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Earth Day events across PA (+ how to step up your sustainability all year long)
Earth Day events throughout the state promote living sustainably, volunteering to protect your environment, and appreciating the wonders of nature.
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‘DC is a dumpster fire:’ retired firefighter features Shapiro in first congressional primary ad
Bob Brooks has assembled a coalition of unions, organizations, and Democrats from across the political spectrum in his campaign for Congress.
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ICE agents arrive at Philadelphia, Pittsburgh airports as TSA workers go unpaid
President Trump has sent in ICE officers to assist at security checkpoints at more than a dozen US airports, including Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, as Transportation Security Administration airport workers remain on the job without pay.
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‘I would be dead without it’: What the ACA still means 16 years later
The Affordable Care Act was signed into law 16 years ago, giving millions of Americans access to affordable health insurance for the first time. But Republican opposition has made obtaining coverage through the exchange prohibitively expensive for millions, due to expiring federal subsidies.
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Climate change behind longer allergy season in many parts of Pennsylvania
Climate change is contributing to warming trends that lead to earlier, longer, and worse allergy seasons in cities like Philadelphia, where the allergy season is five weeks longer than it was in the early 1970s.
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War with Iran prompts sharp spike in Pennsylvania gas prices
As of Thursday in Pennsylvania, the average price of gas is $3.35 a gallon, up just over 7% from $3.12 a week ago, according to AAA.
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A working-class candidate: Bob Brooks sets progressive agenda
Universal health care, taxing billionaires, and restoring ACA cuts are part of Bob Brooks’ campaign platform.
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Pa. congressional hopeful Bob Brooks picks up Working Families Party endorsement
This is just the latest among a growing number of progressives and establishment Democrats coalescing around Bob Brooks.
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Believe it or not, Pennsylvania winters are getting shorter
It’s hard to believe, what with the blizzards and extended stretches of freezing temps we’ve endured in the commonwealth this winter, but analysis from a climate research organization shows that winter in some Pa. cities is shorter than it was 30 years ago.
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Your weekly guide to taking action in Pennsylvania (Feb. 27 – Mar. 5)
A weekly roundup of Pennsylvania political events, advocacy opportunities, protests, and ways to take action statewide–Friday, Feb. 27 through Thursday, Mar. 5.
