ICE Could Deport Him to a Country He’s Never Been To—Unless California’s Governor Steps In
Somdeng Danny Thongsy Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Somdeng Danny Thongsy was born 39 years ago in a Thai refugee camp, after his mother and older brother had fled their native Laos following the Vietnam War. His father had stayed back in Laos, and when Thongsy was two, his family…
California’s Battle Against Climate Change Is Going Up in Smoke
Smoke rises from a burned out grove of trees at the Blue Cut wildfire in Wrightwood, California on August 17, 2016.Jonathan Alcorn/AFP/Getty Images Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Just a few months ago, climate activists in California were celebrating an impressive victory: New data showed that the state had brought…
This Cross-Border Town Has Faced Toxic Pollution for Years. Now Its Residents Are Fighting Back.
Guillermo Arias/AFP/Getty Images Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This story was originally published by High Country News and appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Last September, Paloma Aguirre spent the day collecting bits of trash and tires in the Tijuana River Valley, which straddles the US-Mexico border south of San…
The Smoke’s Gone, But Hearts and Lungs Still May Be in Danger Months After Wildfires
Ezra Shaw/Getty Images Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This story was originally published by Reveal and appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Three days after the Camp Fire erupted, incinerating the Northern California town of Paradise and killing 85 people, Katrina Sawa found herself struggling to breathe. But Sawa wasn’t…
California Democratic Party Chair Resigns Amid Allegations of Sexual Assault and Harassment
Eric Bauman speaking in Los Angeles in 2016Keith Birmingham/Zuma Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Last February, as California’s Legislature was reeling from a sexual misconduct scandal, Eric Bauman, the chairman of the California Democratic Party, told the Associated Press, “Though nobody ever talked about it or knew about it, there…
Pro-Logging Republicans See an Opening in the Farm Bill
Kevin Warn/ZUMA Press Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. As Congress regroups after the midterms, the farm bill is back on the table. The legislation, which comes up for review twice every 10 years, funds agricultural programs in addition to food aid and conservation efforts. After failing to pass a new version…