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Rachel Becker CalMatters Los agricultores de California podrían ahorrar enormes cantidades de agua si plantaran cultivos menos sedientos, pero también menos lucrativos, en lugar de almendras, alfalfa y otros cultivos que consumen mucha agua, según una nueva investigación realizada por científicos que utilizaron sensores remotos e inteligencia artificial. Un...
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Rachel Becker CalMatters California farmers could save massive amounts of water if they planted less thirsty — but also less lucrative — crops instead of almonds, alfalfa and other water-guzzling crops, according to new research by scientists who used remote sensing and artificial intelligence. Such a seismic shift in...
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Ethnic Media Services Hours after the Supreme Court voted 6-3 to allow Texas border patrol to immediately deport migrants and asylum seekers arriving on the border, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals March 19 issued an order blocking the law’s immediate implementation. The Fifth Circuit is expected to hear...
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A referendum on the ballot this fall gives California voters the chance to either uphold or reject a law which would require oil and gas wells to be set back 3,200 feet from sensitive areas such as schools and homes. Senate Bill 1137 never went into effect. It is on hold until...
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Yue Stella Yu CalMatters En la carrera ferozmente competitiva para convertirse en la próxima senadora estadounidense de California, Barbara Lee no ha sido la candidata del momento. Lee, rezagado en las encuestas, fue ignorada en gran medida por los demás contendientes durante tres debates televisados. Su campaña, que lucha...
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Yue Stella Yu CalMatters In the fiercely competitive race to become California’s next U.S. senator, Barbara Lee has hardly been the candidate of the hour. Lagging in polls, Lee was largely ignored by the other contenders during three televised debates. Her campaign — struggling to fundraise — does not...
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La Cámara de Representantes de Estados Unidos está considerando un nuevo proyecto de ley que modernizaría la Línea Federal de Pobreza, que no se ha actualizado sustancialmente desde la década de 1960. Muchos programas de ayuda como CalFresh, Head Star y Medi-Cal están vinculados a la LFP y aumentar...
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The U.S. House of Representatives is considering a new bill that would modernize the Federal Poverty Line, which hasn’t been substantially updated since the 1960s. Many aid programs such as CalFresh, Head Start and Medi-Cal are pegged to the FPL – and raising the maximum people can make would help...
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If congressional Republicans’ plans come to fruition before the end of the year, the migrant community will receive one of the most unpleasant Christmas “gifts” in recent history. This is the bill HR 5283, which has been used by Republicans as a spearhead in their closed-door negotiations with Democrats,...