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This story is a collaboration between High Country News and The Desert Sun , part of the USA Today Network. Red flags flutter outside the schools in Salton City, California, when the air quality is dangerous. Dust billows across the desert, blanketing playgrounds and baseball diamonds, the swirling grit canceling recess and forcing students indoors. Visibility is so poor you can’t see down the block. Those days worry Miriam Juarez the most. Juarez, a mother of three and active volunteer at the schools, often received calls to pick up her 7-year-old son, Lihan, when sudden nosebleeds soile...

By Matt Hepler and Molly Moore UPDATE, Jan. 11, 2020: Following multiple objections to Blackjewel’s proposed Chapter 11 plan, Blackjewel filed an amended plan the morning of the December 17 hearing, striking the use of a reclamation trust. During the hearing, Judge Benjamin Kahn denied former Blackjewel CEO Jeff Hoops’ petition to move the bankruptcy proceeding from a Chapter 11 reorganization plan to a Chapter 7 liquidation plan, but did not rule on the proposed Chapter 11 plan, given the last-minute changes. Blackjewel stated in a Dec. 23 filing that it was seeking to abandon all of ...

And another thing: Would you trust Wall Street with your water?

Climate Point: Nissan dumps Trump, and Nevada is spared from bombing Mark Olalde, USA TODAY © Joe Cavaretta/AP FILE - In this Friday, July 19, 2002, file photo, A U.S. Air Force B1-B bomber drops live bombs at the Nevada Test and Training Range in Indian Springs, Nev. The bombing run was part of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Capstone program, where top military brass get to watch live firepower displays. Conservationists are rallying around a pair of state legislative resolutions opposing the proposed expansion of an Air Force bombing training range they say would threaten big ...

USA TODAY Hello, and happy Thursday! I'm housing, health and ag reporter Kate Cimini with The Salinas Californian, bringing you your daily headlines. Here's a quick look at what happened today in California.  In California brings you top Golden State stories and commentary from across the USA TODAY Network and beyond. Get it free, straight to your inbox. New bill would prioritize food sector workers for vaccines While the number of those diagnosed with COVID-19 continues to climb, a new California bill would prioritize farmworkers, grocery store employees and other food sector workers...