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Expanding ethnic media’s coverage on and about the environment — from sea level rise to wetlands reclamation.

LA Launches National Park Equity Model

Selen Ozturk -
As the national park ranking of Los Angeles plunges year after year, access to green space is at the heart of the problem.
Environment

Where Breathing is Easy – Open Spaces are Critical for Public Health

Sunita Sohrabji -
Measure T seeks to renew Measure Q, which has allowed the County to preserve North Coyote Valley from the hands of developers.
Environment

Measure S Protects Santa Clara County Water Sources, Supplies

Mark Hedin -
Measure S and its funding for water infrastructure have taken on greater urgency as the state battles unprecedented wildfires.
Environment

Growing, Dangerous Fire Season Worsens Pollution in California’s Main Agricultural Areas

Pilar Marrero -
Smoke waves from wildfires in Southern California spread to the San Joaquin Valley where they are trapped, reversing improvements in air quality and impacting health.
Economy

Central Valley Investment Booms But Leaves Workers Behind

Mark Hedin -
Beneath all that economic activity and seeming prosperity lies another, harsher reality of unemployment, poverty, air pollution and contaminated drinking water.

Why Water Now Flows in East Porterville – Community Outreach the Key

Mark Hedin -
Prop. 1 funding has helped advance a long list of projects up and down the state to provide Californians safe drinking water.

New UCLA Study – State Makes Progress on Goal To Guarantee Water as a Human Right

Mark Hedin -
Study concludes CA is meeting or exceeding the explicit goals for funding improvements in disadvantaged communities.
Environment

Response Time: The Difference Between Life and Death

Pilar Marrero -
The lives of millions Angelinos depend on the county Fire Department, but their equipment is old and their staff is insufficient.

Shifting The Sources Of Drinking Water In California

Jaya Padmanabhan -
Water conservation and recycling efforts are needed as Colorado River water levels drop.
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Mixtec Families Stake Claim to Oxnard Coast

Mark Hedin -
What’s surprising is that the city of Oxnard is looking to restore the beach and have the community’s input on what they would like to see for the beach.
Environment

San Jose Makes its Plans for Coyote Valley – Voters OK’d Millions for Green Space, Water Quality

Mark Hedin -
Under the watchful eyes of dozens of community activists, San Jose’s City Council held a study session Jan. 22 to discuss plans for Coyote Valley.
Environment

Camp Fire’s Toxin Runoff Poses Threat to Prized Salmon

David Waddell -
During a particularly vulnerable time in their lifecycle, the Chinook Salmon now will confront toxic runoff from the Camp Fire.
Environment

Watershed and Community Restoration Go Hand in Hand in North Richmond

Mark Hedin -
If watersheds are not a community resource, people are less inclined to protect it.
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