Senate Approves Bipartisan Infrastructure Package – In a resounding victory for President Biden, the Senate approved the infrastructure plan by a large majority with bipartisan support. The Democrats then voted and gave the green light to a budget resolution that allows to move on a second and even larger package of social spending that includes health, child care, climate programs and immigration reform. This second bill is in the process of being drawn up and, until it is concluded, the House of Representatives will not entertain a vote on both projects. José López Zamorano brings the details from Washington.
Infrastructure Plans Bring Historic Investment to Fight Climate Change, Says Energy Secretary – This week, a United Nations report on global warming offered a dire forecast. Climate change is worsening at a rapid pace and humanity is running out of time. National Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm spoke with our news director Samuel Orozco about this dramatic report and the plan to combat climate change contained in President Biden’s infrastructure package. You can listen to the full interview in the archives of Línea Abierta for Wednesday, August 10th at radiobilingue.org.
Investigating ‘Vaccination Deserts’ in California Rural Communities – While California is a state with high levels of vaccination, its rural areas lag so far behind that are now being called “vaccination deserts.” Low vaccination levels worry authorities as the dangerous Delta variant of Covid has become the dominant strain. To find out why so few people have been vaccinated, Madi Bolaños, a reporter for public radio KVPR and the Central Valley News Collaborative, traveled to Tipton, a farming town in southern Tulare County. She files the story.
