Time is running out on program protecting unaccompanied kids
A 15-year-old boy who traveled from Honduras with his brother hangs laundry at a migrant shelter for unaccompanied minors in Tijuana, Mexico, on Nov. 23, 2018. Photo by Lucy Nicholson, Reuters Dear Inequality Insights reader, If state legislators don’t act fast, a program that protects children who immigrate to California by themselves will soon run […]
Un hongo del suelo que puede matar está aumentando en California: esto es lo que hay que saber sobre la fiebre del valle
Read this story in English Se perfila como un mal año, posiblemente el peor hasta ahora, en lo que respecta a la fiebre del Valle, una enfermedad fúngica caracterizada por tos y fiebre. Se han reportado más de 5,300 casos en California hasta junio, es decir, un 63% más de infecciones que en el mismo…
A soil fungus that can kill is on the rise in California: What to know about Valley fever
In summary About 80 Californians die every year after contracting Valley fever, a fungal disease that typically affects the lungs. A recent outbreak was traced to a music festival in Kern County. It’s shaping up to be a bad year — possibly the worst yet — when it comes to Valley fever, a fungal disease…
California’s multibillion-dollar bet on hydrogen energy comes with major downsides
Guest Commentary written by Ben Jealous Ben Jealous is the executive director of the Sierra Club. The world is rushing to adopt clean energy technologies to combat the catastrophic effects of climate change — and rightly so. The stakes are too high for us to be doing anything less. But using our most vulnerable communities as testing…
‘Taking it off the speculative market’: These nonprofits help tenants afford to stay put
In summary California community land trusts – which buy land and sell or rent the…
Hay un peligro en el polvo: los residentes del Valle de Coachella luchan por tener un aire limpio
Read this story in English Afuera de su casa en el condado de Riverside, cerca de la costa norte del Mar de Salton, Sara Rentería…
All the ways people start CA wildfires
People walk on the road near flames and rising smoke plumes as firefighters continue to battle the Park Fire near Chico on July 25, 2024.…
