Environment
(Español) Sin agua, gas o electricidad, Texas impactada severamente por vientos árticos y la nieve
(Español) “Para variar, los más necesitados son los primeros en resultar damnificados, en quedarse a oscuras y sin calefacción, y en depender de sus cobijas para poder calentarse”.
Cleaner Cars. Also, Unemployed and Burned Out.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17 PROGRAM # 9170 12:00 PM PST Cleaner Cars. Environmental justice groups are calling on the Biden-Harris administration to take swift action on tailpipe pollution in communities of color. Latinos and Blacks live in neighborhoods next to highways and in “diesel death zones,” and toxic pollution from cars and trucks takes the lives […]
(Español) Orden ejecutiva sobre cambio climático de Biden ataca inequidad ambiental
(Español) “Los cambios que se avecinan por el calentamiento global van a pasar. Lo emocionante es que a esta administración le interesa escuchar a las comunidades históricamente marginadas”.
Climate Change and Anti-Racism Action.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3 PROGRAM # 9159 12:00 PM PST Climate Change and Anti-Racism Action. Joe Biden is placing environmental justice in the front burner of his bold climate change plan, creating a new White House council on environmental justice. Cecilia Martínez, a long-time critic of racism and injustice, was chosen to lead the team. Guest […]
Latino Small Business: Relief Funds. The Social Bridging Project. New Orders Tackle Climate Change.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27 PROGRAM # 9154 12:00 PM PST Latino Small Business: Relief Funds. Latino small businesses were short-changed during the last Covid relief program. Are they getting a fairer share this time? A national leader of Latino business explains the new regulations of the Payroll Protection Program, the eligibility requirements, how to spend the […]
(Español) La cada vez mayor escasez del agua ¿es un mito, o una realidad?
(Español) En California durante la década de 1990, los incendios y las interrupciones del suministro fueron beneficiosos para los comerciantes debido a los altos precios del agua, “y se vio a los comerciantes de Enron animando los incendios”.
Extra Edition: San Joaquin Valley Mayors.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31 PROGRAM # 9134 11:00 AM PST Extra Edition: San Joaquin Valley Mayors. In this final edition of the year, mayors from the San Joaquin Valley are invited to review 2020 and peek into the new year to discuss pressing issues in the region, including the explosive rise of Covid-19 cases, unemployment, water […]
Extra Edition.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22 PROGRAM # 9124 11:00 AM PST Extra Edition. Climate Crisis in the Central Valley. Communities in California’s San Joaquin Valley have fewer water supply options, are located in areas more likely to flood and experience extreme heat, suffer the worst air and water quality in the state, and are less able to […]
Mexico Edition.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11 PROGRAM # 9115 12:00 PM PST Mexico Edition. An expert on political asylum of Mexicans and the author of the book “Crimen Autorizado” say that the way to explain the predominance of drug cartels, violence and impunity in Mexico is by seen this as a phenomenon of “authorized crime” and a “supplanted […]
Latinos in Small Farmworker Town Finally Get Clean Water
After more than a decade without clean water, a small Latino community in California’s Central Valley will finally be connected to drinking public water services and will no longer have to rely on bottled water.