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Experts on Medicare are warning of an onslaught of deceptive ads targeting older adults as many prepare for Medicare open enrollment in a few weeks. Californians are getting lots of calls and postcards for Medicare Advantage plans. Many promise incentives like gift cards, or offer benefits like vision or...
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Un nuevo estudio muestra que las emisiones de los vehículos de la zona de Los Ángeles están degradando la calidad del aire en los parques nacionales cercanos, pero los planes para echar por tierra la normativa de la Agencia de Protección Ambiental para reducir las emisiones de carbono podrían...
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A new study showed vehicle emissions from the Los Angeles area are degrading air quality in nearby national parks but plans to scuttle Environmental Protection Agency regulations to reduce carbon emissions could make the air quality even worse. Called “Driving Dirty Air,” the study identified the Los Angeles and Southern California...
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For many years, crime has been a constant companion for those of us who live or work in the Washington, DC, metropolitan area. Although several areas of the city are now havens of the gentrification that has spread over the past 20 years, we know which places not to...
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The power grid will need to be dramatically upgraded and expanded in the coming years to handle the transition to renewable energy – and two new reports look at the impact on wildlife, both on and off-shore. The placement of large onshore power grids can greatly affect migratory species such as...
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President-elect Donald Trump has promised to launch the largest deportation program in U.S. history. This was estimated by Vice President-elect JD Vance to involve one million removals yearly. Can the U.S. afford these policies? What do these crackdowns mean for undocumented and legal immigrants? Mass deportation Based on Census...
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Rachel Becker CalMatters Los californianos podrían beber aguas residuales altamente purificadas que se canalizan directamente a los suministros de agua potable por primera vez según las reglas propuestas reveladas por los funcionarios estatales de agua. El estado propenso a las sequías ha recurrido al agua reciclada durante más de 60...
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Rachel Becker CalMatters Californians could drink highly purified sewage water that is piped directly into drinking water supplies for the first time under proposed rules unveiled by state water officials. The drought-prone state has turned to recycled water for more than 60 years to bolster its scarce supplies, but the current...
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A new survey of 25,000 high school seniors finds 74% say they want to go to college – but only 66% expect to enroll. The nonprofit YouthTruth found the 8% percent gap widens to 14% for Native American students, 10% for Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islanders, 9% Hispanics, and 8% for...
Experts on Medicare are warning of an onslaught of deceptive ads targeting older adults as many prepare for Medicare open enrollment in a few weeks. Californians are getting lots of calls and postcards for Medicare Advantage plans. Many promise incentives like gift cards, or offer benefits like vision or...
Un nuevo estudio muestra que las emisiones de los vehículos de la zona de Los Ángeles están degradando la calidad del aire en los parques nacionales cercanos, pero los planes para echar por tierra la normativa de la Agencia de Protección Ambiental para reducir las emisiones de carbono podrían...
A new study showed vehicle emissions from the Los Angeles area are degrading air quality in nearby national parks but plans to scuttle Environmental Protection Agency regulations to reduce carbon emissions could make the air quality even worse. Called “Driving Dirty Air,” the study identified the Los Angeles and Southern California...
For many years, crime has been a constant companion for those of us who live or work in the Washington, DC, metropolitan area. Although several areas of the city are now havens of the gentrification that has spread over the past 20 years, we know which places not to...
The power grid will need to be dramatically upgraded and expanded in the coming years to handle the transition to renewable energy – and two new reports look at the impact on wildlife, both on and off-shore. The placement of large onshore power grids can greatly affect migratory species such as...
President-elect Donald Trump has promised to launch the largest deportation program in U.S. history. This was estimated by Vice President-elect JD Vance to involve one million removals yearly. Can the U.S. afford these policies? What do these crackdowns mean for undocumented and legal immigrants? Mass deportation Based on Census...
Rachel Becker CalMatters Los californianos podrían beber aguas residuales altamente purificadas que se canalizan directamente a los suministros de agua potable por primera vez según las reglas propuestas reveladas por los funcionarios estatales de agua. El estado propenso a las sequías ha recurrido al agua reciclada durante más de 60...
Rachel Becker CalMatters Californians could drink highly purified sewage water that is piped directly into drinking water supplies for the first time under proposed rules unveiled by state water officials. The drought-prone state has turned to recycled water for more than 60 years to bolster its scarce supplies, but the current...
A new survey of 25,000 high school seniors finds 74% say they want to go to college – but only 66% expect to enroll. The nonprofit YouthTruth found the 8% percent gap widens to 14% for Native American students, 10% for Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islanders, 9% Hispanics, and 8% for...