“Unlike the budget, none of the tax breaks are subject to annual review. That, says , senior policy analyst at the Budget Center, is a problem.”
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In California, teachers are learning to identify traumas among young immigrants.
“I don’t treat students like victims, but I’m aware there could be trauma we don’t see.”
There’s no single way past L.A.’s affordable housing crisis. But one labor union has an idea of one place to look: the hotel industry itself.
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California falls behind other states, including Texas and Florida, when it comes to evaluating its tax incentives —many of which go to higher income households and to businesses.
Will state leaders take a hard look at tax breaks this year?
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Long-term exposure to ethylene oxide is associated with breast, blood and stomach cancer, reproductive harm and lung disease.
So why is the South Coast Air Quality Management District taking a lax approach to their emissions in Southern California?
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“People are taking actions to minimize their race by changing their language, how they speak, how they dress. They may not ask questions, or they may ask fewer questions, so as not to be thought of as ‘difficult Black people.’”
How can journalists counter misinformation and the “fossil fuel falsehoods”?
writes about the questions journalists must ask in 2023.
Why do women struggle more to secure housing?
"More than half of Californians face unaffordable rents, but women are at the extremely low end of the income scale. Women tend to be paid less for the same work, so they accumulate less wealth." —
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Cal/OSHA has a big recruitment and retention problem.
Fewer field inspectors working for the agency means fewer protections for California workers.
“It gives tax breaks to companies that probably would have located to Texas anyway.” — Dick Lavine, senior fiscal analyst,
California is legally obliged to reduce planet-warming pollution by 2030, but it lacks a clear plan for how to do it.
State lawmakers will have to act with urgency, amid a constrained fiscal environment and pushback from the powerful oil and gas industry.
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When it comes to reporting on the climate crisis, let’s aim for the stomach instead of getting to it accidentally, as Upton Sinclair once did, writes .
#climatejournalism #sejorg
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“We believe there are more hotel rooms under construction than affordable housing in the city of Los Angeles.” ~ Kurt Petersen, co-president of
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Last year, California Gov. proposed and the Legislature approved a food assistance program for undocumented immigrants.
Newsom’s 2023-24 proposal pushes off even the first stage of implementing the plan until 2027.
A New Mexico oil and gas operator report shows a 39% monthly increase in flared gas and a 161% monthly increase in natural gas vented straight to the atmosphere in December.
That's equal to the CO2 emissions of 8,600 gas-powered cars driven for a year.
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The 4th season the All Ears podcast kicks off with a rousing conversation between #AmericanDreamDoc co-director and former Secretary of Labor and all around badass .
🎧Listen now!
“Promoting the use of these fuels is not in line with California’s role as a global leader in environmental policy.” — James Duffy, a 13-year former California Air Resources Board regulator who oversaw the low carbon fuels program.
#CalOSHA, the agency that oversees workplace health and safety in California, is experiencing a critical shortage of inspectors.
Stretched-thin inspectors often juggle too many cases and miss or improperly classify violations as a result.
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Environmental health experts warn that a Southern California air quality regulator is allowing toxic gas emissions from facilities in Vernon, Carson and Ontario — and it's putting the health of nearby residents at risk.
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Peter Thiel was so shaped by the vision of hobbit life that the Palo Alto offices of his multibillion dollar firm, Palantir Technologies, are informally known as “The Shire.”
In The Lord of the Rings, the palantíri corrupt nearly all who use them.
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Black and Latino children are more likely to have experienced four or more traumatic events than their white peers: 20.6% and 18% to 16.4%, respectively.
But the number of youth suffering trauma is likely higher when considering young immigrants.
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More than 500,000 California farmworkers play a critical role in providing Americans with the food that nourishes them. Yet, for those workers, their own health is too often in jeopardy.
Who gives them health care?
capitalandmain.com/ill-harvest-se
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There’s no single way past L.A.’s affordable housing crisis. But one labor union has an idea of one place to look: the hotel industry itself.
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Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro campaigned on a progressive environmental platform.
But now that his term has begun, questions remain as to how exactly his administration will carry out this agenda.
The big underlying story behind the vulnerability of U.S. agriculture to climate extremes is the dramatic consolidation of control within agriculture.
Just four chemical companies control more than half of all commercially traded seeds planted globally.
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The 4th season the All Ears podcast kicks off with a rousing conversation between #AmericanDreamDoc co-director and former Secretary of Labor and all around badass .
🎧Listen now!
Long-term exposure to ethylene oxide is associated with breast, blood and stomach cancer, reproductive harm and lung disease.
So why is the South Coast Air Quality Management District taking a lax approach to their emissions in Southern California?
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Oil and gas operators in New Mexico reported a dramatic increase in natural gas flared and vented in December.
Was a cold snap to blame?
Since 2020, two oil companies in Contra Costa County have assembled plans to convert their petroleum refineries to processing biomass instead.
But records indicate most of the oil may actually come from soy, canola and corn crops.
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In Los Angeles, members are taking on the hotel industry to make the investors understand they’re part of the housing problem — and should be part of the solution.
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“This plant is a clear and present danger.”
Critics slam Southern California air regulator for adopting weak emissions rules for the potent carcinogen ethylene oxide emissions near schools and residents.
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Read 's story on the effectiveness of police helicopters as a crime-fighting tool.
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Sadly for people who live right next door to this facility - Southern California Regulators Let Industrial Polluters Exceed U.S. EPA Guidelines via - capitalandmain.com/southern-calif
This is also a community that is at high risk due to env/social exposures
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California Gov. 's slashed climate budget includes billions cut or delayed for zero-emissions vehicle infrastructure, community-based transportation equity projects in low income communities.
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it is “rubbish that South Coast [AQMD] says that they cannot use the more protective emission limits at these sterilizers" - my latest on health guidelines set for facilities emitting potent carcinogen that experts warn are far too weak:
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Lord of the Rings fans from Trump-supporting libertarian billionaire Peter Thiel to Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni find archconservative lessons in the work of J.R.R Tolkien.
But why?
Environmental health experts warn that a Southern California air quality regulator is allowing toxic gas emissions from facilities in Vernon, Carson and Ontario — and it's putting the health of nearby residents at risk.
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The 4th season the All Ears podcast kicks off with a rousing conversation between #AmericanDreamDoc co-director and former Secretary of Labor and all around badass .
🎧Listen now!
When it comes to reporting on the climate crisis, let’s aim for the stomach instead of getting to it accidentally, as Upton Sinclair once did, writes .
A New Mexico oil and gas operator report shows a 39% monthly increase in flared gas and a 161% monthly increase in natural gas vented straight to the atmosphere in December.
That's equal to the CO2 emissions of 8,600 gas-powered cars driven for a year.