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DARK SECRETS: 30 | Vintage Vibes

Poverty and Long COVID Go Together

The lowest income Californians are more likely to have lingering symptoms, and more likely to lose jobs.

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New Mexico’s Wild Hydrogen Days

State hydrogen projects promoted, killed; governor goes to Australian hydrogen conference with oil and gas reps.

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As Coal Mines Close, Displaced Miners Find Work in Renewable Energy Boom

A battery startup in West Virginia and the mineworkers union may have a blueprint for those left behind in the energy transition.

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Lessons From the Bust That Followed Bill Clinton’s Economic Boom

Historian Nelson Lichtenstein’s new book details the price we have paid for free trade, deregulation and failed health care reform.

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Toothless Laws Allow the Los Angeles Hotel Strike to Stall

All sides must bargain in “good faith,” but U.S. labor laws do not say what that means, and penalties are weak.

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Director Raoul Peck Explores the Crisis of Black Land Loss

New documentary Silver Dollar Road tells the story of massive Black wealth taken through faulty laws and loopholes.

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Californians of Color Disproportionately Suffer From Late Detection of Dementia

Doctors, family and community all have a role in ensuring critical early treatment.

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As Colorado Races to Set New Rules for Climate-Friendly Industries, Its Plan Raises Concerns Over Dual Role of State Regulator

Coal is back, despite banks’ pledge to stop financing such projects.

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U.S. Undoes Progress on Child Poverty as Spending Cuts Take Priority

The end of pandemic relief programs is returning millions of children to poverty.

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California Lets Companies Keep ‘Dangerous’ Oil Wells Unplugged Forever

An idle well fee program is masking vast cleanup costs while harming residents and the climate.

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Can a Single Colorado Agency Oversee Both Fossil Fuel and Clean Energy Production?

Tension over energy industry oversight has sparked a rare agreement between climate activists and the oil and gas industry.

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Spilling the Tea

Growing up in his family’s iconic Chinese restaurant taught Curtis Chin how to survive in 1980s Detroit — and how to embrace his identity as a gay Asian American.

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Kaiser’s Massive Mental Health Care Settlement Sends Strong Message to Providers That Ignore Patient Needs

A California settlement compels the state’s largest health care provider to spend $150 million on behavioral health services.

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Banks Keep Financing Coal Despite Their Net-Zero Pledges Thanks to Massive Loophole

JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Citibank and Wells Fargo are among those putting big money into companies that operate coal plants.

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In Los Angeles Hospital Strike, Nurses Say Staffing Is Issue No. 1

Cuts and turnover, even more than pay, make their jobs impossible, they say.

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As Moms for Liberty Spreads, So Does School Turmoil

Opposition builds as parents’ group stokes nation’s culture wars.

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Time to Kill Off ‘Net Zero’

Stop pretending planting trees can justify fossil fuels emissions.

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California Poets Confront Urgent Challenges Through ‘Poets on the Beat’ Project

Poets tackle the climate crisis, inequality and police violence in powerful essays.

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New Mexico’s Experiment With Recapturing Natural Gas Raises Questions

Meanwhile, banks help fossil fuel giants raise more than $1 trillion via “hidden” financial support.

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‘A Setup for Disaster’: California Legislation Requiring Companies to Pay for Oil and Gas Well Cleanup in Limbo

The bill, which awaits a decision by Gov. Gavin Newsom, follows ProPublica’s reporting on the multibillion-dollar cost to clean up California’s oil and gas industry and the exodus of major companies shifting ownership of thousands of aging wells.

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Poised to Strike, Kaiser Workers Say They Want The Old Kaiser Back

Once known for strong employee-management relations, its workers now say staffing and pay need to rise to attract and retain the staff Kaiser needs.

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Newsom Said Cost Made Him Veto Unemployment Pay for Strikers. Unions Say It Was Disrespect.

The bill passed by the California Legislature would have limited benefits to keep state payments manageable.

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L.A. Housing Department Proposes Increasing Residential Hotel Enforcement

Amid the city’s homelessness crisis, some landlords have turned buildings meant for low-cost housing into tourist hotels.

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Some States Are Fighting Rising Child Poverty With Tax Credits

New Mexico is one of 10 states that have created or expanded child tax credits after Congress let a federal program expire.

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California Wingstop Restaurants Face a $3.2 Million Citation for Wage Theft

The use of separate corporate entities is under scrutiny, shedding light on labor abuses in the fast-food industry.

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