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For years, California, Florida, Oregon, Washington, and other states have relied on incarcerated men and women to fight wildfires.

For years California, Florida, Oregon, Washington, and other states have relied on prisoners to fight wildfires. These men and women are trained to perform grueling work while earning just a few dollars, sometimes as little as $2 a day.

Hyfi, the Forestry and Fire Recruitment Program, and Coral Vita share in the spoils of prize aimed at scaling solutions to reduce risks posed to communities from climate impacts

Tree-Plenish mentors students through a step-by-step process leading up to their own tree-planting event, including how to calculate their schools’ paper usage. To reach their goal of planting 295 saplings, students at O’Dowd and Tech are reaching out to residents to order the saplings and allow volunteers to plant the saplings in the residents’ yards on March 26. | By Ava Stern and Mary Lee Two local schools are taking up a cause that will help make Oakland greener. In partnership with Tr...

At GreenBiz 22, innovators who are (literally) on the front lines of the fight against climate change received recognition and funding.

Each year, Irvine’s Leadership Awards recognize innovative leaders whose breakthrough solutions to critical state challenges improve lives, create opportunity, and contribute to a better California. In addition to spotlighting exemplary leaders whose work benefits the people of California, The James Irvine Foundation provides each recipient’s organization with a grant of $250,000 to support their work. | Oakland Roots Community Health Center’s Dr. Noha Aboelata and DeVone Boggan of Richmon...

Camila Chávez, Dolores Huerta Foundation Executive Director and co-founder, is one of six recipients of a 2022 James Irvine Foundation Leadership Award. The nonprofit's award gives a $250,000 grant to the person's organization to support their work.

San Francisco, California (PRWEB) February 07, 2022 -- The James Irvine Foundation today announced the recipients of its 2022 Leadership Awards, recognizing

Mike Milton believes his organization will not only reduce violence in the community but help achieve an even bigger goal: Black freedom.

A new law to help inmate firefighters expunge their felony records is working, but it's slow and complicated even as we enter another wildfire season.