Banks Fuel Global Warming as States Look to Limit the Damage While banks pour money into oil and gas operations, some states are taking action to address the impacts of climate change. Capital & Main · Jun 21, 2023
California Lobbyist Explains How to Skirt Climate Scrutiny in State Legislature Industry is 'misadvertising' a carbon capture bill in order to obscure its risky intent, according to an oil and gas advocate. Capital & Main · Jun 21, 2023
Drowned in the Stream Hard-hitting filmmaker Amy Ziering on why journalistic documentaries are facing extinction. Capital & Main · Jun 20, 2023
As Workplaces Become More Violent, California Calls for Stricter Protections Industry opposes a legislative bill to enact protections, but could support less stringent proposed Cal/OSHA safety requirements. Capital & Main · Jun 19, 2023
Oral Care for Native Health A new dental clinic takes on tooth decay and diabetes in California’s largest Native American community. Capital & Main · Jun 15, 2023
Doubly Disadvantaged: Undocumented Women Earn Less Than Everyone Else A new study shows how the kinds of jobs held by undocumented women, as well as the states in which they live, drive pay disparities. Capital & Main · Jun 14, 2023
Experts Agree: Climate Change Is a Weapon of Mass Destruction As both the intelligence community and the insurance industry name global warming as a top threat, U.S. states give aid and comfort to the enemy. Capital & Main · Jun 13, 2023
In North Carolina, the Uninsured Say Medicaid Expansion Will Be Life-Changing After years of contentious battles amid a rural health crisis, the state voted to expand the program. Capital & Main · Jun 9, 2023
Pandemic Relief Program Left Many California Renters Struggling Puzzling denials and delays still plague some who seemed to qualify for help. Capital & Main · Jun 8, 2023
Banks Continue to Put Billions Into Oil and Gas — Is It a Smart Investment? Some experts say banks should be financing renewables at a much higher rate, for climate and ROI reasons. Capital & Main · Jun 7, 2023
Does Oil and Gas Production Consume Too Much Water? With water use growing, arid Western states are asking for new regulations. Capital & Main · Jun 6, 2023
L.A.’s Summer of Solidarity Reaching across diverse backgrounds and kinds of work, thousands of union members are sharing strategy and stories of the struggle to live and work in Los Angeles. Capital & Main · Jun 5, 2023
Debt Ceiling Agreement Mostly Spares Biden’s Investments in Clean Energy, Infrastructure The president’s new economic paradigm for large-scale government intervention is largely untouched by the deal with Republicans. Capital & Main · Jun 2, 2023
In Anaheim, Health Starts in School Community schools reduce health disparities by bringing medical, mental health, and wellness resources to the campuses students and families visit daily. Capital & Main · Jun 2, 2023
Capital & Main · Jun 1, 2023 It’s Payback Time New studies call for reparations from oil companies and governments responsible for climate change.
Capital & Main · May 31, 2023 Changes in Pandemic-Era Benefits Mean New Hardship for Millions Ending the pandemic emergency increases burdens for people with long COVID.
Capital & Main · May 30, 2023 Desegregation Starts Here Richard and Leah Rothstein’s new book is an organizer’s guide to integrating communities.
Capital & Main · May 29, 2023 Excavating the Future: Stopping AAPI Hate Manjusha Kulkarni, co-founder of Stop AAPI Hate, talks about the surge in anti-Asian harassment and violence during the pandemic and the communities that are pushing back.
Capital & Main · May 26, 2023 Pennsylvania Legislators Claw Back the State’s Power to Plug Abandoned Wells After a deal last year kneecapped regulators’ ability to address the crisis of abandoned oil and gas wells, Dems aim to reset environmental law.
Capital & Main · May 25, 2023 Just Because You Think You Are Tipping a Service Worker Doesn’t Mean You Are Two California cases probe who is pocketing those extra fees tacked onto your restaurant tab.
Capital & Main · May 24, 2023 New Mexico, ‘Climate Champ’ Governor Sued for Oil and Gas Failures Lawsuit argues the state is not equally upholding environmental protections enshrined in its constitution.
Capital & Main · May 23, 2023 Excavating the Future: Guarding the Hidden Archive Natalia Molina, historian, author and MacArthur fellow, discusses gentrification and her family's history of nurturing community.
Capital & Main · May 22, 2023 Excavating the Future: Breaking the Silence Rossana Pérez, healer and activist in the Salvadoran community of Los Angeles, talks about the transgenerational trauma that the COVID-19 pandemic exposed.
Capital & Main · May 19, 2023 Colorado’s Big Push on Electric Vehicles Gets Boost From Federal Funds, But It’s Got a Long Way to Go Though the state is set to spend plenty in effort to meet the goals of its emissions reduction plan, more permanent solutions seem far off.
Capital & Main · May 18, 2023 The Orchard Amid Concrete Ten years on, a law meant to help urban farmers feed hungry Californians continues to underperform.