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Imperial Valley Dreamed of a Lithium Boom. It Just Hit Another Roadblock
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (962+ words) Court finds lithium project may not have enough Colorado River water. County supervisors vote to offer developers millions in refunds. Stalled plans to turn a remote corner of California into a critical minerals and clean energy mecca have been dealt…...
Lineage and Fire Chief Said There Was No Ammonia Leak. Real-Time Logs Tell a Different Story.
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (661+ words) Weeks later, Lineage’s own data — buried in online reports — shows some unsafe ammonia levels in Boyle Heights. The giant warehouse that burned for eight days in mid-June in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles had used thousands of pounds…...
To Avoid Public Pushback, Cities Are Putting Homeless Shelters in Industrial Zones
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (184+ words) Municipalities across Southern California are putting shelters in polluted industrial areas as the state pushes to increase the number of beds for unhoused people. As city officials grapple with where to place homeless shelters, they face a threat of opposition…...
After Years-Long Battle, California Rideshare Drivers Win Certification. Can They Win a Contract?
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (954+ words) If Uber and Lyft resort to the stalling tactics corporations commonly use to block higher pay and better working conditions, gig workers will still have a fight on their hands. After a yearslong battle for worker rights that pulled the…...
In Arizona, the Thermostat Is Driving Voters to the Polls
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (956+ words) Record heat, two rate hikes and a data center boom have turned utility bills — not climate — into the state’s most volatile issue. The tipping point came in March, when temperatures in Arizona set national records for the month by hitting…...
U.S. Has Deported Hundreds of Children to Cities in Southern Mexico
4+ day, 21+ hour ago (1255+ words) Human rights organizations said the minors lack the resources to go home safely and that some may have died trying. The United States has deported hundreds of Mexican children who crossed the border without their families on flights to southern…...
If Democracy Is in Retreat, What About Capitalism?
5+ day, 19+ hour ago (787+ words) Historian Sheri Berman on the links between declining democracy, neoliberal economics and what’s driving radicalization on the right and left. Berman spoke to Capital & Main from her home in New York City. Capital & Main: Your book is partly about the…...
Fighting for Racial Justice With Piercing Humor — and a Project 2029
1+ week, 1+ day ago (925+ words) Column – The Arc Trump’s reelection would be “game over” for multiracial democracy, veteran civil rights attorney Connie Rice predicted. She now thinks we need a new blueprint. By Erin Aubry Kaplan When I last sat down for lunch with Connie…...
‘It Wasn’t Right.’ Car Wash Workers Cope With Lingering Impacts of SoCal ICE Raids.
1+ week, 2+ day ago (882+ words) Workers and their families struggle in the aftermath of federal immigration raids that targeted more than 100 car washes in the region. Mario relied on his job in the car wash industry to raise his three children. It was during a…...
Healing Together: Why Recovery and Motherhood Should Go Hand in Hand
1+ week, 3+ day ago (1425+ words) At Via Avanta in L.A., kids accompany their moms to treatment for substance abuse. But family-centered rehab remains uncommon. Toddler Osiah Lawing climbed onto his mother’s lap as she talked about addiction, recovery and the future she is trying to build…...