Tag: California
Public health crisis looms as California identifies 600 communities at risk...
A new report puts into focus for the first time the scope of the state’s drinking-water problems and what it will take to fix them.
California is a garden of Eden
In case you don't think migrants can benefit the U.S., consider that 200,000 Dust Bowl migrants entered California.
California approves $44 million electric vehicle infrastructure program
"This decision is another step toward meeting California’s deep decarbonization and ambitious transportation electrification goals."
California’s fracking ban fails in the Senate
While California is a major U.S. oil producer, urban democratic senators were hoping to change the state's course and take a lead on the climate crisis.
Toxic air pollution has dropped over the last two decades in...
Better refined fuels, moves toward electric vehicles, and better public transportation can make the air pollution issue even better over the next decade.
New bill seeks to ban fracking in California
“Communities that are already struggling with health outcomes — we’re allowing them to be poisoned, and that's just not OK.”
‘Sadistic and depraved’: Trump rejects California request for federal disaster aid...
“That a sitting president—of any party—would deny their own citizens help during their time of greatest need, amid literal hellfire raining down on American cities, is beyond shameful.”
California becomes first US state to ban 24 toxic chemicals found...
“Every day, Californians are exposed to hazardous chemicals hiding in their cosmetics and personal care products.”
California approves massive electric vehicle charging program across Southern California
"This program marks the largest single program for any utility in the nation, a major win for clean air and healthier communities."
‘A human tragedy’: Wildfires reveal California’s reliance on incarcerated firefighters
Lay bare the state’s reliance on prison labor to control its ever-growing wildfire season with an exploitative system many have called slave labor.
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David Huitema confirmed as ethics Czar amid fears of Trump’s return and conflict of...
As Trump’s second term looms, the Senate confirmed David Huitema to lead the Office of Government Ethics. Advocates praise the move, but critics warn of a tough road ahead for government accountability.
The worse the chaos that results, the sooner the eventual revulsion and turnaround
A too gullible population let itself be bamboozled.
Tlaib, ACLU, and advocates warn H.R. 9495 could empower Trump to silence nonprofits and...
Progressives and civil rights groups sound the alarm over legislation that could allow President-elect Trump to strip nonprofits of their tax-exempt status without evidence, threatening free speech and democracy.
JD Vance hints at Elon Musk’s role in targeting Social Security under Trump’s ‘efficiency’...
Republican vice-presidential nominee J.D. Vance reveals Elon Musk could lead a commission to cut federal spending, with Social Security and the Department of Defense as potential targets. The billionaire’s past decision-making raises concerns about the future of essential programs.
The ultimate corporate corruption: Trump appoints Musk to oversee US regulations
Examining the implications of Musk’s appointment to lead Trump’s new department of Government Efficiency and what It means for American democracy.