PNS Daily Newscast - January 27, 2021
Biden executive orders address pollution and environmental justice; health professionals note a link between climate change and human health.
2021Talks - January 27 , 2021
The Senate moves forward with Trump's impeachment trial; scholars question the legality of impeachment after an official is out of office.
Human Rights/Racial Justice
SEATTLE -- A measure in the Washington Legislature would make justice for all communities the bedrock of environmental policies in the state ...Read More
DES MOINES, Iowa - Health disparities in the United States are getting more attention, between the pandemic and last year's social-justice protests ...Read More
RICHMOND, Va. - As the pandemic reinforces the value of caregivers, groups in Virginia are urging state lawmakers to pass a trio of bills they're ...Read More
MIAMI -- As Florida faces the consequences of climate change -- from rising sea levels to more frequent and more severe hurricanes -- experts predict ...Read More
COLUMBUS, Ohio - The nation is at a turning point with a new push for unity, and some groups say changing our food system is one crucial step in ...Read More
TAMPA, Fla. - Some community-health advocates say access to the COVID-19 vaccine is as big a problem as distrust of the process in Black communities ...Read More
SANTA FE, N.M. - During the 2021 session, New Mexico lawmakers are expected to focus heavily on pandemic relief - including a bill that would ...Read More
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - As Donald Trump departs the presidency today, a coalition of West Virginia civil-rights groups wants Congress to pass a bill ...Read More
CHICAGO -- A little more than a year after Illinois became the eleventh state to legalize recreational cannabis, legal-aid groups are working to help ...Read More
LINCOLN, Neb. -- President-elect Joe Biden is considering canceling the permit for the Keystone XL pipeline project as early as day one of his term ...Read More
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