From Clean Water Action (http://www.cleanwateraction.org/): The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is taking steps to improve public health protections from toxic perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) by setting a Maximum Contamination Level (MCL) for them in drinking water. Their … Continued
From Creation Justice Ministries (http://www.creationjustice.org/): Did you know the United States has set a goal to protect and conserve 30% of its lands and waters by the year 2030. This goal, called “30×30” is important in the midst of the … Continued
From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): More than 1,100 manatees died last year — most of them starving to death.1 As their main food source — seagrass — disappears, scientists are finding manatees emaciated, too weak to swim or fend for themselves.2 2021 … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2022-03-07/international-relief/pa-refugee-resettlement-group-calls-for-support-of-ukrainian-families/a78138-2 March 7, 2022 – Emily Scott, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window The Department of Homeland Security says the 30,000 Ukrainians temporarily living in the U.S. can now stay for 18 months under Temporary … Continued
From ELCA Advocacy (https://www.elca.org/Our-Work/Publicly-Engaged-Church/Advocacy): Take action today. (NOTE: You do not need to be Lutheran to use this action.) Congress created the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) in 1994 with broad bi-partisan support. VAWA is an essential tool in combatting … Continued
From GreenFaith (http://greenfaith.org): We are pleased to share the Sacred Season Resource Collection! For years, organizers and leaders throughout GreenFaith (and particularly in the global South) have asked for a multi-faith collection of resources on climate and environmental justice. In … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2022-03-04/budget-policy-and-priorities/funds-for-internet-expansion-could-help-thousands-in-pa/a78139-1 March 4, 2022 – Emily Scott, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Pennsylvania is poised to receive $100 million from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act for improving broadband access. Advocates and local lawmakers … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/03/03/after-two-years-covid-report-finds-pandemic-made-far-deadlier-greed A new Oxfam analysis finds that “99% of humanity” is worse off due to Covid-19 while the world’s 10 richest men have doubled their fortunes during the pandemic. JAKE JOHNSON March 3, 2022 If a single word can … Continued
From Keystone Votes (https://www.keystonevotes.org/): Pennsylvania’s bipartisan vote-by-mail law remains in effect after the state Supreme Court earlier this week overturned a lower court’s decision that would have ended the provision in Act 77 of 2019 in two weeks. That’s the … Continued
From Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania (http://www.housingalliancepa.org/): State and local governments and the communities they serve rely on federal resources to meet the housing, homelessness, and community development needs of their communities. However, Congress has underfunded these resources for decades, and … Continued