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LOS ANGELES — Southern California air quality officials have adopted first-of-their-kind rules on warehouse distribution centers in an effort to cut truck pollution, increase electrification and reduce health risks in communities hit hardest by lung-damaging diesel exhaust. The South Coast Air Quality Management District’s governing board approved the rules Friday on a 9-4 vote after an hours-long public hearing. The rules apply to nearly 3,000 warehouses across the region and mark th...

The Fond du Lac Band chose to allow Enbridge to follow its existing route through the reservation. "There is no perfect outcome here," tribal council Chairman Kevin Dupuis Sr. told Minnesota Public News at the time. "All remaining options threaten the environment for all and livelihood of the Indigenous people of Minnesota." When the Fond du Lac leadership agreed to allow Enbridge to use the existing route, they also agreed not to publicly oppose the project. And that has left Martineau worried...

Feb 25, 2021 CLOQUET, Minn. (AP) — Jason Goward was overjoyed to get a high-paying job on Enbridge’s Line 3 pipeline project. The job, clearing ground with a contractor for the Canadian energy company, meant he could at last pay child support for his two young sons. He could buy groceries, pay for heat. And maybe, just maybe, he could dig his way out of poverty. “I thought if I worked for a couple of years at this, I could finally get ahead a little bit,” said Goward, 37, a citizen of t...

2021/02/24 23:29 CLOQUET, Minn. (AP) — Jason Goward was overjoyed to get a high-paying job on Enbridge’s Line 3 pipeline project. The job, clearing ground with a contractor for the Canadian energy company, meant he could at last pay child support for his two young sons. He could buy groceries, pay for heat. And maybe, just maybe, he could dig his way out of poverty. “I thought if I worked for a couple of years at this, I could finally get ah...

  South Coast AQMD Governing Board adopts plans to reduce air pollution in Southeast L.A. and Eastern Coachella Valley By Sentinel News Service (Courtesy Photo) Last Week, the South Coast Air Quality Management District (South Coast AQMD) Governing Board adopted two Community Emissions Reduction Plans (CERPs) identifying actions to reduce emissions and exposure to toxic air pollution in two environmental justice communities. The communities of Eastern Coachella Valley (ECV) and Southeast Los A...

it has two programs. thanks to the fill lap throw pi and the initiatives. it started in san francisco about 1 years ago. it was created to be a leadership program to help identify the children to give them the tools and the resources to care about our community, to care about israel, and to go out and make the world a better place. it has evolved tenfold, and sit now in 8 communities in north america and israel. and it is based on partnership and people hood, we have hundreds and hundr...

good evening, im jim vance. >> im doreen gentzler. we begin with a sexting scandal rocking two schools in bethesda. students were selling pictures of exposed girls to other students during the school day. police got involved and are now leading the investigation. darcy spencer is at pyle middle school with more. >> reporter: school officials are not saying how many girls were involved or how many pictures were taken. thats all part of whats become a criminal investigation. at thomas py...