Environment
Water at the center of debate over farmers’ well-being
(Español) After three years of drought in California, the battle for water heats up. In the most recent chapter of lawsuits, a judge decelerated federal restrictions on water for agriculture, imposed to protect salmon and other fish, and ordered more water for farmers in the Central Valley, where a large part of the fruits and vegetables in this country are grown. Agro-industry lobbyists have argued that the first people to benefit from more water will be unemployed farmworkers. Our reporter Farida Jhabvala Romero went to Mendota, where unemployment has passed 42 percent, and has this report.
Typhoon Haiyan: The strongest of all.
Typhoon Haiyan, the strongest ever recorded, killed thousands of people. An estimated 11 million Filipinos have been affected, and hundreds of thousands remain homeless and awaiting aid. While Haiyan’s survivors dig through rubble and look for lost relatives, representatives of 190 nations met in Warsaw, Poland for UN Climate talks that have moved at snail-like [...]
Obama: U.S. dependence on foreign oil decreasing
(Español) Obama tiene previsto enfocarse está semana en la economía, con un mensaje en Wall Street.
Families still in limbo a year after Sandy
A year after the destructive path of Hurricane Sandy along the coasts of New York, the recovery is still far from completed, and many immigrant families affected by the super storm are still living in garages, hotels, and hallways. Others have had to leave because the cost of rent has gone up and the city has no plans to build new public housing on the coast. Marco Vinicio González has this story from the area most affected in New York, the Rockaways.
CA, OR, WA governors to sign incentives for less polluting cars
(Español) La compra de vehículos no contaminantes se triplicó en Estados Unidos entre el 2011 y el 2012, alcanzando la suma de 52 mil autos; hasta la fecha, ocho compañías manufactureras de autos ofrecen 16 líneas de vehículos “cero emisión”.
(Español) Luego de las lluvias en Guerrero esperan por la ayuda económica
(Español) Pidió a las demás cámaras, así como a los ciudadanos en general apoyar con su presencia la reactivación de este lugar que recibe del turismo el 70 por ciento de su producto interno bruto.
(Español) Residentes de zona golpeada por Sandy desairan a autoridades de vivienda
(Español) “La conversación va a continuar, y vamos a correr la voz por ahí, de que los residentes deben planear, estar preparado para cualquier tipo de emergencia relacionados con el clima”.
9.5 million Californians participate in earthquake drill
(Español) Hay tres movimientos básicos, independientemente de donde usted se en encuentre, agáchese, cúbrase y agárrese, recomienda el Servicio Geológico.
Radio Bilingue presents a forum in Fresno on the drinking water
Last year, California signed legislation making access to water a human right—one of the only states in the nation to do so. Federal and state sources have dedicated billions of dollars to study the problems, build water treatment plants, and explore the feasibility of local and regional solutions.
Elected leaders urge closing of Southern California battery recycling plant
(Español) Dudan de la sinceridad de Exide Technologies y demandan que no ratifique el acuerdo alcanzado con el Departamento de Control de Sustancias Tóxicas, que había suspendido temporalmente las operaciones de dicha empresa y su clausura definitiva.
