Tag Archives: Environment
Latinos Receive Nation’s Highest Civilian Honor. Also, Supreme Court Ties EPA’s Hands on Pollution.
THURSDAY, JULY 7 PROGRAM # 9677 12:00 PM PT Latinos Receive Nation’s Highest Civilian Honor. President Biden is awarding the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, to Raúl Yzaguirre, Julieta García, and others. Civil rights advocate Yzaguirre led for 30 years the National Council of la Raza, now known as UnidosUS, and […]
LA’s First Heat Officer. Also, The Heat Mapping Project.
THURSDAY, JUNE 30 PROGRAM # 9670 12:00 PM PT LA’s First Heat Officer. As California enters another hot summer, Los Angeles became the latest city to appoint its first-ever heat chief officer. Marta Segura is charged with overseeing the response to extreme heat waves, the deadliest climate risk facing the city, and reducing heat-related deaths […]
Mexico Edition.
FRIDAY, JUNE 24 PROGRAM # 9664 12:00 PM PT Mexico Edition. In a public event President López Obrador opened the archives and clandestine prisons of Military Camp Number 1, a symbol of torture and political disappearances in the years of the “Dirty War.” Micaela, daughter of the legendary guerrilla leader Lucio Cabañas, spoke at the […]
Protections Against Extreme Heat Risks.
THURSDAY, JUNE 16 PROGRAM # 9656 12:00 PM PT Protections Against Extreme Heat Risks. As Oregon’s heat-related deaths escalated in last year’s heatwave and the state is facing another blistering summer, the state’s OSHA is adopting new protections for workers exposed to extreme heat and wildfire smoke. The new Oregon standards, among the strongest in […]
Extra Edition: New Drought Measures (Repeat Program.)
THURSDAY, JUNE 9 PROGRAM # 9648 11:00 AM PT Extra Edition: New Drought Measures (Repeat Program.) In response to a record-breaking drought and the start of the hotter season, California state officials announced emergency rules to cut down water use. Local water agencies are now required to reduce water use up to 20 percent. Today, […]
Archbishop García-Siller on Grieving Families and Gun Control. Also, Summit of the Americas.
MONDAY, JUNE 6 PROGRAM # 9644 12:00 PM PT Archbishop García-Siller on Grieving Families and Gun Control. In this exclusive interview, the Archbishop of San Antonio, Gustavo García-Siller talks about how he is being helping families of the children and teachers killed in Uvalde deal with their pain, the outpouring of goodness and solidarity from […]
New Drought Measures.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1 PROGRAM # 9640 12:00 PM PT New Drought Measures. In response to a record-breaking drought and the start of the hotter season, California state officials announced emergency rules to cut down water use. Local water agencies are now required to reduce water use up to 20 percent. Today, counties in Southern California […]
New Mexico Wildfire Battle.
MONDAY, MAY 16 PROGRAM # 9623 12:00 PM PT New Mexico Wildfire Battle. As New Mexico continues burning by the flames of the largest wildfire in the US, forecasters issue red flag warnings of extreme wildfire danger around the Southwest. The drought, strong winds and hot temperatures are combining to spark worse-than-normal wildfires in the […]
New Mexico in Flames.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 11 PROGRAM # 9619 12:00 PM PT New Mexico in Flames. Firefighting crews are battling one of the largest wildfires in decades in New Mexico. The acres burned in New Mexico this year are more than the past two years combined. Several towns are being threatened by the flames and thousands of residents […]
Extra Edition: Stressed About Climate Change (Program Repeat.) Also, Climate Change Worsens Air Pollution.
TUESDAY, MAY 3 PROGRAM # 9610 11:00 AM PT Extra Edition: Stressed About Climate Change (Program Repeat.) Gripped by anxiety about the future of children and grandchildren or the trauma of those displaced by wildfires or storms, a majority of Latinos say they are anxious about how climate change will affect future generations. Surveys show […]
