Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/02/04/major-breakthrough-south-african-scientists-replicate-moderna-vaccine “We didn’t have help from the major Covid vaccine producers, so we did it ourselves,” said Gerhardt Boukes, chief scientist at the South African company Afrigen. JAKE JOHNSON February 4, 2022 South African scientists have created a close replica … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): Many of us probably remember catching chicken pox from a sibling—and maybe having your mom rubbing calamine lotion on you before leaving for work and instructing you to not scratch and to get some rest. She’d … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2022-02-07/education/report-pa-scholarship-tax-credit-lacks-transparency/a77728-1 February 7, 2022 – Emily Scott, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window A corporate tax break in Pennsylvania funding scholarship programs for K-12 private and religious schools lacks sufficient data to determine its success, … Continued
From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): “Neonic” bee-killing pesticides are lurking around every corner for bees. One study found neonics on 54% of all sampled plants.1 Right now, these pesticides are even allowed in the places where bees should be safest: wildlife refuges. … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): We’re so close! Your continued support for the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act has helped propel this much-needed legislation farther than ever in Congress, with massive bipartisan support. Last year, the U.S. House of Representatives and an … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2022-02-04/health/pa-in-great-need-of-blood-donors-amid-supply-shortage/a77713-1 February 4, 2022 – Emily Scott, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Two years into the pandemic, the number of volunteer blood donors in Pennsylvania has dropped dramatically. Blood center leaders say it’s critical … Continued
From Fair Districts PA (http://www.fairdistrictspa.com): The Legislative Reapportionment Commission is meeting this Friday, Feb. 4, to vote on PA House and Senate maps. These will be the final maps, barring appeal and action by PA courts. The meeting will be … Continued
From the Endangered Species Coalition (https://www.endangered.org/): Do you know a student artist (or are you one yourself)? The Endangered Species Coalition organizes an art contest for student artists grades K-12 each year as a part of Endangered Species Day. Visit … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/02/02/tax-dodging-billionaire-dynasties-could-cost-us-84-trillion-report The wealth-hoarding by ultrarich families would be equivalent to over four Build Back Better plans. JESSICA CORBETT February 2, 2022 Over the next few decades, the richest American families could avoid paying about $8.4 trillion in taxes, or … Continued
From CeaseFirePA (http://www.ceasefirepa.org): 34 years ago, Pennsylvania Treasurer Budd Dwyer ended his life on live television with a gun. More than three decades have passed, and the catastrophe that ended Budd Dwyer’s life has happened tens of thousands more times. … Continued