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Is it safe to go in the water Labor Day weekend at your favorite New York-area beach?
Take Action Close Make our beaches safe for swimming Make our beaches safe for swimming Ask any 10 New Yorkers their favorite beach area and you’ll probably get 10 different answers. Whether they say Rye Playland, Coney Island or the Hamptons, many are probably heading for a dip on Labor Day weekend or later in September, weather permitting.
Is my favorite Pacific Northwest beach safe for swimming?
Take Action Close Make our beaches safe for swimming Make our beaches safe for swimming The Pacific Northwest boasts some of the most spectacular coastlines anywhere. Whether your destination is Oregon’s Cannon Beach, Washington’s Ruby Beach or another sandy paradise, you can literally enjoy a proverbial day at the beach this Labor Day weekend and beyond. Just take a few precautions and stay on top of local conditions. All that beauty can hide some ugliness under the surface.
Five reasons we canvass door to door
We live in an age of social posts, group texts, web ads and robocalls, channels of communication that allow instant access to lots of people, but with no personal interaction. Yet as you may have noticed, there are people who still go door to door, maybe even in your town, on behalf of our cause and organization. Here’s why we do it. In today’s media, there’s a lot of noise. To break through, many actors rely on flash over substance, or volume over values.
Celebrating New Public Protections in 2024
If there’s one thing better than winning the passage of a new law, it’s seeing the new law begin to improve the quality of people’s lives and our environment. This year, consumers, patients and the environment gain new rights and protections at the state level that will result in better data privacy; less single-use plastic and e-waste; less “forever chemicals” in our products, the environment and our bodies; and more.
Why the Joe Manchins of the world keep killing plans for green infrastructure
Chevron CEO Mike Wirth was recently asked about whether the oil giant should invest in renewable energy projects. The head of the San Ramon-based company said no, because renewable energy generates low returns for shareholders. Wirth’s remark smacks of both the Onion and 18th century French aristocratic thinking, and it’s as unhelpful to our modern predicament as Marie Antoinette was to her own.
Opinion: All-electric buses will provide clean school transportation Original
Across much of the United States, throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, we kept our kids home from school to keep them safe and healthy. Now that vaccines have made it safer for students to return to class, we need to reassess how they get to school and ensure that’s safe, too. California Gov. Gavin Newsom is doing his part by proposing to fund 1,000 new all-electric school buses for districts throughout the state. This is one small part of his budget that would positively impact schoolchildren.
Opinion: Beauty products are life-threatening; they shouldn’t be
Breaking News Bay Area weather: Rain expected to impact morning commute The moisturizer we rub into our skin, the shampoo we lather into our scalp and the makeup we apply to our eyes, skin and lips shouldn’t harm our health. However, a woman lies in a coma in Sacramento after long-term use of skin-lightening cream that contains high levels of methylmercury.
Opinion: Beauty products are life-threatening; they shouldn’t be
Breaking News Bay Area weather: Rain expected to impact morning commute The moisturizer we rub into our skin, the shampoo we lather into our scalp and the makeup we apply to our eyes, skin and lips shouldn’t harm our health. However, a woman lies in a coma in Sacramento after long-term use of skin-lightening cream that contains high levels of methylmercury.
Doctors across the county are witnessing the rise in the spread of drug-resistant superbugs. Each year the Centers for Disease Control estimates that drug-resistant bacteria make 2 million people in the United States sick, and cause 23,000 deaths. - The S
Doctors across the county are witnessing the rise in the spread of drug-resistant superbugs. In fact, each year the Centers for Disease Control estimates that drug-resistant bacteria make 2 million people in the United States sick, and cause 23,000 deaths. The antibiotic resistance crisis is particularly devastating in hospitals and long-term care facilities, where such infections often strike the most vulnerable patients with weaker immune systems or chronic diseases.
Vote No on Prop 6 on the California ballot – U.S. PIRG – Medium
Vote NO on Prop 6 on the California ballot If you are worried about climate change, you should vote NO on Prop 6 If you are worried about climate change, you should vote NO on Prop 6 to stop the repeal on the statewide gas tax increase. We’re asking you to vote no on Prop 6 because it’s imperative that we both use less gas and invest in transportation solutions. Prop 6 would repeal the recently enacted $0.12 a gallon gas tax increase, the first state gas tax increase in 23 years.
Opinion: Poisoning Oakland kids with lead not a budget solution
Kids are back in school, and Oakland Unified is still putting them at risk of lead exposure. This has to stop now. Since the school year began, 45 Oakland schools and day care centers have had at least one water tap where lead has been found in the water. That’s a problem because there is no safe level of lead for kids. Even small exposures to lead can permanently damage children’s growth and development, including reduced IQ and higher rates of neurobehavioral issues, including ADHD.
Opinion: Poisoning Oakland kids with lead not a budget solution
Kids are back in school, and Oakland Unified is still putting them at risk of lead exposure. This has to stop now. Since the school year began, 45 Oakland schools and day care centers have had at least one water tap where lead has been found in the water. That’s a problem because there is no safe level of lead for kids. Even small exposures to lead can permanently damage children’s growth and development, including reduced IQ and higher rates of neurobehavioral issues, including ADHD.
Bill would empower small campaign donors over special interests, megadonors | The Sacramento Bee
Imagine a private company is hiring new staff, but for 82 percent of the applicants who make it past a first-round interview, the business decides to go with the wealthier applicant. That sounds outrageous, it sounds unfair, and it certainly doesn’t sound like good practice when it comes to hiring the most qualified applicants.
Public transit needs more investment
The central premise of the opinion piece, “Invest tax dollars in roads, not public transportation” (Viewpoints, Feb. 14), is that Californians have given up on public transit and we need to invest more in roads instead.
Action in California and the Marketplace Will Help Stop Superbugs
Noodles & Co. and California Gov. Jerry Brown have this in common: In the absence of a strong federal policy, both have acted to stop the overuse of antibiotics on large-scale industrial farms. On Oct. 10, Brown signed a first-of-its-kind law (Senate Bill 27) to restrict antibiotic use on livestock and poultry, but his role was much greater than a signature.
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