Tag Archives: Environment
Deadly Heat Wave. Also, Early Wildfires.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 7 PROGRAM # 9310 12:00 PM PDT Deadly Heat Wave. A deadly heat wave is scorching the Pacific Northwest, an area that’s largely unprepared to deal with weather like the current record-breaking temperatures. Dozens have died, power cables have melted, and roads have buckled because of the unprecedented heat wave. Migrant workers are bearing […]
Heat Wave Fuels Fires. Fires: Home Hardening. Disaster Aid and Latinos.
MONDAY, JUNE 21 PROGRAM # 9293 12:00 PM PDT Heat Wave Emergency. A scorching heat wave across the western United States, is bringing record temperatures to California, Arizona, Nevada, and other states and the extreme temperatures can lead to dehydration, heat exhaustion and heat stroke, according to National Weather Service excessive heat warnings. Who are […]
Clash on Voting Bills. Also, Environmental Justice Law.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9 PROGRAM # 9282 12:00 PM PDT Clash on Voting Bills. Texas Republicans are redoubling their push for new voter restrictions after Democrat state legislators staged a walkout last week and succeeded in blocking a massive elections bill that would drop voting sites in the biggest counties, and ban late-night voting, drive-thru voting […]
Extra Edition: Climate Corps, Hunger Aid.
TUESDAY, JUNE 8 PROGRAM # 9280 11:00 AM PDT Extra Edition: Climate Corps, Hunger Aid. Young activists are marching for more than 250 miles from the wildfire-ravaged town of Paradise to San Francisco to urge US legislators to support an equity-focused Civilian Climate Corps that would employ thousands to combat the climate crisis. A parallel […]
Wildfires: The Devastation Begins.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 26 PROGRAM # 9268 12:00 PM PDT Wildfires: The Devastation Begins. Fueled by drought and climate change, the West Coast’s wildfire season started and so far these fires are proving to be more devastating than last year’s season, which broke records. The state is planning to invest more than ever to combat wildfires. […]
Extra Edition: Drought and Wildfires.
THURSDAY, MAY 13 PROGRAM # 9255 11:00 AM PDT Extra Edition: Drought and Wildfires. California is now in its second year of a drought, and most of the West is under a mega-drought, and both are bracing for another devastating wildfire season. Gov. Newsom declared a drought emergency in two counties, as many expect the […]
Climate Crisis Summit.
MONDAY, APRIL 26 PROGRAM # 9237 12:00 PM PDT Climate Crisis Summit. As carbon emissions are expected to surge after the pandemic, President Biden pledged to cut greenhouse gas emissions by at least 50 percent by 2030. He also called on world leaders joining the climate crisis summit on Earth Day to accelerate their own […]
Biden Infrastructure Plan.
MONDAY, APRIL 12 PROGRAM # 9223 12:00 PM PDT Biden Infrastructure Plan. Announcing it as a jobs bill, President Biden put forward a giant infrastructure plan for a massive overhaul of corporate taxes that would raise 2 trillion to help fix roads and bridges, as well as create clean water programs, high-speed internet, and the […]
Extra Edition.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23 PROGRAM # 9175 11:00 AM PST Extra Edition. The extreme cold weather and power and water failures in Texas has brought a major humanitarian crisis. In the deep freeze, thousands along the border are struggling with lack of shelter, electricity and running water. How can you help? Colleagues from sister stations and […]
Texas Storm, Blackouts. Also, Promising Covid Treatment.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22 PROGRAM # 9174 12:00 PM PST Texas Storm, Blackouts. Millions in Texas were left without power and drinking water as the brutal winter weather continues hitting the region. A number of people have died from the extreme cold and carbon monoxide poisoning. Black and Latino neighborhoods, including Colonia communities along the border, […]
