In February 2021, the Community Alliance published an article describing the intensive use of pesticides in California and the efforts that several state entities are undertaking to protect people [...] Continue Reading
Environment
Pesar De Las Lluvias, La Sequía En California Sigue Amenazante
En una clara señal de que la sequía persiste, California adoptó nuevas regulaciones de emergencia destinadas a evitar que los residentes desperdicien el agua preciosa del estado. Las reglas [...] Continue Reading
Giant Sequoia Land Managers Report 2021 Wildfire Devastation
Federal and tribal land managers have provided an assessment of the 2021 wildfires that burned nearly 200,000 acres in the Giant Sequoia ecosystem, killing thousands of the forest monarchs. The KNP [...] Continue Reading
Fresno Smoggies to Be Awarded
Breathers citywide are eager to learn who will take home a coveted golden inhaler—The Smoggie—at this year’s inaugural awards event for Fresno’s worst votes and quotes on air pollution and climate [...] Continue Reading
La catástrofe climática, de Kentucky a Kampala
En Estados Unidos, una serie de tornados devastadores azotaron Kentucky y los estados vecinos el viernes por la noche. La mega tormenta, llamada “de supercélulas”, recorrió más de 320 kilómetros y [...] Continue Reading
South Fresno Residents Challenge Warehouse Invasion
Residents of south Fresno have in recent years been inundated with warehouse development. Companies such as Amazon operate logistics and fulfillment centers in a part of the city already burdened with [...] Continue Reading
Think Global, Act Local: Transportation
Greenland’s glaciers are melting faster than the icy walls of the Fresno County Transportation Authority, but a large fissure cracked open in early November. The breach came when Measure C Renewal [...] Continue Reading
No More Oil Drilling Where We Live, Study and Play!
On Oct. 21, Governor Gavin Newsom traveled to Wilmington, Calif., to make a surprising announcement. Surrounded by doctors, environmental justice leaders and California legislators who have championed [...] Continue Reading
Climate Change, Wildfires and the Future of Giant Sequoias
The firefighting effort to suppress Sequoia National Park’s KNP Complex Fire is beginning to wind down after burning nearly 90,000 acres of drought-stressed forest. With containment increasing around [...] Continue Reading
Fresno City Council Ignores Climate Plan
California’s fifth most populous city is sinking fast beneath the weight of developer control of every City Council seat on the downtown dais. Bereft of leadership on climate change, air pollution and [...] Continue Reading
Wildfire Smoke Choking Us
By Nayamin Martinez Fresno and the surrounding counties have been blanketed with smoke from the Sequoia National Park and Kings Canyon National Park wildfires, forcing many of us to stay indoors [...] Continue Reading
Transparency Needed at City Hall
By Kevin Hall City leaders and staff are in meetings with some West Fresno residents to discuss the 92.5 acres proposed to be rezoned for industrial use along Elm Avenue, and news of the private [...] Continue Reading