Federal:
MLA and AAHSL oppose the EPA’s Strengthening Transparency in Regulatory Science rule. Read the statement they submitted to the EPA. If the EPA rule is instated, loss of information including important datasets on the health impacts of lead may result.
The repeal of net neutrality is slated to go into effect June 11, 2018. Earlier this month, though, the Senate voted to block the FCC’s vote, and while 160 Congresspeople support the CRA, the House still needs to vote on the action. Tell your representative to support network neutrality by using this ALA action alert form.
State:
Want to help keep important pieces of our Illinois and National History in Springfield and available for public display? You can read this article from the State Journal-Register to find out how you can give and help keep precious Lincoln artifacts in the collections at the Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum. Find out more and check the status of the fund here or contact the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation.