Tag Archives: Crisis

The COVID-19 pandemic has heightened awareness about the connection between race and health equity, raising the question – how might this experience change public health policy moving forward? Valley Edition Host Kathleen Schock explored the topic, and the calls to declare that racism is a public health crisis, with Dr. …

While teaching a history course at Fresno State, professor Ethan Kytle stumbled upon the forgotten history of a farm labor crisis in 1942 that inspired Fresno residents to leave their jobs, and classrooms, in order to work in the fields. Kytle, along with co-author Blain Roberts, wrote about the crisis …

Targeting wealth inequality and the climate change crisis, Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Bernie Sanders addressed a large crowd at Fresno City College Friday amid a sea of “Bernie” signs and episodic chants of his first name. Sanders spoke about a litany of proposals his administration would support including health care …

The United States’ recycling industry is facing a growing crisis. China earlier this year announced policy changes that restrict its imports of the U.S.’s recyclables—changes with tremendous implications, since a third of the U.S.’s recycling exports have historically gone to China. We explored those policy changes in May , speaking …

State Sen. Toni Atkins, D-San Diego, and other lawmakers supported a package of bills that seeks to encourage more affordable housing construction in California. … Click to Continue »

California officials have ordered owners of 93 dams, including two operated by Merced Irrigation District, to reinspect their flood-control spillways following the Oroville Dam crisis, saying the spillways need a … Click to Continue »

Kansas City native Gary White has been chasing clean water and rudimentary toilets for more than 30 years. You see, much of the world’s poorest populations live without them even … Click to Continue »

Debra Woods was 18 when she was abducted by a sex trafficker in Fresno and taken to Los Angeles. Woods said the man who took her told her she would … Click to Continue »

The public health crisis caused by high lead levels in Flint’s water and the toxic algae blooms in Lake Erie in recent years are among the threats being cited by federal environmental officials who called for a comprehensive look at how to better protect the nation’s drinking water Tuesday. … …

Rep. Jim Costa discusses prevention, progress at center Outlines work on Justice for All Reauthorization Act Center announces extended office hours and days starting May 1 … Click to Continue »