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Wood Pellet Mills in California: A Blessing or a Boondoggle?

Supporters say harvesting trees would thin out the state’s overgrown forests; critics say the wood pellets for heating produce more carbon than coal.

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Why Labor Is Losing Even as It Wins

Weak laws embolden combative employers, so even with big wins and all-time high support, union membership is not keeping up with workforce growth.

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The Rising Cost of the Oil Industry’s Slow Death

Unplugged oil and gas wells accelerate climate change, threaten public health and risk hitting taxpayers’ pocketbooks. ProPublica and Capital & Main found that the money set aside to fix the problem falls woefully short of the impending cost.

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California Plans to Eliminate a Healthful-Food Program That Has Served Both Farmers and Low-Income Residents

The state has matched fruit and vegetable purchases at farmers markets for low-income residents for seven years. That may soon end.

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The Landlord Behind Massive Los Angeles Eviction Has Spent More Than $1 Million on City Elections

Douglas Emmett Inc.’s surge in donations began after a city councilman opposed evictions.

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Turning 70, a Los Angeles Renter Prepares to Fight for His Home in Court

Mike Balog has resisted eviction from his rent-controlled apartment for nearly ten years. The strain is wearing him down, but he has nowhere to go.

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New Mexico May Finally Reform Oil and Gas Industry With Slate of Bills

Pennsylvania governor, who promised 30% renewable electricity by 2030, is suddenly silent.

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A Hospital’s Overflowing Emergency Room, Our Sick Health System

Thousands of low-income patients cannot survive without MLK Hospital. The South L.A. hospital cannot survive on what it is paid by public insurance.

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Oil and Gas Donations Shifting Away From Republicans in New Mexico

Contributions rise for Democrats as Legislature debates industry regulation.

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An L.A. Grocer Seeks to Provide the Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Its Community Wants

El Sereno residents used grants and their own money to open a store selling healthy foods at affordable prices.

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Private Equity Kept Aging Pennsylvania Coal Plant Open, Then Closed It With No Plan for Workers and Community

“Polluting behemoth” Homer City Generating Station was the state's largest coal-fired power plant.

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Wayne Kramer’s Rage Against the Prison Machine

Years behind bars for drug dealing led the influential proto-punk rocker to work for criminal justice reform.

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More Than Half of Californians Skip or Delay Medical Care Due to Cost

For many, premiums and deductibles now take three times more out of one’s budget than 20 years ago, UC Berkeley study shows.

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Days Before Eviction, 70-Year-Old Los Angeles Woman Contemplates Living in Her Car With Her Cat

Joanne Marie Erickson, battling post-polio syndrome, grapples with the looming threat of homelessness.

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Oil and Gas Regulatory Bills Still Alive in New Mexico Legislature

New and updated regulations, a royalties increase and enforcement funding await major debate.

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A Sandwich. A Boarding Pass. Migrants Stranded at the San Diego Airport Depend on Volunteers for Help

From food to finding flights, volunteer groups send support to the airport nightly to help asylum seekers.

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Many Cal State Rank and File Say They Will Vote Against January Contract Deal

A pay system that does not guarantee raise agreements is a key reason.

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In the Los Angeles Housing Crisis, a Senior Fights to Keep His Place in the World

Facing eviction after 30 years, Mike Balog says moving out would mean losing his community, part of his identity and having nowhere else to go.

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New Mexico Bureau of Land Management Office Scraps Proposed Fossil Fuel Regulations

Ten years of meetings and plans abruptly dumped; future plans uncertain.

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A Hopeful Way Out of Our Dismal Economics

Author Nick Romeo lays out a plan for an economy that puts workers and the planet above profits.

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Boyle Heights Running Group Meets Critical Needs for Latinas

Running Mamis creates a safe space to run — away from road hazards, harassment and the strains of postpartum depression.

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Los Angeles Has the Power to Challenge One of the Largest Mass Evictions in City History, Legal Experts Say

The Office of the City Attorney says state law allows the evictions.

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Cal State Faculty Union Strike Settlement Starts the Year With Another Labor Win

Despite a 10% raise, professors, lecturers, coaches, counselors and others will return to contract negotiations within months.

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A Dead Cellphone, $27 in Cash and Nowhere to Turn

Migrants released by ICE after dark often must rely on the kindness of strangers and sheer luck or risk spending long nights on the street.

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In Recall-Happy California, A Border City’s First Openly Transgender Mayor Is Targeted

Campaign leaders say gender identity is not a factor. They say they want two newer councilmembers out for reasons including being anti-business, soft on crime and holding meetings in Spanish.

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