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UC Student Assistants, Striking Over Response to Gaza Protests, Say It Is Time to Negotiate

The union says that following a string of wins by campus unions nationwide, the university may fear losing at the table in the current fight over use of police and sanctions to quell protests.

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The Return of Trickle-Down Economics

In Kansas, Mississippi and other states, tax cuts for the wealthy could bring devastating reductions to education, health and other vital programs.

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In Mega-Hot Arizona, Climate Is Not on the Ballot. But It Might as Well Be.

Extreme heat deaths skyrocketed 1,000% in the last decade and most see climate as a ‘serious’ threat. Do the politicians?

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In Rural Pennsylvania, Crypto Mining Offers a Lifeline for Dying Gas Wells

Emails show Diversified largely kept the state in the dark as it fired up its bitcoin mining operation.

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No Papers, No Food

A California plan to extend food aid to undocumented immigrants is shelved in the state’s latest budget revision.

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Texas Has ‘the Most Aggressive’ Well-Plugging Program in the U.S. So Why Is Its To-Do List So Long?

No state has punched more holes in its bedrock than the Lone Star State. The environmental risks are staggering, and so are the clean up costs

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A Tiny Farmworker Community is Eyed for California Hydrogen Experiment

After a decade of lobbying, SoCalGas is planning to blend hydrogen into gas lines serving a mostly Latino town in the San Joaquin Valley.

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The Pleasure and Pain of Chiles, Cultivated by Colonialism

Victor Valle connects the dots between the growth of chile consumption in North America and the devaluing of native knowledge and labor.

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The Road to a Decarbonized Future or Just Another Lifeline for Fossil Fuels?

With billions in tax credits at stake, Pennsylvania gas producer CNX wants in on the hydrogen revolution

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A Safety Net Will Not Close California’s Income Gap

Leaders need to create ways for workers to get the skills needed for higher-paying jobs.

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Is Colorado Really the Clean Energy Leader It Claims to Be?

A campaign touting the oil and gas industry’s environmental progress says its energy-producing hydrocarbons are very clean, but not all of its claims can be verified.

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Like It Or Not, a Hydrogen Ecosystem Is Coming to New Mexico

Production, distribution, power generation, carbon capture all in the works: Questions, concerns, confusion abound.

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Money Has Run Out for Fruits and Vegetables for Low-Income Californians. Elected Leaders Are Silent.

The fresh food rebate pilot program delivered on its promises, but politicians won’t pledge to put it in the budget.

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Abandoned Wells, Methane-Emission Loopholes and Underground Toxic Waste Dumps All Raise Concerns

Here are the world’s top banks financing fossil fuels — is yours on the list?

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The Florida Paradox: Voters Believe in Climate Change. They Also Believe in Trump.

As Florida reels amid climate change, Trump asks Big Oil for $1 billion and pledges to roll back Biden’s green agenda.

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Why Health Care Leaders Are Sounding an Alarm About the Danger of a Trump Presidency

A bipartisan group including six former American Medical Association presidents say access to health coverage will fall while prices rise, and Americans need to pay attention.

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Governor’s Budget Includes Painful Cuts to Housing, Homelessness and Welfare Programs

Despite reductions to housing and antipoverty programs, Gov. Gavin Newsom maintains Medi-Cal funding.

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New Mexico Loophole May Allow Record Methane Releases

Despite efforts to rein in emissions, state is unlikely to meet greenhouse gas reduction goals, group says.

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How the Bank-Run Bond Market Could Make Clean Energy Cheaper

Georgia utilities are getting a discount on gas — but paying full price for renewables.

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Calculating the ‘White Bonus’

By attempting to put a cash value on how white Americans, including her own family, benefit from discrimination, Tracie McMillan hopes to inspire a conversation on how racism drives notions of who deserves to live well.

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Biden’s Obamacare Expansion for DACA Immigrants Is Big. California’s Need Is Bigger.

While 40,000 Dreamers are likely to gain coverage, nearly half a million undocumented immigrants still cannot afford health insurance.

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California’s Dream of a Green Hydrogen Future Could Backfire

Gov. Gavin Newsom's push to ramp up the renewable fuel carries risks: increased emissions and pollution.

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‘How Do You Approve an Underground Toxic Waste Dump Without Telling Nobody?’

An oil and gas firm planned to convert a New Mexico water well into a disposal site for toxic wastewater. A familiar face stood in its way.

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Election Disinformation Campaigns are Targeting Latinos. Fact Checkers are Fighting Back.

As the November election nears, journalists work to counter false and misleading information aimed at Spanish-speaking voters.

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For Health System Reform, Even With Majority Will, There Is No Way

Most Californians say they want single-payer care, but in the Legislature the health care industry has been unstoppable.

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