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DORANY PINEDA

DORANY PINEDA

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Environment|Political|US

$75 million was awarded to plant trees in places that badly need them. In anti-DEI push, that's over

The U.S. Forest Service has terminated $75 million awarded to the Arbor Day Foundation to help disadvantaged communities plant trees

$75 million was awarded to plant trees in places that badly need them. In anti-DEI push, that's over
Crime|Lifestyle|Political|US

Volunteers use bullhorns and sirens to warn immigrants when ICE is in their area

Before dawn this week, dozens of volunteers spread across Los Angeles to look for immigration officers

Volunteers use bullhorns and sirens to warn immigrants when ICE is in their area
Environment|Health|Science|US

Scientists are racing to discover the depth of ocean damage sparked by the LA wildfires

As crews work to remove potentially hundreds of thousands of tons of hazardous materials from the Los Angeles wildfires, researchers and officials are trying to understand how the fires on land have impacted the sea

Scientists are racing to discover the depth of ocean damage sparked by the LA wildfires
Environment|Health|Political|US

As Trump administration reforms the EPA, cleanups of America's most toxic sites are uncertain

For nearly 100 years, the former Exide plant melted lead-acid car batteries that polluted properties in the mostly Latino region of southeast Los Angeles

As Trump administration reforms the EPA, cleanups of America's most toxic sites are uncertain
Education|Environment|Health|Political|US

As crews clean up from LA wildfires, some residents are furious over hazardous waste

As crews work to clean up from the Los Angeles wildfires, city officials and residents are opposing the designation of a federally owned park to process hazardous waste

As crews clean up from LA wildfires, some residents are furious over hazardous waste
Education|Environment|Health|US

As schools in LA reopen, parents worry about harmful ash from wildfires

Weeks after the worst of the deadly fires tore through Los Angeles suburbs, families are grappling with the reality that toxic ash from burned cars and homes could be a health issue for awhile, especially for children

As schools in LA reopen, parents worry about harmful ash from wildfires
Crime|Environment|US

On LA fire lines, inmates shoulder heavy packs and tackle dangerous work for less than $30 a day

Over 1,100 California inmates have worked around the clock to help fight Los Angeles-area fires that have killed at least 25 people and destroyed thousands of homes

On LA fire lines, inmates shoulder heavy packs and tackle dangerous work for less than $30 a day
Environment|Health|Science

Extreme heat, wildfire smoke harm low-income and nonwhite communities the most, study finds

Extreme heat and wildfire smoke on their own are harmful to the human body, but the combination of both increases damage to people’s hearts and respiratory systems, according to a study released Friday

Extreme heat, wildfire smoke harm low-income and nonwhite communities the most, study finds
Health|US

In a rural California region, a plan takes shape to provide shade from dangerous heat

Elected officials, community leaders and farmworkers on Saturday launched a project to significantly increase the amount of shade in unincorporated areas in the Eastern Coachella Valley, a major agricultural area in southern California where temperatures routinely top 100 degrees in the summer

In a rural California region, a plan takes shape to provide shade from dangerous heat
Environment|Health|News

California sets long-awaited drinking water limit for 'Erin Brockovich' contaminant

California regulators adopted a drinking water limit on toxic hexavalent chromium, a chemical compound made infamous by the movie “Erin Brockovich."

California sets long-awaited drinking water limit for 'Erin Brockovich' contaminant
Environment|Europe|News

Activist who fought for legal rights for Europe's largest saltwater lagoon wins 'Green Nobel'

A professor who helped save Europe's largest saltwater lagoon is one of this year's winners of the Goldman Environmental Prize, known as the “Green Nobel."

Activist who fought for legal rights for Europe's largest saltwater lagoon wins 'Green Nobel'
Business|Economy|Environment|Health|News

California workplace safety board approves heat protections for indoor workers, excluding prisons

California’s workplace regulators passed rules that would protect indoor workers from extreme heat

California workplace safety board approves heat protections for indoor workers, excluding prisons
Americas|Environment|News|US|World

Battered by Hurricane Idalia last year, Florida village ponders future as hurricane season begins

Almost a year after Hurricane Idalia tore through Florida, many residents of Horseshoe Beach in the north are still recovering

Environment|News

Rebuilding coastal communities after hurricanes is complex, and can change the character of a place

For hurricane survivors, rebuilding after weather disasters can be a long and expensive process

Business|Environment|Science|Technology

The “greenhouse effect”: How an oft-touted climate solution threatens agricultural workers

Many farms, from buzzy vertical farming startups to traditional specialty crop growers, are marketing greenhouses as a way to shelter crops from climate extremes

Business|Environment|Science|Technology

Takeaways from AP story on dangerous heat threats to greenhouse workers

Many farms, from buzzy vertical farming startups to traditional specialty crop growers, are marketing greenhouses as a way to shelter crops from climate extremes

Business|Economy|News|US

Greenhouses are becoming more popular, but there's little research on how to protect workers

The latest agricultural census shows the number of greenhouse and nursery workers in the U.S. has grown by 16,000 in recent years

Health|News|US

How employers are taking steps to safeguard workers from extreme heat

As areas across the U.S. continue to experience extreme heat, employers have taken steps to protect workers from high temperatures

How employers are taking steps to safeguard workers from extreme heat
Environment|News

Wildfire smoke chokes parts of Canada and western US, with some areas under air quality alerts

Dozens of wildfires are blazing across several western states, with some areas under air quality alerts or advisories

Wildfire smoke chokes parts of Canada and western US, with some areas under air quality alerts
Americas|Environment|News|US|Videos|World

Scores of wildfires are scorching swaths of the US and Canada. Here's the latest on some of them

Scores of wildfires across the United States and Canada have scorched swaths of land in California, Oregon, Idaho, Alberta and beyond, forcing evacuations and road closures, as well as destroying and threatening structures

Environment|Health

Wildfires are growing under climate change, and their smoke threatens farmworkers, study says

As climate change fuels the intensity and frequency of wildfires, it's also driving up the health risks for farmworkers who often have no choice but to continue working amid dangerous levels of smoke

Wildfires are growing under climate change, and their smoke threatens farmworkers, study says
Education|Environment|Health|US

School districts race to invest in cooling solutions as classrooms and playgrounds heat up

Scores of schools across the U.S. are carpeted in asphalt with no shade

School districts race to invest in cooling solutions as classrooms and playgrounds heat up
Election|Environment|Lifestyle|Opinion|US

'All I can think about is hotter days.' Voter campaigns target Latinas worried about climate change

As the November election approaches, large get-out-the-vote efforts are targeting Latinos, and particularly Latina moms, with a climate focus

'All I can think about is hotter days.' Voter campaigns target Latinas worried about climate change
Environment|US|World

Boil water advisories can be confusing. Here are some safety tips from experts

The city of Asheville has restored running water to most of its users nearly a month after Hurricane Helene damaged infrastructure and killed more than 200 people around the region

Boil water advisories can be confusing. Here are some safety tips from experts
Americas|Environment|US|World

Weather extremes influence illegal migration and return between the U.S. and Mexico, study finds

Extreme weather in Mexico is contributing to undocumented migration and return between Mexico and the United States

Weather extremes influence illegal migration and return between the U.S. and Mexico, study finds

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