Our children are depending on us to leave them a world worth living in, not one whose climate has spun dangerously out of control just so a few corporations can line their pockets a little longer. This is not a game and time is running out!

As an openly gay man I am disappointed about the passage of HB 2 in North Carolina, which prevents local municipalities from passing nondiscrimination ordinances that go beyond what is written in state law and also requires that transgender people use the restroom that corresponds with the sex listed on their birth certificate. I am also concerted about Mississippi's governor signing HB 1523 into law, which would make it legal for any public business to cite religious beliefs in refusing service to LGBT people. Discrimination of any kind has no place in our country and so I am asking Pittsburgh mayor Bill Peduto to join the Mayors Against Discrimination from 9 other major cities across the US, including the mayor of Philadelphia, by refusing to use taxpayer dollars either for travel to North Carolina and Mississippi or in the purchase of any products from these two states.

Kevin Stine is inspiring and deserves the chance to show the people the differences between him and Wyden.

There are many many voters in NY state who would like to vote in the heavily contested Democratic primary, especially independents, but the deadline for changing registration was over 6 months ago - long before the presidential campaign was in full swing, and they are being disenfranchised through no fault of their own. As long as a voter is legitimately registered in NY, he or she should be allowed to vote in the primary of their choice - or at least be given a chance to think about it before settling on a party preference. The primary should either be changed from closed to open, or voters should be allowed same-day registration.

Arbitrary or obsolete speed limits encourage unsafe driving practices, such as following too closely or passing in unsafe situations. As County Highway Safety Chairman, I feel this needs to be addressed.

For decades, our nation's major chemical law, the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), has been too weak to protect us from toxic chemicals in our everyday products. Congress is putting the final touches on an update to the law, but before it hits the President's desk, one big problem needs to be addressed. Chemical industry lobbyists and some lawmakers are pushing hard to preempt efforts by states to protect us from toxic chemicals. States across the country have led the way to protect their citizens from toxic chemicals, and we need to ensure they can continue to safeguard us. Tell Congress to preserve state power in the final bill so states can continue to protect us from toxic chemicals.

Right now, if a disaster were to strike — like a fracking truck spilling radioactive wastewater near your water, or even a nuclear disaster like Fukushima — the Safe Drinking Water Act sets clear limits to protect your health and safety from radiation. But the EPA is considering increasing that limit for anywhere from one year to four years after an emergency.

 People should get clean, safe drinking water in an emergency and should not be forced to drink water with a vastly higher concentration of radioactivity than considered acceptable under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

 We can’t let the EPA cave to the nuclear industry.

 Sign the petition to stop the EPA from increasing the amount of radiation allowed in your drinking water. Your message will be sent to President Obama and EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy.

Squatters Action for Secure Homes (SQUASH) have produced two reports, “The Case Against Section 144” (March 2013), and “Homes, Not Jails” (April 2015) outlining the failings of s144 LASPOA, and how the new law is disproportionately affecting the homeless and vulnerably-housed. Many young people have been arrested, prosecuted and jailed unnecessarily under the law, while others have died from exposure in the winter months. For more info: http://www.squashcampaign.org/resources/

Support this city-wide initiative to address the lack of economic opportunities in low income communities, even with multi-millions of dollars being spent on development. We must fight the disparity rates in the City of Pittsburgh, and this is a equity tool that can do just that. Please sign your name or your organization's name for endorsing this Initiative.

Western Environmental Law Center is a nonprofit, public-interest environmental law firm. Our expert attorneys are ready to use the full power of the law and the courts to protect grizzly bears. We will be submitting legal comments to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service regarding their proposal, but we need your help! Please join us before the comment deadline on May 10, 2016 by signing this petition and adding your comments to USFWS that you want grizzlies to fully recover as a natural and integral part of our landscape.

Bernie Sanders won the Maine Democratic caucus by a whopping 64 to 36 margin. And yet because of super delegates, Secretary Clinton could end up with almost exactly the same number of Maine delegates as Bernie. That's just not right. As a Maine Democrat and state representative, I'm proposing an amendment that will be offered at the party convention to reform the super delegate process to ensure that delegates are allocated in line with the popular vote.

I sent a letter to Debbie Wasserman Schultz requesting a series of debates across the district on the issues that matter most to working Americans, seniors, women, college students, and more. It is my sincere belief that debate is the cornerstone of our democracy, and that the voters deserve a fair opportunity to hear from our opponent and myself. I don’t know if Debbie Wasserman Schultz will agree to this challenge — her record on the presidential debate scheduling suggests someone who is uninterested in a healthy exchange of ideas within our party — but I am willing to give her the benefit of the doubt. If you agree, add your name to our petition right now calling for a series of debates between Debbie Wasserman Schultz and myself over the next few months of this campaign.