Colorado Water Plan Falls short, Community Leaders Say – Despite extraordinary snowfall this winter in the mountains that feed the Colorado River, all indications suggest that the river basin will continue to dry up, exacerbated by the climate crisis. In response, the Colorado Water Conservation Board unanimously approved a comprehensive plan following a year of public discussions. However, some Latino and indigenous leaders feel that the plan fails to include the ancestral ways of life of the region’s communities. Rossana Longo-Better brings us the details from Boulder, Colorado.
Immigrants on Prolonged Hunger Strike at Two California Private Prisons – Nearly 100 detainees in two private immigration detention centers in California’s Central Valley have been on a hunger strike for almost two weeks. The detainees are protesting against mistreatment by guards, unsanitary conditions, and labor exploitation. Lawyers and civil rights activists are calling on immigration authorities to free the detainees and address their complaints. Ruben Tapia shares the testimony of one of the hunger strikers.
Oregon Proposes Law to Give Food Aid to All, Including Migrants – COVID-era food support programs for the populations most vulnerable to starvation are being withdrawn now that the public health emergency has been declared over. In some states, political leaders are proposing that local governments continue providing food benefits for those excluded under federal law. In Oregon, legislator Ricki Ruiz, who says he has experienced the scourge of hunger, is pushing for a food-for-all law. He discusses the proposal with Chelis López. You can hear the full interview in the archives of Línea Abierta for Thursday, March 2 at radiobilingue.org.
