Environment
How greener schoolyards benefit kids — and the whole community
August 19, 2024When Lois Brink’s kids were in elementary school, she remembers being struck by how uninviting their schoolyard was. She described it as “scorched earth” — little more than a dirt field coated in “I don’t know...
Read more
Los bomberos avanzan contra los incendios forestales de California
July 11, 2024OROVILLE, California (AP) — Los bomberos lograron avances el viernes contra un incendio forestal en California que provocó extensas órdenes de evacuación, pero las evaluaciones de daños elevaron el número de estructuras destruidas a 25, y...
Read more
The Supreme Court overturns Chevron doctrine, gutting federal environmental protections
July 6, 2024Scrapping the legal precedent could send a "convulsive shock" to decades of federal environmental, financial, and healthcare regulations.
Read more
After 150 years, Black residents of Sandbranch, Texas, still have no running water
June 25, 2024The residents of this “freedman’s town” can’t drink the water from their taps because it’s too toxic, but county officials say they’re not worth the money it would cost to pipe in water.
Read more
Removing Whittier’s trees — Who benefits?
June 24, 2024Development project leaves citizens in one California town asking who wins from the chopping down of urban tree coverage.
Read more