What’s it like to be on the frontlines of medicine during a pandemic? FM89’s News Director Alice Daniel got a firsthand account from Dr. Patil Armenian. She’s an associate professor of clinical emergency medicine at UCSF Fresno and she works at Community Regional Medical Center in downtown Fresno. https://www.kvpr.org/sites/kvpr/files/styles/big_story/public/202004/IMG_9064.jpeg
Read More »Photojournalist Matt Black On Rising Fear And Hope Among Immigrants In Farming Communities
We’ve brought you stories about undocumented immigrants in the San Joaquin Valley before, and many of them are struggling with changing policies under the Trump administration. Now, we speak to a journalist whose latest project covers immigration — through photography. Matt Black is a photojournalist based in Exeter, and his …
Read More »Valley fruit, nut farmers fear fallout from Chinese tariffs on agriculture products
Central San Joaquin Valley farmers are hoping negotiations between the U.S. and China can head off the potential economic effects of new tariffs imposed by China on a wide range … Click to Continue »
Read More »Farmers fear deportation of workers could hurt livelihood
The head of Bethel Heights Vineyard looked out over the 100 acres of vines her crew of 20 Mexicans had just finished pruning, worried about what will happen if the … Click to Continue »
Read More »There’s fear that EPA’s request for a court delay may lead to dirtier air
When the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency adopted a stricter smog limit in 2015, forcing states to reduce emissions, many people were disappointed. At the time, the agency reduced the ground-level … Click to Continue »
Read More »Florida scientists fear hurricane forecasts, climate research will suffer under Trump
A growing chorus of scientists is raising the alarm over reports of Trump administration budgets cuts that would affect climate change research and hurricane forecasting. On Monday, 32 Florida scientists … Click to Continue »
Read More »Mexican Breadwinners Fear Paying For Trump’s Border Wall
Fifty-year-old Teresa Gomez moved to the United States as a young woman with one goal: to support her aging mother in Mexico. For decades, Gomez has sent her mother a third of every paycheck. She organizes merchandise and attends customers at a Barrio Logan grocery store. Her mother has heart …
Read More »UC Davis joins effort to save climate change data out of fear Trump could purge info
UC Davis is joining a nationwide movement to backup scientific data about climate change and the environment produced by public funds. The #DataRescueDavis event is part of the nationwide DataRefuge … Click to Continue »
Read More »A national shame: Bottled water sales are up as Americans fear taps
The following editorial appeared in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on Monday, Aug. 8: … Click to Continue »
Read More »Sikh scholar’s message for interfaith event: Lose fear of ‘the alien’
Nikky-Guninder Kaur Singh is first Sikh speaker at Interfaith Scholar Weekend First stop in Selma April 8, then Fresno April 9-10 The professor and author will talk at Sikh, Jewish and Christian places of worship … Click to Continue »
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