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WEBPhiladelphia Federal Detention Center detainees file class action lawsuit demanding protection from COVID-19. The three named petitioners, all of whom have …

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Healthcare The Public Interest Law Center

WEBThrough the Richard Berkman & Toni Seidl Health Care Justice Project, we improve health outcomes in low-income communities, especially for children, by addressing systemic …

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Philly Healthy Schools Initiative The Public Interest Law Center

WEBPhilly Healthy Schools Initiative. The average age of the School District of Philadelphia's public school facilities is over 66 years, and decades of under-investment has resulted in …

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Joint Statement On Gov. Shapiro’s Historic 2024 Budget Proposal

WEBFebruary 6, 2024 – We commend Gov. Shapiro for today’s historic commitment to address the needs of all Pennsylvania’s school children. Last year Gov. Shapiro promised to …

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PA has 7th Largest Gap in Utilization of Dental Care

WEBPA has 7th Largest Gap in Utilization of Dental Care. A new research brief reports that Medicaid-enrolled children in Pennsylvania are more likely to see a dentist than in the …

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Recent Healthcare Posts

WEBThe Florida Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (“FCAAP”), the Florida Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (“FAPD”), Boies Schiller & Flexner LLP and the Public …

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Pennsylvania Dental Advocacy Project

WEBAdequate dental health care is essential to overall health and well-being, and yet too many children are denied dental care every year due to a number of economic, structural, and …

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About Us The Public Interest Law Center

WEBThe Public Interest Law Center uses high-impact legal strategies to advance the civil, social, and economic rights of communities in the Philadelphia region facing discrimination, …

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City Council Testimony on Environmental Health Disparities and

WEBAt a December 12 hearing of the Health and Human Services Committee of Philadelphia City Council, Executive Director Jennifer Clarke delivered testimony prepared by Staff …

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Soil Generation The Public Interest Law Center

WEBSoil Generation (formerly known as Healthy Foods Green Spaces) is a Black & Brown-led coalition of gardeners, farmers, individuals, and community-based organizations working …

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Medical Inquiries and Exams

WEB2. Asking whether you have been hospitalized and, if so, for what. 3. Asking if there is a health reason that would prevent you from performing your job.

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Community Right to Know The Public Interest Law Center

WEBIn 1979, a group of residents in the Bridesburg neighborhood of Philadelphia organized the Bridesburg Civic Council to reduce pollution in their heavily industrialized community. …

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Past Cases & Projects

WEBThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) created a plan in response Pennsylvania to create plans to reduce pollution in and around Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, the most …

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Our letter in support of the Emergency Housing Protection Act

WEBJune 4, 2020. Dear Councilmembers: I write on behalf of the Public Interest Law Center to urge you to vote in favor of the Emergency Housing Protection Act, including the …

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Recent Employment Posts

WEBA lawsuit filed in the Chester County Court of Common Pleas alleges Genesis Health Care violated Pennsylvania law by refusing to hire a prospective employee solely because of …

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Supreme Court of the United States

WEBDANIEL R. UNUMB AUTISM LEGAL RESOURCE CENTER LLC 125 Ashworth Drive Lexington, SC 29072 (803) 608-1160 [email protected] GARY …

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Environmental Racism in Chester The Public Interest Law Center

WEBOur first of many actions in Chester was a 1993 lawsuit to stop the opening of the Thermal Pure infectious waste processing facility, which planned to process …

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Direct Threat Defense

WEBDirect Threat Defense . Note: This information does not constitute legal advice. The law is constantly changing and application of the ADA depends on the specific circumstances …

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Our testimony on environmental justice and climate change

WEBOur testimony on environmental justice and climate change. On August 13, staff attorney Ebony Griffin presented testimony on environmental justice and the impact …

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