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Peace and Climate Rally and March Sept. 21
Sept. 21 is International Day of Peace, whose theme this year is Climate Action. Peacefulness toward people and life implies treasuring our shared home: earth and the climate that nourishes it. West Chester Green Team and allies are hosting a rally at the Courthouse with some great speakers, followed by a march 5 blocks down…
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Supermarket chain Stop & Shop removes single-use plastic bags from all Connecticut stores
This move to remove plastic bags from their stores comes a year before a Connecticut law will ban the bags state-wide. The supermarket chain will start by providing free paper bags, then in September charging a 10-cent fee. Also, the store will run a program where customers can exchange one or more single-use plastic bags…
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Major US Newspapers Are Not Reporting on the UN’s Newest Climate Crisis Warning
In May of this year, the UN released another alarming report on species extinction – but almost no one in the media is talking about it. Only 19 of the top 50 US newspapers covered the report. The UN released a partial report from the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) –…
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Where’s the Chesco Health Dept. when people really need it?
According to Chester County Coroner Dr. Christina VandePol (download the Aug. 2 press release here), The Chester County Coroner’s Office is releasing data on drug overdose deaths in Chester County from January 1, 2019 through June 30, 2019. A total of 65 people have been confirmed to have died of a drug overdose during this…
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