27 September 2020
LOS ANGELES TIMES: California grants western Joshua trees temporary endangered species protections
State officials took the unusual step Tuesday of granting temporary endangered species status to the western Joshua tree, but will allow 15 solar energy firms to raze Joshua trees that stand in the way of…
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16 September 2020
ATMOS: Translating a Wildfire Emergency
The firestorms that struck California in 2017 changed everything for Gabriela Orantes. In the early morning hours of October 9, 2017, her phone pinged. The junior college had sent an emergency alert. Alarmed that classes…
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13 September 2020
LAS CRUCES SUN NEWS: Conservation can help solve multiple crises
Our country is facing multiple crises. Yet too often, we fail to take on our challenges holistically, and so they continue down separate tracks. Fortunately, two crises impacting New Mexico are converging, with local communities…
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26 August 2020
NJ SPOTLIGHT NEWS: Students of color prepare for jobs in the green sector
Seventeen-year-old Mychael Holloway is one of more than 30 high school teens who is participating in a paid internship program called Building Conservation through Diversity and Teamwork. “Usually with this type of program, you don’t…
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18 August 2020
LOS ANGELES TIMES: Renewable energy corporations fight endangered species status for Joshua trees
Renewable energy corporations have launched an eleventh-hour campaign to derail a petition seeking endangered species protection for Joshua trees, saying it could hinder development of the solar and wind power projects California needs to wean…
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11 August 2020
PUBLIC NEWS SERVICE: Report: Families of Color Have Less Access to Nature
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Low-income families of color in California, especially those with children, are twice as likely as their white counterparts to live in areas without easy access to parks and other natural areas, according to…
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