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In what has become a Washington autumn tradition, the United States federal government will face another shutdown. This is not a mere administrative technicality; the paralysis of the bureaucratic giant has direct consequences for millions of people inside and outside the country. As almost every year, history repeats itself,...
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Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss EarthTalk They may look lush and green, but some forests are already on borrowed time. These so-called “zombie forests” are made up of trees that are still alive but no longer capable of reproducing in the changing climate around them. As Stanford biology graduate...
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PFAS—perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl compounds—have a name that sounds like it came from a secret laboratory. And, in part, it is. Since the middle of the last century, they have been used in everyday products such as non-stick pans, fast food containers, firefighting foams, and waterproof clothing. There are more...
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Hispanic Heritage Month in the United States is usually a burst of life: streets filled with music, colors, and aromas that remind us that millions of Latinos have left an indelible mark on the history of this country. Every year, from September 15 to October 15, many cities, large...
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Sunita Sohrabji American Community Media If the wealthiest people in the world contributed even a fraction of their fortunes, the collapse of U.S. foreign aid programs could be offset, said Nobel Laureate, Dr. Abhijit Banerjee. “Take 1% of the wealth of the top 3,000 people in the world. That’s...
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Each year, 500 to 1,000 people in the United States are diagnosed with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), a rare lung disease that can be fatal if left untreated. To encourage earlier diagnosis of PAH, the American Lung Association, with support from Johnson & Johnson, is sharing information about the...
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Khari Johnson & Yue Stella Yu CalMatters In April, Rhode Island resident Navah Hopkins received a plea for her help to defeat legislation thousands of miles away in California. The ask came from Google, maker of the world’s most used web browser, Chrome. The tech giant sent a message to an...
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Deborah Brennan CalMatters Los residentes de los alrededores de Salton Sea se han quejado durante mucho tiempo de enfermedades respiratorias causadas por la contaminación que produce el lago. Ahora los investigadores de la UCLA han identificado otro contaminante del aire que podría estar enfermando a las personas en las...
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Deborah Brennan CalMatters Residents around the Salton Sea have long complained of respiratory ailments from particulate pollution that wafts from its shoreline. Now UCLA researchers have identified another air pollutant that could be sickening people in communities near the inland lake: hydrogen sulfide. That’s a gas from decaying, organic...
In what has become a Washington autumn tradition, the United States federal government will face another shutdown. This is not a mere administrative technicality; the paralysis of the bureaucratic giant has direct consequences for millions of people inside and outside the country. As almost every year, history repeats itself,...
Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss EarthTalk They may look lush and green, but some forests are already on borrowed time. These so-called “zombie forests” are made up of trees that are still alive but no longer capable of reproducing in the changing climate around them. As Stanford biology graduate...
PFAS—perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl compounds—have a name that sounds like it came from a secret laboratory. And, in part, it is. Since the middle of the last century, they have been used in everyday products such as non-stick pans, fast food containers, firefighting foams, and waterproof clothing. There are more...
Hispanic Heritage Month in the United States is usually a burst of life: streets filled with music, colors, and aromas that remind us that millions of Latinos have left an indelible mark on the history of this country. Every year, from September 15 to October 15, many cities, large...
Sunita Sohrabji American Community Media If the wealthiest people in the world contributed even a fraction of their fortunes, the collapse of U.S. foreign aid programs could be offset, said Nobel Laureate, Dr. Abhijit Banerjee. “Take 1% of the wealth of the top 3,000 people in the world. That’s...
Each year, 500 to 1,000 people in the United States are diagnosed with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), a rare lung disease that can be fatal if left untreated. To encourage earlier diagnosis of PAH, the American Lung Association, with support from Johnson & Johnson, is sharing information about the...
Khari Johnson & Yue Stella Yu CalMatters In April, Rhode Island resident Navah Hopkins received a plea for her help to defeat legislation thousands of miles away in California. The ask came from Google, maker of the world’s most used web browser, Chrome. The tech giant sent a message to an...
Deborah Brennan CalMatters Los residentes de los alrededores de Salton Sea se han quejado durante mucho tiempo de enfermedades respiratorias causadas por la contaminación que produce el lago. Ahora los investigadores de la UCLA han identificado otro contaminante del aire que podría estar enfermando a las personas en las...
Deborah Brennan CalMatters Residents around the Salton Sea have long complained of respiratory ailments from particulate pollution that wafts from its shoreline. Now UCLA researchers have identified another air pollutant that could be sickening people in communities near the inland lake: hydrogen sulfide. That’s a gas from decaying, organic...