Wednesday, December 18, 2024

Tag: California

31 killed in deadliest week for wildfires in California history

Fire officials are preparing for conditions to worsen with high winds expected to return.

Why we need sanctuary states

California’s law limits the authority of state and local law enforcers to communicate with federal immigration authorities, and prevents officers from questioning or holding people depending on their immigration status or immigration violations.

How California could get to 100 percent renewable energy

Despite all the money in politics, the future of cleaner energy is in the hands of local communities.

Are hazardous vapors seeping into your home?

The movement of underground contaminants into buildings is attracting increased scrutiny from health experts, advocates and agencies.

From carpet to clean air: It’s time for California to stand...

Our representatives should uplift our health and quality of life not in words, but with action.

Big victory in fight to protect California’s coast from offshore fracking

“This is a big victory in the fight to protect California’s coast from offshore fracking’s toxic chemicals.”

California Gov. Jerry Brown is backing a climate bill full of...

Regulators say the measure would make it impossible to meet the state’s greenhouse gas reduction targets by 2030.

It’s official: California lists key ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup as cancer-causing

We should all keep the pressure on the EPA to ban glyphosate, for good.

Leaked documents show Jerry Brown giving big oil a seat in...

The California governor is selling himself as a climate advocate on the global stage, but behind the scenes, the fossil fuel industry appears to have his ear.

California’s ‘Medicare for All’ plan clears state senate

“This is a banner day for California, and a moral model for the nation.”

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GOP-led states risk leaving 10 million children hungry by rejecting $1.14 billion summer food...

Twelve Republican-led states face a January 1 deadline to join the Summer EBT program, a lifeline for millions of hungry kids, as advocates urge governors to act amid rising food insecurity and economic challenges.

More than 120 House Democrats urge Biden to ratify Equal Rights Amendment as deadline...

Lawmakers push President Joe Biden to finalize a constitutional ban on sex discrimination while Republicans invoke past deadlines to stall progress.

Trump’s Cabinet picks aren’t just unqualified and inexperienced—they’re morally bankrupt

While every president has a right to select their own Cabinet appointees, the Senate also has the Constitutional authority to decide whether each nominee is fit to serve.

Endo’s end around: How one of the nation’s largest opioid makers escaped a $7...

Endo “came with a strategy purposely intended to reduce payments to opioid victims."

6 fracking Billionaires and climate denial groups behind Trump’s cabinet

Trump’s nominees are backed by major players in the world of climate obstruction – from Project 2025 and Koch network fixtures to oil-soaked Christian nationalists.