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Groups fighting to protect public lands are praising first-of-their-kind moves to protect old-growth forests on U.S. Forest Service land. The Biden administration is proposing to amend all 128 forest land management plans to conserve and steward old-growth trees, rather than managing them primarily for recreation and economic gain. Ben Blom,...
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With cold and flu season upon us, it’s time to protect yourself, not only from those seasonal threats, but also from other health risks. “During the holidays, our lives get very busy with family and friends,” said Dr. J.B. Sobel, chief medical officer for Cigna Healthcare’s Medicare business. “Before...
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Selen Ozturk Ethnic Media Services Between June 2023 and May 2024, 15.5 million Medi-Cal enrollees — one-third of all Californians — will have their eligibility redetermined as part of the “great unwinding” of Medicaid enrollees underway nationwide. At a briefing held by EMS and California Black Media, state health...
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Family Features Since 1965, Medicare has provided health care coverage to millions of Americans. More than 65 million people in the United States were enrolled in Medicare as of February 2023, with more people becoming eligible and enrolling each year. Anyone on Medicare is at risk of Medicare-related fraud,...
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Maria Luisa Rossel National Wildlife Federation The Recovering America’s Wildlife Act, introduced in the Senate by the legislators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), will help protect wildlife for future generations. If approved, this historic legislation will serve to recover plant and animal species at risk, and prevent...
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La democracia estadounidense está en peligro mortal a medida que se acercan las elecciones de 2024, según expertos en una conferencia celebrada en UCLA el viernes. Millones de estadounidenses todavía creen en la afirmación falsa de que las elecciones de 2020 fueron robadas, y la insurrección que tuvo lugar...
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American democracy is in mortal danger as the 2024 election approaches, according to experts at a conference held at the University of California, Los Angeles on Friday. Millions of Americans still believe the false claim that the 2020 election was stolen, and the insurrection that took place on January...
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Julie Cart CalMatters El presupuesto propuesto por el gobernador Gavin Newsom reduciría los fondos para proyectos de recuperación costera casi a la mitad, eliminando más de 500 millones de dólares de fondos estatales este año que ayudarían a proteger la costa contra el aumento del nivel del mar y...
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Julie Cart CalMatters Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed budget would cut funding for coastal resilience projects almost in half, eliminating more than half a billion dollars of state funds this year that would help protect the coast against rising seas and climate change. The cuts are part of Newsom’s proposed...