Miércoles, 9 de septiembre 2020 Estimado(a) director(a) de PSA: Las elecciones de noviembre 2020 serán una de las elecciones más importantes de nuestras vidas. Antes de noviembre, el Comité de Amigos de la Legislación Nacional...
Gail J. McGovern, President & CEO, American Red Cross
(Washington, DC, Thursday, September 3, 2020) –This year, the U.S. has already been impacted by devastating weather events, including wildfires in California, extreme wind and rain from Hurricane Laura, tornadoes, floods, and even a heartbreaking...
AUDIO: Robert Traynham, Director of Public Affairs for Facebook
(Menlo Park, CA, Thursday, September 3, 2020) – Today, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced new steps Facebook will take to help secure the integrity of the US elections by encouraging voting, connecting people to authoritative...
AUDIO: Paloma Alaniz, Oficina de Recuperación de Texas de la Región seis de FEMA
(Washington D.C., Jueves 3 de Septiembre, 2020) – En agosto del 2017, el huracán Harvey generó más de cinco pies de lluvia a lo largo de la costa de Texas. La tormenta causó inundaciones devastadoras...
AUDIO: Paloma Alaniz, FEMA Region VI Texas Recovery Office
(Washington D.C., Thursday, September 3, 2020) – In August 2017, Hurricane Harvey dropped more than five feet of rain along the coast of Texas. The storm caused widespread flooding that damaged more than 200,000 homes...
AUDIO: Dr. Ernest Grant, PHD, RN, FAAN, president, American Nurses Association
(Silver Spring, MD, Wednesday, September 2, 2020) – For nurses in many areas of the country and across health care settings, personal protective equipment (PPE) shortages persist six months into the COVID-19 pandemic, and PPE...
AUDIO: Elgie Holstein, Senior Director of Strategy Planning for EDF Action, the advocacy partner of Environmental Defense Fund
(New York, NY, Wednesday, September 2, 2020) – A new report from Datu Research and commissioned by Environmental Defense Fund analyzes decades of data and reveals that extreme weather driven by climate change has already...
AUDIO: Wilberto Gonzalez, Portavoz de FEMA
(Washington D.C., Jueves 27 de Agosto, 2020) – En septiembre del 2017, Puerto Rico sufrió dos intensos huracanes de Categorías 4 y 5, Irma y María. El huracán Irma fue el huracán más fuerte que...
AUDIO: Brad Ashwell, All Voting is Local’s Florida State Director
(Tallahassee, FL, Monday, August 17, 2020) – Floridians have three options to participate in our democratic process: voting by mail, voting early, and voting on Election Day. However, the health implications associated with the COVID-19...
AUDIO: Raquel Lucente, Manager of Education Programs, Facebook, and Sonia Sroka, Head of Multicultural Communications, Facebook
(Menlo Park, CA, Monday, August 17, 2020) – Facebook announced the launch of an Educator Hub to support teachers and provide resources across its apps to help people navigate the new school year, stay connected...