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70-Foot Wastewater Geyser Reflects New Mexico’s Latest Oilfield Challenge

It’s a towering example of the contentious debate over what to do with the state’s ever-growing supply of oilfield waste.

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In the Race to Represent L.A., Black Views Matter

The discussion missing from the primary campaign is how — and whether — Mayor Karen Bass has benefited L.A.’s Black community.

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Budget Cuts Threaten Program That Doubles Food Dollars for Californians in Need

Market Match program could disappear — unless lawmakers step in to fund an initiative that boosts access to farmers’ markets and supports small farms.

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California Hazardous Waste Rules Criticized as Years Late and ‘Polluter-Friendly’

Proposed hazardous waste oversight changes are years behind schedule and fail to account for a community’s health risks from pollution, environmental groups warn.

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The Real Stakes Behind California’s Billionaire Tax Fight: Health Care Access

A hospital CEO says looming Medicaid reductions threaten vulnerable residents and the state’s health system.

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While Pentagon Spends Billions on War, Military Families Say They’re Getting Short-Changed

Spouses of deployed military say they’re struggling with the costs of child care, groceries, housing.

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Government Fails to Provide Adequate Interpreter for Deaf Ukrainian Asylum Seeker

Stuck in immigration limbo, the woman needs a Russian Sign Language translator for her pending asylum case.

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Inside the Texas Water Crisis Pitting Residents Against Industry

As lakes, reservoirs and groundwater wither away, some Gulf Coast residents see costly desalination plants as the last hope.

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Salvadoran Man Says He Suffered Stroke While Awaiting Deportation to Torture Prison

The man believed he would be sent to supermax prison where the Salvadoran government, paid by the U.S., tortured Venezuelan deportees last year.

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California Lawmaker Proposes Fix to Blunt Loss of Food and Health Aid

As Trump-backed law threatens Medicaid and SNAP eligibility for millions, a proposed change to state data collection aims to preserve coverage.

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California Could Be the First State to Ban Quartz Countertops

A governor-appointed state board weighs whether to ban the use of engineered stone to protect workers from a deadly lung disease.

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Fire Recovery Could Wipe Out Altadena’s Affordable Rentals

Without funding and policy interventions, rebuilt homes will rent at market rates, pricing out long-term residents.

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Nike Isn’t Playing Trump’s Anti-DEI Game. What Will That Cost?

The sportswear company is one of the few that hasn’t caved to Trump on diversity, equity and inclusion. Now it’s under investigation.

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In One of L.A.’s Food Deserts, ‘Hands That Harmed Are Now Hands That Heal’

At an urban farm in Compton, the formerly incarcerated nourish residents hit by rising costs and cuts. Their “pay what you can” markets draw hundreds.

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Don’t Call It Upward Mobility If People Still Can’t Afford to Live

A living wage analyst challenges rosy claims about rising standard of living, and shows that for millions of Americans, their pay doesn’t cover the basics.

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With Promises of Money, Controversial Gas Pipeline on Navajo Nation Passes First Hurdle

Pipeline would cross 234 miles of tribal land in New Mexico and Arizona. Committee hearing schedule catches community group off guard.

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A May Day Push to ‘Shut It Down’ Takes Shape Across the Country

Unions join community groups in planning marches, walkouts and economic actions on May 1 as a show of worker power ahead of the midterm elections.

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As the U.S. Spends Billions Fighting Iran, War-Driven Inflation Hits Working Families Hard

The rising cost of gas and higher utility rates are hurting farmers, ride-sharing workers and consumers from coast to coast.

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A Grieving Afghan Man Says He Tried to Get Medical Care for His Brother Who Died in ICE Custody

Naseer Paktiawal just returned from burying his brother in Afghanistan. “I didn’t want to bury him here.”

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An Historic Strike in Southeast L.A. County Highlights Pressures Facing California Schools

The district’s teachers’ union staged its first walkout in 154 years over larger class sizes, health care costs and support for special education students.

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Texas’ Gulf Coast Has a Health Problem: Benzene Emissions Are Among the Highest in the Nation

At the worst-performing refineries, report finds operators are not tackling recurring and harmful leaks, leading to public health risk.

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Federal Job Cuts Hit Black Women Hard — A Year Later, Unemployment Is Up

Losses in government positions are undermining a critical engine of economic mobility for the Black middle class.

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As Prices Climb, California Imports More Gasoline Made From Russian Oil

The state’s failure to reduce driving and to stockpile fuel led to dependence on sanctioned oil refined elsewhere.

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What Could a Republican Governor Get Done in Deep-Blue California?

Experts say he would likely face a recall, but could still wield power through appointments, vetoes and regulatory boards.

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Hot Union Spring at LAUSD

Coordinated bargaining — echoing Hollywood labor fights — helped thousands of workers settle contracts.

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