Public Comment Period Beings for Delaware Estuary Identified as Critical Habitat for Endangered Atlantic Sturgeon NEWS RELEASE: Delaware Riverkeeper Network Delaware/New Jersey/New York/Pennsylvania – In a move targeted to protect Atlantic Sturgeon, an endangered species, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) today released a proposal designating critical habitat in sixteen rivers, including the Delaware…
IOGCC Representatives Spout Climate Denial at ExxonMobil-Funded Meeting
At the opening session of the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission (IOGCC)‘s recent annual business meeting held in Denver, Colorado, the commission’s Nebraska state representative Bill Sydow was closing up at the horseshoe-shaped roundtable by making a few heads turn. “I spent Thanksgiving in Chicago with my daughter and her two friends and I’m talking about climate change…
Verizon Workers Are Off the Picket Lines: What Did They Gain?
Verizon Workers Are Off the Picket Lines: What Did They Gain? Last Friday telecommunications giant Verizon came to a tentative agreement with Communications Workers of America and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, and after spending seven weeks on the picket lines, nearly 40,000 Verizon workers returned to work Wednesday. Assignment administrator Rhonda*, who works in…
Raging Chicken’s Five Year Anniversary: Seeking Sustainability
Raging Chicken’s Five Year Anniversary: Seeking Sustainability July 2016 marks Raging Chicken Press’s 5 year anniversary. It’s been quite a journey. As part of our anniversary agenda, we have launched a new podcast, Raging Chicken Radio, and we are looking to expand the number of writers and contributors. And, I’ll be honest, we’re going for broke….
Financial Institutions are Coming for the Paychecks of Pennsylvania’s Low Wage Workers
Financial Institutions are Coming for the Paychecks of Pennsylvania’s Low Wage Workers A bill that is specifically designed to allow financial institutions to plunder wages from the paychecks of low wage workers is making its way through the Pennsylvania General Assembly. A floor vote in the Senate can come as early as June 7th. The bill…
Amity Township Supervisor Sleeps Through Turkey Farm Hearing
Amity Township Supervisor Sleeps Through Turkey Farm Hearing Residents of Amity Township have been flocking to monthly conditional use hearings to raise issues surrounding a proposed turkey growing facility. But while residents share concerns about nuisance odors, out-of-control fly populations, and water quality issues that go along with having 20,000-plus turkeys in two large sheds, the supervisors…
As 25 Year Phila. School District Employee Dies from Boiler Explosion, PAGOP Wants to Roll Back Workers Rights in the Classroom
As 25 Year Phila. School District Employee Dies from Boiler Explosion, PAGOP Wants to Roll Back Workers Rights in the Classroom When the General Assembly returned from their primary vacation, Republicans began to move forward the “Protecting Excellent Teachers” Act, which would remove teacher seniority and replace it with an evaluation metric imposed by former Governor…
#PABudget: Democrats Askd Tom Wolf to Sign a Union Busting Bill They Didn’t Vote For
#PABudget: Democrats Askd Tom Wolf to Sign a Union Busting Bill They Didn’t Vote For We’re not talking about voting here. We’re talking about not even being present for a vote. Democrats Jake Wheatly, Margo Davidson and Jordan Harris penned a letter asking Governor Tom Wolf to reconsider his veto threat on House Bill 805, a…
Delaware Riverkeeper Network Says DRBC Authority Over Gas Drilling on Solid Legal Footing
Delaware Riverkeeper Network Says DRBC Authority Over Gas Drilling on Solid Legal Footing West Trenton, NJ – The Delaware Riverkeeper Network finds no merit in a legal action filed by the Wayne Land and Mineral Group against the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC). The lawsuit opposes the moratorium on shale gas extraction within the boundaries of…
The Art of the Double-Dealing Megalomaniac
The Art of the Double-Dealing Megalomaniac Savannah State University in Georgia will offer a three-credit course this summer, “The Trump Factor in American Politics.” The professor is Dr. Robert Smith, who says the students will read Trump’s policy statements and excerpts from Trump’s books, and then discuss his political philosophies. Many people may believe this is…
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