The mission of this impressive organization is to protect children from air pollution and climate change. It is a community of over 1.6 million moms and dads working to protect children’s safety and health. With a network of state-based community organizers, they meet with lawmakers at every level of government to find solutions to pollution.
Here is what they work on:
Check out their website to learn more, and to read about actions we can take right now for their current project – opposing rolling back mercury and air toxics standards.
The tragedy in Central Texas is a reminder to ensure you receive emergency alerts on your mobile phone:
iPhones: Navigate to Settings > Notifications. Scroll down, past the alphabetized list of apps etc, to the “Government Alerts” section and toggle the specific alerts you wish to receive (AMBER Alerts, Emergency Alerts, Public Safety Alerts, Test Alerts) on or off.
Android: Navigate to Settings > Notifications > Wireless emergency alerts. Toggle the “Allow alerts” switch to the on position to receive notifications for extreme threats, severe threats, AMBER alerts, and test alerts. You can also customize your alert preferences, such as vibration settings and alert reminders.
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For most works created after January 1, 1978, the current copyright law in the United States grants protection for the life of the author plus 70 years. For anonymous works, pseudonymous works, or works made for hire, the copyright term is 95 years from publication or 120 years from creation, whichever is shorter. When the copyright expires, books enter the public domain and can be used in any way conceivable – quoted from, rewritten, anything at all. Project Gutenberg is a website that lets you download any of their 75,000 public domain books or free ebooks, or read them online. https://www.gutenberg.org/.
In their own words, “Book Riot is the largest independent editorial book site in North America and home to a host of media, from podcasts to newsletters to original content, all designed around diverse readers and across all genres.”
Bookriot.com is a source for the specific books that will be entering the public domain each year. January 1, 2025, saw Hemingway’s The Maltese Falcon, Virginia Wolfe’s A Room of One’s Own and Agatha Christie’s The Seven Dials Mystery enter the public domain, along with thousands of others.
