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Study finds toxic benzene emissions along the Texas Gulf Coast are among the highest in the nation

Researchers found that state policy and oil refineries’ failure to fix leaks contributed more to high benzene emissions than the size or capacity of the refineries.

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As Prices Climb, California Imports More Gasoline Made From Russian Oil

The state’s failure to reduce driving and to stockpile fuel led to dependence on sanctioned oil refined elsewhere.

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Hot Union Spring at LAUSD

Coordinated bargaining — echoing Hollywood labor fights — helped thousands of workers settle contracts.

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U.S. Demand for Mining Concessions in Return for Health Funding Prompts Backlash

African countries beef up lobbying to influence Trump’s transactional approach. Some see U.S. tactics as “colonialist.”

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She Wrote a Book on Sexual Harassment in the Labor Movement. The Cesar Chavez Allegations Don’t Surprise Her.

Labor lawyer Ana Avendaño says unions must do more to protect women.

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Capital & Main Wins Five Best in Business Awards from National Journalism Contest

An investigation into California’s failure to protect underage farmworkers was among the entries that won prizes from the Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing.

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Is Kaiser’s Labor-Management Model Unraveling?

Health care workers say the system’s push for growth is undermining a once-vaunted partnership — and affecting patients.

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Kaiser Therapists Plan Strike Over Proposed AI Use, Chronic Understaffing

Regulators are again fining the health care giant for inadequate investment in mental health care.

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Airbnb Says More Short-Term Rentals Will Boost L.A.’s Budget. Opponents Say It Won’t Work.

Stricter enforcement could bring in millions as Olympics approach, housing advocates counter.

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After years of gains, Republicans in Congress push to roll back chemical regulations

In Texas, environmental activists and experts raise the alarm about the potential impact on public health if the Toxic Substances Control Act is weakened.

The Texas Tribune

Federal Cuts Revive a California Lawmaker’s Push for Single-Payer Health Care

Assemblymember Ash Kalra says attacks on the Affordable Care Act underscore the urgency of creating state-run health insurance.

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Agents In ICE Shootings Made Racist or Sexist Remarks, Records Show

U.S. immigration agents involved in three shootings since June have been recorded or accused of using derogatory language about women or people of color.

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As Climate Crisis Upended Homeowners Insurance, the Industry Resisted Regulation

When an international organization sought to create guidelines on climate risk, insurance lobbying groups pushed back.

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Effort to Fast-Track Semiconductor Manufacturing Faces Community Pushback

Lawsuit over Micron’s massive Syracuse project raises concerns about toxic risks and alleges a rushed environmental review.

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More Lost ‘Horizons’: How New Mexico’s Climate Plan Flamed Out Again

A small clutch of Democratic legislators once again sinks a plan to dramatically reduce the state’s greenhouse gas emissions.

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Pennsylvania Spent Big on a ‘Petrochemical Renaissance.’ It Never Arrived.

Visions of a booming hub that would bring jobs and prosperity to Appalachia faded, but the plastic “nurdles” remain.

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Trump Administration ‘Wanted to Use Us as a Trophy,’ Says School Board Member Arrested Over Church Protest

Black Lives Matter leaders recount their arrests last month after a Minnesota anti-ICE protest.

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Amid Climate Crisis, Insurers’ Increased Use of AI Raises Concern For Policyholders

States and consumers accuse insurance giants of using technology to slow payouts and drop homeowners.

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The One Big Beautiful Prediction: The Energy Transition Is Still Alive

Trump has attacked renewable power from every angle, but energy justice scholar Sanya Carley envisions an affordable green future.

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On Eve of Strike, Kaiser Nurses Sound Alarm on Patient Care

More than 31,000 nurses and health care workers plan to walk out next week following months-long stalemate with Kaiser.

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‘A Fraudulent Scheme’: New Mexico Sues Texas Oil Companies for Walking Away From Their Leaking Wells

New Mexico’s lawsuit accuses three Texas oil executives of pocketing revenue from oil and gas wells and offloading cleanup costs to the public. An investigation in 2024 by ProPublica and Capital & Main uncovered some of these business dealings.

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Honduran Grandfather Who Died in ICE Custody Told Family He’d Felt Ill For Weeks

Luis Beltran Yanez-Cruz is one of six people to die in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody less than three weeks into 2026.

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Will an Old Pennsylvania Coal Town Get a Reboot From AI?

Homer City embraces the prospect of jobs but worries the profits and power from a new gas plant will flow to faraway tech companies.

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Why No Charges? Friends, Family of Man Killed by Off-Duty ICE Officer Ask After New Year’s Eve Shooting.

Keith Porter, 43, had been firing a gun into the air to celebrate before he was killed, family members say. If the shooter weren’t an ICE agent,

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Trump’s Biggest Inaugural Donor Benefits from Policy Changes That Raise Worker Safety Concerns

Meatpacking giant JBS gave $5 million; industry soon celebrated a decision to make those on the assembly line work faster.

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