By Cynthia White César E. Chávez, a Civil Rights, Latino and Labor Leader, will soon be honored by the creation of the César E. Chávez and the Farmworker Movement National Historical Park. The Senate unanimously passed legislation by U.S. Senator...

By Iain Hoey Senate approves amendment to enhance wildfire detection efforts The U.S. Senate has passed Senator Alex Padilla’s amendment to enhance the FireGuard program as part of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2025. The NDAA...

By Linh Tat More than $216 million in environmental and climate justice grants will be coming to communities in the Golden State – including nearly $63 million to several organizations in Los Angeles and Riverside counties – to combat pollution,...

By Staff The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a bill to place 172 acres of land in East County into tribal trust for the Jamul Indian Village, sending it to President Joe Biden’s desk. The Jamul Indian Village...

By Staff Twin announcements Tuesday could bring welcome relief to the ongoing pollution crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border in the Tijuana River Valley. Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday announced the beginning of a state-funded pilot project featuring floating trash booms...

By Brooke Binkowski The Environmental Protection Agency has awarded the state of California a combined $216.5 million in order to strengthen climate resilience and reduce pollution in communities, with more than $30 million of that going to San Diego County....