chn.org/2018/03/15/18119/#.Wqq1TGrwYdU By Lecia Imbery March 15, 2018 Only 27 percent of unemployed workers received unemployment insurance in 2016 – a near historic low – according to a recent report from the National Employment Law Project (NELP). The report also found that … Continued
From the Clean Air Council (http://www.cleanair.org/): A new analysis by Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) finds methane emissions from Pennsylvania’s oil and gas sites may be more than five times higher than what companies report to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental … Continued
By Michael Churchill, Attorney, Public Interest Law Center This post is in response to a Capitolwire column entitled “Challenging the argument that PA doesn’t provide for a ‘thorough and efficient system of public education.” Cherry picking numbers to suit your … Continued
From Amnesty International USA (http://www.amnestyusa.org): Just this year, women marched together again in the second annual Women’s March. We stood together to show the world—and the Trump administration—that women’s rights are human rights. Since last year’s inauguration, we have been … Continued
From National Employment Law Project (http://www.nelp.org/): America’s workers are spending long hours at work, but they are falling behind, and the erosion of overtime pay—a core workplace protection—is a key reason why so many working and middle-class families are struggling to … Continued
From the Alaska Wilderness League (http://www.alaskawild.org): This month, the Trump administration gave oil companies the chance to identify spots they’d like to drill in the Beaufort Sea – a region predominantly off-limits to development. This request is another massive step … Continued
From Fair Districts PA (http://www.fairdistrictspa.com): In Pennsylvania, politicians are choosing their voters, instead of the other way around. We can end gerrymandering by passing SB 22, which would create an independent citizens redistricting commission with strict rules for fairness and … Continued