California Attorney General Xavier Becerra on Monday formally challenged the Trump administration’s directive to rescind a program protecting unauthorized young immigrants from deportation. Becerra, joining the states of Minnesota, Maryland … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced DACA recipient explains why locals rallied against Trump
Blanca Ojeda talks about President Donald Trump’s decision to phase out the Deferred Action Childhood Arrivals program, and what she felt when she heard the news Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2017. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced DREAMers, supporters take DACA fight with Trump to City Hall
Audio of the Merced City Council meeting usually echoes through City Hall. But on Tuesday, chants in support of the federal Deferred Action Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, program and against … Click to Continue »
Read More »Trump to cut from programs promoting health care enrollment. What’s it mean in Merced
The Trump administration is announcing sharp cuts in programs promoting health care enrollment under the Affordable Care Act for next year and while it may hamper access to some important … Click to Continue »
Read More »Transgender Veterans Hope Trump Policy Won’t Erase Progress At VA
The future of transgender troops has been in question since President Trump Tweeted that they would no longer be allowed to serve. Transgender veterans are wondering how the president’s pronouncement will impact the ongoing effort to open the Veterans Health Administration to their needs. Navy veteran Kristen Dancer served as …
Read More »Interior Department gives Trump list of ‘a handful’ of national monuments to shrink
The White House is getting ready to move on a contentious plan to shrink public lands in the West, which could involve the redrawing of borders at several national monuments … Click to Continue »
Read More »Fresno State lecturer whose ‘Trump must hang’ tweet sparked backlash airs view of post
Lars Maischak, a history lecturer who sparked controversy with a tweet that stated “Trump must hang,” is speaking out about the intent of his posts and on how he has … Click to Continue »
Read More »Scientists send a message to Trump: Global warming is real
The following editorial appeared in the Los Angeles Times on Wednesday, Aug. 9: A draft federal report on climate change that went public Monday contains little in the way of … Click to Continue »
Read More »Trump notifies UN of Paris exit while keeping option to return
The Trump administration began the formal process to withdraw from the Paris climate accord, but says it’s willing to “re-engage” if terms more favorable to the U.S. are met. The … Click to Continue »
Read More »Environmental group sues after Trump administration scraps effort to protect West Coast sea animals
An environmental group has filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s withdrawal of proposed limits on the number of endangered whales, dolphins and sea turtles that can be killed … Click to Continue »
Read More »President Trump: Don’t risk fishing, tourism jobs on a small amount of oil
Late last month, the New England Fishery Management Council joined its Mid-Atlantic and South Atlantic council colleagues in officially documenting concern over Trump administration-backed plans to use seismic airgun blasting … Click to Continue »
Read More »Tulare Supervisors Ask Trump Administration To Shrink Giant Sequoia National Monument
The Tulare County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday endorsed an effort to cut the size of Giant Sequoia National Monument by over 70 percent. The proposal to shrink the monument came from Supervisor Steve Worthley, who used to work in the timber industry. He says the Forest Service isn’t doing …
Read More »Trump order that could shrink marine sanctuaries moves forward
Eleven national marine sanctuaries and monuments – from Monterey Bay to New England to the South Pacific – could lose protections under new details of a Trump administration plan released … Click to Continue »
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