Health/Environment
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A Tragic Death, Health Fears Add to Concern Over California New Extreme-Heat Reality
A Riverside County family is grieving -- and a local community is stunned -- after a 12-year-old boy suffered a…
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Minority Environmental Justice Groups Want to Connect to Millions in EPA Funding for California
The California Environmental Justice Alliance (CEJA) says the programs they have in place to restore decades of environmental devastation and…
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California Sues Five Largest Oil Companies
On Saturday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta announced that the state is suing five of the…
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Interfaith Council, No Coal in Oakland to Hold Rally July 22 to Block Shipments from Utah
Organized by the Interfaith Council of Alameda County (ICAC) and No Coal in Oakland, the rally will feature music, food,…
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Community Resource-Driven ‘Thrive Thursdays’ Begin This Week
Contra Costa County Supervisor John Gioia and Richmond City Councilmember Doria Robinson will host the summer's first "Thrive Thursday/Health 4…
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MARIN CO.: RETROFITTED BLACK HAWK HELICOPTER TO BE USED FOR NORTH BAY WILDFIRES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PG&E
A Black Hawk helicopter modified to haul 900 gallons of water will be boosting the Marin County Fire Department's aerial…
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Repair Plans for Damaged McNears Pier Move Forward with Board of Supervisors Vote
Preparations for emergency repairs to the McNears Beach Fishing Pier in San Rafael were approved Tuesday by the Marin County…
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Marin Agricultural Productivity Dips 3%: Final year of four-year drought reflected in new report to Supervisors
Historic drought conditions that challenged Marin County’s agricultural producers for almost four years are prominently reflected in the new 2022…
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As Rising Seas Disrupt Toxic Sites, Communities of Color Are at Most Risk
As rising seas threaten to flood hundreds of toxic sites along the California coast, the risk of flood-related contamination will…
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Marin Ranked Healthiest County in State
Marin County again has been ranked the healthiest of California’s 58 counties because of its relatively low burden of premature…
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Celebrate Earth Day All Around the East Bay
Happy Earth Month! Whether you're interested in learning how to get started with worm composting, how to electrify your home,…
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COMMENTARY: Make Banks Make Good on Their Pledge to End Fossil Fuel Financing
ConocoPhillips needs more than the disastrous approval it won from the Biden administration last week to proceed with its Willow…
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COMMENTARY: A Historic Vote and the Tools It Gave Us
Vice President Kamala Harris is sure to be remembered every March in Women’s History Month as the first woman and…
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A Heartfelt ‘Thank You’ To Richmond and Native Communities from a Cancer Survivor
Recently, I received a powerful spiritual anti-cancer turtle medicine bag medallion and rope necklace from Chief Gordon Plain Bull Jr.,…
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Give feedback on draft plan to reduce wildfire risks
Use a short survey to help refine a wide-ranging plan to improve how the City and community members can prepare…
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New Weather Radar for Public Safety Response Part of Bay Area radar system, led by Sonoma, to be installed on Mount Barnabe
Extreme weather systems, such as atmospheric rivers, have hit California with increasing frequency in recent years. The average damage from…
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Give feedback on draft plan to reduce wildfire risks
Use a short survey to help refine a wide-ranging plan to improve how the City and community members can prepare…
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New Weather Radar for Public Safety Response Part of Bay Area radar system, led by Sonoma, to be installed on Mount Barnabe
Extreme weather systems, such as atmospheric rivers, have hit California with increasing frequency in recent years. The average damage from…
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Washington DC – Volunteer at the Community Baby Shower
Black women are three times and AI/AN women are two times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than White…
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