December 1, 2020 – The Sahara Desert is the world’s biggest source of dust and in 2020, it broke the June record for sending the largest and thickest dust cloud toward the Americas. Amato Evan, an atmospheric scientist at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego, and colleagues have broken down the conditions that […]
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Former EPA Officials Detail Trump Admin Actions to Undermine 50 Years of Environmental and Public Health Progress
WASHINGTON, D.C. October 29, 2020 – As the real-life implications of actions of the Trump administration continue to grow, the Environmental Protection Network (EPN) has released an updated version of the Trump Environmental Record, a snapshot of the most significant decisions or proposals by the Trump EPA, and their expected negative effects on people’s health […]
Photovoltaics industry can help meet Paris agreement targets
WASHINGTON, October 27, 2020 — To meet the Paris Agreement’s daunting goal of preventing Earth’s average temperature from rising more than 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) above its level in preindustrial times, one of the best options for the energy economy will involve a shift to 100% renewable energy using solar energy and several […]
The protection of wildlife is not about killing; it’s about cooperation that stops the killing
October 25, 2020 – Our agenda for the protection of wildlife is an ambitious one, focusing on the most serious threats to threatened and endangered animals in the United States and around the world. We’ve invested a lot of energy and resources in the fights to stop the trophy hunting industry in its tracks, to […]
The rise of ‘Zoom Towns’ in the rural west
When COVID-19 hit the United States, small towns near ski areas such as Park City, Utah, and Sun Valley, Idaho, experienced some of the highest per capita cases; people from around the world had brought the virus along with their skis. As the coronavirus spread, gateway communities—communities near scenic public lands, national parks, and other […]
Expanding Equitable Access to Clean Transporation Choices Critical to Addressing Climate Crisis
San Francisco, CA, September 29, 2020 — Local and state leaders must increase access to clean transportation alternatives across the state if California is to address the climate crisis and protect public health in areas with historically high air pollution levels. A new brief from Next 10, which ranks urban and rural counties and regions […]
Animated Maps: California Wildfires from 1910-2019
September 20, 2020 – Wildfires are a fact of life in California—and not a new one. Living in the state has always meant forging an uneasy alliance with the natural cycle of fires. What has changed in recent years is their frequency and ferocity, largely driven by climate change. In 2018, California experienced the Mendocino […]
CDPH and Rabbis from Three Jewish Denominations, Share a Message of Health for the High Holy Days
SACRAMENTO, September 17, 2020 – As the Jewish community prepares to observe the High Holy Days of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) and Rabbis representing Reform, Conservative and Orthodox Judaism are reminding members of the faith to observe this important time of spiritual observance and community while still […]
UNICEF delivers critical supplies to support children and families affected by Beirut explosions
BEIRUT, August 25, 2020 – UNICEF has been able to deliver 18 shipments of critical humanitarian supplies, totalling 67 tons, through two airlifts and commercial cargo routes to support children and families affected by the Beirut explosions earlier this month. The shipments included vital personal protective equipment (PPE), medical, health hygiene and nutrition supplies. UNICEF was […]
Lawmakers Request Communications Between FDA and White House on Potentially Politicized Convalescent Plasma Emergency Use Authorization
Washington, DC, August 25, 2020 – United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Senator Edward J. Markey are requesting copies of all communications between the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and White House officials regarding the agency’s announcement earlier this week of an Emergency […]
Castle, Sequoia National Forest
Castle, Sequoia NF, USFS. IMT 2 (CA Team 12) mobilizing. IMT is also managing the Shotgun fire. Six miles northeast of Ponderosa, CA. Timber, brush and short grass. Extreme fire behavior with crowning, short crown runs and group torching. Numerous residences threatened. Area, road and trail closures in effect. August 24, 2020 at 9:02 AM […]
Special Nevada City Council meeting on Aug. 21 at 5:00 pm
NEVADA CITY, Calif. August 14, 2020 – The Nevada City Council will hold a special meeting at 5 PM August 21, 2020 via ZOOM to address this past weekend’s violence during the protest that occurred Sunday August 9, 2020. Chief Ellis launched an investigation into the incident, which is well underway. A special investigator has […]
Impact of climate change on tropical fisheries would create ripples across the world
August 7, 2020 – Tropical oceans and fisheries are threatened by climate change, generating impacts that will affect the sustainable development of both local economies and communities, and regions outside the tropics through ‘telecoupling’ of human-natural systems, such as seafood trade and distant-water fishing, says a scientific review from UBC and international researchers. Seafood is […]
AG Racine Leads 20-State Coalition Against Florida’s Unlawful Pay-To-Vote System For Formerly Incarcerated Citizens
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Attorney General Karl A. Racine and Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul today led a coalition of 20 Attorneys General in opposing a Florida “pay-to-vote” law that creates barriers to voting for formerly incarcerated citizens. Florida’s Senate Bill 7066 (SB-7066) requires returning citizens to pay all court-ordered financial obligations before they can vote, […]
Assembly Labor Committee Passes Comprehensive PPE Legislation as COVID-19 Cases Resurge
Sacramento, CA, July 29, 2020 – As hospitals are again facing a crippling shortage of capacity to care for a resurgence in COVID-19 cases, and health officials have pinpointed workplace transmission as a primary source of coronavirus transmission, the Assembly Labor Committee voted 5 to 1 in support of SB 275 by Senator Richard Pan […]
Desk-based jobs may offer protection against poor cognition in later life
People who work in jobs that require less physical activity – typically office and desk-based jobs – are at a lower risk of subsequent poor cognition than those who whose work is more physically active, suggests new research from the University of Cambridge. Lack of physical activity and exercise are known risk factors for major […]
Milepost 21
MP 21, Hoopa Valley Tribe, BIA. Three miles south of Weitchpec, CA. Timber. Minimal fire behavior with creeping and smoldering. Area and road closures in effect. July 27, 2020 at 8:17 AM The Milepost 21 Fire is 90% contained today. There is a little more suppression repair to do and isolated stumpholes are still burning […]
Habeas corpus scholars, philosophers support New York elephant rights case
New York, NY, July 22, 2020—Two habeas corpus scholars and twelve North American philosophers with expertise in animal ethics, animal political theory, the philosophy of animal cognition and behavior, and the philosophy of biology have submitted amicus curiae briefs in support of the legal personhood and right to liberty of an elephant held alone in […]
Trump’s Unconstitutional Memo Tries to Redefine Who Counts as ‘Persons’
WASHINGTON, July 21, 2020 — Following President Trump’s unconstitutional memorandum banning undocumented immigrants from counting toward congressional apportionment, Vanita Gupta, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, released the following statement: “This xenophobic action is unconstitutional. Undocumented immigrants live, work, and go to school in every state and they are part of […]