California’s air-pollution agency, stung by allegations of racism within its ranks, pledged Thursday to establish a “zero-tolerance racism policy” and increase diversity in its staff and leadership…
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Will Californians decide to raise taxes on commercial properties — approving the biggest change to the state’s property tax structure in more than 40 years — or won’t they?
In the midst of the last drought, California took its first step to regulate how the state uses groundwater. But advocates worry the new rules have favored big agricultural users over small communities, particularly in areas like the San Joaquin Valley…
Several drinking water systems in the central San Joaquin Valley don’t meet state and federal drinking water standards because they have unsafe levels of toxic chemicals…
The grandmotherly figure didn’t seem to belong at the gathering of teens and twenty-somethings meeting in Delano for the 2018 Central Valley Freedom Summer conference, which focused on building political power among youth of color in the region…
Leading California equity groups are calling on the state to take stronger steps to support healthier, more affordable, fossil fuel-free homes, especially for low-income renters and Black, Brown and Indigenous communities…
Left unmitigated, climate change will have increasingly large negative impacts throughout the U.S. economy. Accordingly, climate change has become a defining economic issue. It is also, fundamentally, a social justice issue…
At this very moment, thousands of communities throughout the United States are being exposed to unhealthy levels of air pollution. The regulatory framework designed to safeguard our air quality is failing to adequately address local air pollution problems, particularly in low income communities and communities of color located near pollution sources…
Seventeen-year-old Avenal resident Rafael Cerda Calderon has always struggled with severe seizures, autism, and a developmental disability. He will likely need care for the rest of his life…
“No le importamos a nadie, a pesar de lo duro que trabajamos, somos desechables.” “Nobody cares about us. Although we work really hard, we are disposable…”