Tag Archives: Environment
The Worst Firestorms. Also, Puerto Rico Aid Threatened.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 16 PROGRAM # 8178 12:00 PM PST. The Worst Firestorms. Massive firestorms continue raging in Northern California. Several communities have been destroyed, tens of thousands evacuated, and hundreds have been hospitalized. Public officials and reporters provide the latest news on the state of the wildfires, the areas under evacuation orders and those where […]
Immigration Edition. Also, Fires Still Raging.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10 PROGRAM # 8174 12:00 PM PST. Immigration Edition. An analyst comments on Trump’s immigration principles that threaten to derail Dreamers legislation. An attorney gives advice for those who didn’t renew their DACA permit in time and start losing protections. Also, members of Congress talk about two bills recently introduced in the House. […]
Free College in California. Also, Families Reading at Home. Also, Mass Evacuations During Wild Fires.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 9 PROGRAM # 8173 12:00 PM PST. Free College in California. California would offer a free year of community college if Gov. Brown signs the bill into law. California may join Tennessee, Oregon and Rhode Island in the list of states that provide tuition-free community college programs. This is an interview with the […]
Irma Threatens Florida. Also, States Sue Trump Over DACA. Also, Soil Not Oil.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 PROGRAM # 8149 12:00 PM PT Irma Threatens Florida. . Hurricane Irma hits Puerto Rico and Florida prepares, declaring a statewide emergency. As Florida residents rush to prepare, a farmworker leader shares advice on disaster plans for people living in the agricultural low lands and warns against price gouging on the eve […]
Climate Funds to Revitalize Communities.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30 PROGRAM # 8143 12:00 PM PST. Climate Funds to Revitalize Communities. Governor Brown signed a climate change bill to continue the cap and trade program, which includes funds for the Transformative Climate Communities initiative to help historically underserved areas to deal with the devastating impact of climate change and pollution. Fresno is […]
Sixth Mass Extinction Under Way. Also, New and Clean Farming.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23 PROGRAM # 8138 12:00 PM PST. Sixth Mass Extinction Under Way. In the most comprehensive study of its kind, scientists are warning that Earth is entering its sixth mass extinction of plants and animals. This “biological annihilation” is more severe than previously thought and up to three quarters of all species could […]
Hate Crimes, Police Abuse. Also, Soil Not Oil.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2 PROGRAM # 8123 12:00 PM PST. Hate Crimes, Police Abuse. As the US Senate confirms Christopher Wray as new FBI director, civil rights groups call on the new chief to tackle the growing wave of hate incidents around the nation. Recently, Latino officials in California have been the target of racist death […]
The Paris Agreement: What’s Next.
THURSDAY, JUNE 15 PROGRAM # 8089 12:00 PM PT The Paris Agreement: What’s Next. As Trump withdraws from the Paris Climate Agreement, California, New York and Washington announced they are building an alliance to uphold the agreements, take aggressive action on climate change and continue cutting emissions. California Gov. Brown is taking a leadership role […]
Trump Exits Paris Climate Agreement.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7 PROGRAM # 8083 12:00 PM PST. Trump Exits Paris Climate Agreement. President Trump announced the US will withdraw from the historic Paris Climate Agreement, claiming American business and jobs are first. The US is the world’s biggest carbon polluter in history. What would be the impact of this move on the fight […]
“Worse than Flint II.”
MONDAY, APRIL 3 PROGRAM # 8033 12:00 PM PST. “Worse than Flint II.” In this second hour of the panel aired in simulcast by Radio Bilingüe and KPFK from Los Angeles, neighbors and community activists talk about the consequences of living in this highly-poisoned area of East Los Angeles. The area was contaminated with lead […]
