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Keep our tax dollars in our local schools Harrisburg politicians are up to their shenanigans believing we are not paying attention. They plan to use our tax dollars to further enrich owners of private and religious schools. Senate Bill 1, introduced by Sen. Scott Martin to the Senate Education Committee, would: Increase tax breaks to businesses and corporations who support private and religious schools, then increase that by 25% each year. Cost: $300M this year; $1B over five years. Empower a commission of political appointees to open charter schools without school board and taxpayer approval. Cost: In 2019-20 alone we, the Pennsylvania taxpayers, spent $2B on charter school tuition bills, which is money taken away from our local schools. ....
Credit: (AP Photo/Andrew Selsky) File photo: Microplastic debris Researchers found microplastics in each of the 53 waterways they sampled throughout 2020, a survey that reveals the impact of these long-lasting pollutants on the entire Delaware Estuary. “The staggering amount of microplastics we found likely means that no river, lake or stream is safe from this increasingly common contaminant,” said Faran Savitz, one of the project’s researchers, in a news release about the study. The project by PennEnvironment, a nonprofit environmental research group, is just one of many efforts initiated in the last several years to develop a better understanding of just how bad microplastic pollution is in the Delaware Estuary system. Other groups currently conducting research in the region include the Environmental Protection Agency, United States Geological Survey, Delaware River Basin Commission, Philadelphia Water Department, Rutgers, and University of Delaware. ....
Study reveals microplastics contamination in Loyalsock, other streams across state | News, Sports, Jobs sungazette.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from sungazette.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Report: Susquehanna contaminated with plastic citizensvoice.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from citizensvoice.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.