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AI Hiring, Scams and Setbacks: How Unemployment Becomes a Vicious Cycle

Sluggish labor market swells ranks of long-term unemployed, leaving some job seekers frustrated with an ever-shifting hiring landscape.

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Photo Essay: The Californians Powering America

Powerful photos capture the lives and work of California immigrants whose contributions often go unseen or underappreciated. A selection of images from an exhibition at Los Angeles County libraries shows the range of visual stories on display through March.

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As Climate Crisis Upended Homeowners Insurance, the Industry Resisted Regulation

When an international organization sought to create guidelines on climate risk, insurance lobbying groups pushed back.

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Cuts Aimed at Abortion Are Hitting Basic Care

Emergency state support for Planned Parenthood can’t fully offset lost Medicaid dollars, and patients are paying the price.

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Effort to Fast-Track Semiconductor Manufacturing Faces Community Pushback

Lawsuit over Micron’s massive Syracuse project raises concerns about toxic risks and alleges a rushed environmental review.

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More Lost ‘Horizons’: How New Mexico’s Climate Plan Flamed Out Again

A small clutch of Democratic legislators once again sinks a plan to dramatically reduce the state’s greenhouse gas emissions.

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Pennsylvania Spent Big on a ‘Petrochemical Renaissance.’ It Never Arrived.

Visions of a booming hub that would bring jobs and prosperity to Appalachia faded, but the plastic “nurdles” remain.

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Trump Administration ‘Wanted to Use Us as a Trophy,’ Says School Board Member Arrested Over Church Protest

Black Lives Matter leaders recount their arrests last month after a Minnesota anti-ICE protest.

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They’re Organizing to Stop the Next Assault on Immigrant Families

Community groups are pushing back on an impending HUD rule that would force undocumented immigrants from public housing, splitting families.

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New Mexico Again Debates Greenhouse Gas Reductions as Snow Melts

Lawmakers table bill to expand use of oilfield wastewater and shoot down another that would restrict drone use around “critical” infrastructure.

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Louisiana Bets Big on ‘Blue Ammonia.’ Communities Along Cancer Alley Brace for the Cost.

Carbon capture hasn’t delivered major climate benefits — and the plants would still emit thousands of tons of pollution.

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What It’s Like On the Front Line as Health Care Cuts Start to Hit

Pattie Lopez, whose job is to help patients access public health coverage at Venice Family Clinic, says the volume and scope of cuts to Medi-Cal and Covered California are unlike anything else she’s seen in 23 years.

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Lawsuits Push Back on Trump’s Attack on Child Care

Unions, small businesses, states sue to stop the administration from punishing blue states by withholding $10 billion in funding.

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Protesters Turn to Economic Disruption to Fight ICE

A nationwide shutdown, inspired by a one-day general strike in response to the killings of two U.S. citizens in Minneapolis last month, shows the evolving tactics of groups from Minnesota to Los Angeles mobilizing against Trump’s immigration agenda.

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Amid the Violent Minnesota Raids, ICE Arrests Over 100 Refugees, Ships Many to Texas

Federal judge ordered the Trump administration to release those detained; lawsuit called the mass arrest

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Colorado May Ask Big Oil to Leave Millions of Dollars in the Ground

State law that prioritizes public health over fossil fuel extraction could win the day for suburban activists fighting drilling plan.

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Amid Climate Crisis, Insurers’ Increased Use of AI Raises Concern For Policyholders

States and consumers accuse insurance giants of using technology to slow payouts and drop homeowners.

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Are California’s Billionaires Crying Wolf?

Uber-rich say they’ll flee if wealth tax proposal passes. History suggests otherwise.

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The One Big Beautiful Prediction: The Energy Transition Is Still Alive

Trump has attacked renewable power from every angle, but energy justice scholar Sanya Carley envisions an affordable green future.

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Yes, the Energy Transition Is Coming. But ‘Probably Not’ in Our Lifetime.

In candid interview, New Mexico Oil and Gas Association leader says the industry is good for the state's economy ... and environment.

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On Eve of Strike, Kaiser Nurses Sound Alarm on Patient Care

More than 31,000 nurses and health care workers plan to walk out next week following months-long stalemate with Kaiser.

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‘A Fraudulent Scheme’: New Mexico Sues Texas Oil Companies for Walking Away From Their Leaking Wells

New Mexico’s lawsuit accuses three Texas oil executives of pocketing revenue from oil and gas wells and offloading cleanup costs to the public. An investigation in 2024 by ProPublica and Capital & Main uncovered some of these business dealings.

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Honduran Grandfather Who Died in ICE Custody Told Family He’d Felt Ill For Weeks

Luis Beltran Yanez-Cruz is one of six people to die in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody less than three weeks into 2026.

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The Rio Grande Was Once an Inviting River. It’s Now a Militarized Border.

Since Trump returned to office, dozens of environmental, wildlife and public access rules have been waived to make way for the border wall.

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Six Years on, New Mexico Still Hasn’t Codified Governor’s Climate Goals

As the legislative session opens, lawmakers again will weigh a pledge to reduce emissions. Last year, two Democrats joined the GOP to sink it.

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