Environment
Climate and Tax Bill and Latinos. New Plan Against Water Crisis. Calls for “Human Right to Water.”
MONDAY, AUGUST 15 PROGRAM # 9714 12:00 PM PT Climate and Tax Bill and Latinos. President Biden is expected to sign a sweeping tax, health and climate package, after the House passed it. The bill, called the Inflation Reduction Act, includes funding for a number of programs to help the nation fight climate change and […]
Texas Heat Waves and Power Outages Hit Latinos Hardest –
Weary after weeks of heat waves and power outages, Texas Latino residents are also disproportionately burdened by high electricity costs. In order to avoid disastrous blackouts, the state’s electricity authority is calling for reduced consumption.
Inflation Reduction Act Includes Historic Investment in Green Energy
Environmentalists say the Inflation Reduction Act passed by the U.S. Senate marks historic progress on environmental protection and support for the most vulnerable communities.
Dangerous Air from Wildfires. Also, Worker Protections Against Summer Heat.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 11 PROGRAM # 9712 12:00 PM PT Dangerous Air from Wildfires. A number of homes burnt by a wildfire forcing the evacuation of a small town in the state of Washington. The worst of the wildfire season is still to come. The toxic smoke from the fires is putting in danger the health […]
(Español) Hay aires que matan, los del humo de incendios forestales por ejemplo
(Español) Según un mapa del condado que muestra las concentraciones de esas partículas mortales en el estudio, Kern tiene entre 15.66 y 18.75 microgramos de contaminantes gaseosos por metro cúbico de aire ambiental. Y los condados de Los Ángeles, Orange, Riverside y San Bernardino también tienen niveles similares.
(Español) Aprueba cámara baja proyecto de ley para combatir incendios forestales y sequía
(Español) La legislación “protegerá a Occidente abordando la escasez de agua y protegiendo nuestros bosques y abordando las necesidades de nuestros bomberos”, dijo por su parte la representante demócrata de Wash, Kim Schrier.
Climate, Health Care and Tax Bill.
MONDAY, AUGUST 8 PROGRAM # 9707 12:00 PM PT Climate, Health Care and Tax Bill. Congress worked through the weekend on the Inflation Reduction Act and Democrats are expected to pass it through the budget reconciliation process. The legislation, funded in part by a corporate minimum tax, would spend big on energy and climate change, […]
(Español) Humo de incendios forestales aumenta riesgo en salud de los menores
(Español) La exposición a contaminación de los incendios forestales contribuye a efectos negativos para la salud, particularmente de los niños. A medida que los incendios se vuelven más frecuentes e intensos gracias al cambio climático, aumenta la preocupación por los efectos a la salud y el aumento de la contaminación del aire.
Volunteers Go Through Speedy Training to Put Out Wildfires in Colorado
Pressed by a season of extreme heat and drought, a group of volunteers are doing urgent training in the mountains of Colorado to prevent and fight wildfires.
Hasty Senate Vote on Inflation-Reduction Bill
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“Mientras Mitch McConnell y los republicanos están del lado de las grandes farmacéuticas nosotros estamos con esta ley, del lado del público, contra los altos de los medicamentos”.
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