From Americans United for Separation of Church and State (http://www.au.org): We are excited to announce the launch of AU’s 2022 Student Essay Contest, with a first-place prize of $1,500! This year’s contest focuses on recent Supreme Court decisions and their … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2022-07-18/womens/report-black-women-face-higher-student-debt-burden-in-pandemic/a79933-1 July 18, 2022 – Danielle Smith, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window COVID-19 has touched just about every facet of life, and a new report from the Center for Responsible Lending says women repaying … Continued
From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): A few weeks ago, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a decision to limit the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) authority to tackle climate pollution from dirty power plants.1 This setback at the federal level makes it more … Continued
From the Evangelical Environmental Network (http://www.creationcare.org): Hopefully you have experienced the powerful new Climate Vigil Songs worship album and love it as much as we do. Ready for more? We have been coordinating with the Climate Vigil team to make … Continued
From We Welcome (https://www.wechoosewelcome.com/): We hear the term “ally” often, but for those seeking true solidarity with the marginalized, “allyship” is a more helpful and accurate frame of reference. “Allyship” is not a single point at which we arrive, but … Continued
From the Clean Air Council (http://www.cleanair.org/): Pennsylvania is estimated to have anywhere from 200,000 to 560,000 orphan and abandoned oil and gas wells. Despite their age, these wells leak significant amounts of methane every year. Methane is up to 87 … Continued
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): As the Senate works frantically to finish a tax and investment deal before the September 30th deadline―in order to pass the bill with a simple majority vote―there is one glaring omission. A critically … Continued
From Common Cause (http://www.commoncause.org): A bill that started as a simple reform to the way we elect our Lieutenant Governor has been filled with completely irrelevant anti-democratic amendments establishing voter ID, banning abortion, and creating more sham election reviews – … Continued
From ReImagine Appalachia (https://reimagineappalachia.org/): Too many young Appalachians feel they have to leave home to find good work. It’s more important than ever to make sure we are creating opportunities for discouraged workers, and to give young people more opportunities … Continued
PA’s Wealthiest Billionaire Jeffrey Yass and Other Ultra-Rich Individuals Pump Millions Into 2022 Campaigns, Mostly to Republicans Who Will Cut Their Taxes and Supported Trump’s January 6th Insurrection Harrisburg, PA: The 99% Pennsylvania campaign released a new report today in … Continued