| Calls Intensify For Stronger Worker Protections as Heat Deaths Rise in Calif. and U.S. | | Heat has killed hundreds of workers in the U.S., many in construction or agriculture, an investigation by NPR and Columbia Journalism Investigations found. Federal standards might have prevented them. | | |
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| The Oakland Latina Who's Leading Newsom's Climate Agenda at 31 | | Lauren Sanchez left the Biden administration to advise Gov. Newsom on climate change. | | |
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| What If Your Kid Brings COVID-19 Home? Here's How These Families Dealt With It | | Three families shared their experiences of kids contracting COVID-19 — and discuss how that informed their decisions to return to in-person learning. | | |
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| ID Booster Shots to Roll Out in September in the U.S., Health Officials Say | | The plan calls for an extra dose eight months after a second shot of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine. People who got a Johnson & Johnson vaccine will also probably need an extra shot, but officials said they're waiting for more data. | | |
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| The U.N. Climate Report Came Out. Now What? | | Last week, the United Nations released the most comprehensive report on global climate science to date. The report spelled out unequivocally that humans must reduce fossil fuel consumption — significantly and swiftly — to maintain a habitable planet. Are you feeling more or less hopeful after the report? What questions do you have about it? | | |
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| MAP: Here's Your Current Air Quality Report for the Bay Area | | Air quality in your area and what it means for your health. | | |
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| LISTEN: Our Fire Conversation Needs to Change | | Several wildfires are burning in Northern California — again. Fire is now a regular part of our lives, and we need to address it with nuance and complexity. But in order to do that, we need to rethink how we talk about and report on fire in the first place. | | |
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