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One Rural City is Home to Some of California’s Highest ‘Pollution Burdened’ Communities

Yucheng Tang -
Low-income communities in Chico, about 90 miles north of Sacramento, shoulder a “pollution burden” worse more than almost 93 percent of California.
Environment

California Updates Pollution Mapping Tool to Identify Communities Most at Risk

Selen Ozturk -
CalEnviroScreen5.0 combines environmental, health and socioeconomic data sets to show which communities experience the greatest environmental burdens.
Environment

Planting a Greener, Cooler Future in Los Angeles

Sophie Craypo -
More than 4,250 trees will be planted as a front line against climate change, and an opportunity for workforce development and environmental justice work.
Environment

El Paso Community Gets a Boost for Environmental Health and Justice

Kent Paterson -
Funding from the Biden Administration’s American Rescue Plan will help residents of this El Paso community conduct needed air quality monitoring.
Environment

Hey Vinod, Leave That Beach Alone

Sunita Sohrabji -
Billionaire green-tech venture capitalist Vinod Khosla has once again lost in court to keep the public off Martin's Beach.
Environment

A Toxic Tour of Houston’s Most Polluted Communities

Aswad Walker -
Black and Latinx residents of communities in Houston with the greatest levels of air pollution have a life expectancy that’s 20 years less than areas with the least air pollution.

Las escuelas de CA reciben $117 millones para convertir el pavimento en zonas verdes

Selen Ozturk -
A new $117 million CalFIRE program aims to shade kids from record heat by replacing school pavement with drought-tolerant green space.
Education

CA Schools Get $117M to Turn Pavement Into Green Space

Selen Ozturk -
A new $117 million CalFIRE program aims to shade kids from record heat by replacing school pavement with drought-tolerant green space.
Environment

More Parks, Trees May Add Nearly 1 Million Years to LA County Life Expectancy

Selen Ozturk -
A UCLA study confirms what the urban greening nonprofit TreePeople has seen for 50 years: environmental inequality worsens public health in LA County.

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