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网页5 天之前 · The Slick September 6, 2024 Elliott Woods. Texas Is the King of Greenhouse Emissions. It’s Also in the Path of the Climate Change Storm. From hurricanes to wildfires to droughts, every region of Texas is threatened by man-made climate change, vulnerability index shows. Latest News September 5, 2024 Larry Buhl.
Michigan Lawmakers Could Help 35,000 Care Workers Form …
网页11 小时之前 · Supporters say the two bills, Senate Bills 790 and 791, will address multiple concerns for the 35,000 Home Help workers in the state. Many care for family members, often giving up regular jobs to care for loved ones. They get no benefits and today earn a base rate of $13.53 — well below the $20.28 living wage required for a single, childless adult. . They also hope the two bills will reverse ...
As Green Bonds Tank, Analysts Fear Greenwashing Is to Blame
网页3 天之前 · As a result, a Climate Bonds analysis of more than 150 bonds from top issuers through November 2023 found that in about half of the cases, companies are not on track to meet their climate goals or have failed to provide evidence of their progress. Only 25% appear to be on target to reach their goals. French oil and gas major TotalEnergies ...
Why Latinos Are the Solution for What Ails American Politics, and …
网页4 天之前 · Capital & Main: In the introduction to The Latino Century, you write that “Latinos are the solution” for most of what ails the American body politic.Can you say a bit more about what you mean? Mike Madrid: We are at this peculiar moment in time, as America transitions from being a white-majority nation to a nonwhite majority country. Younger people, especially those under 30, are far, far ...
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网页2024年9月12日 · Capital & Main is an award-winning nonprofit publication that reports from California on the most pressing economic, environmental and social issues of our time. Capital & Main has had stories co-published in more than 30 media outlets, from The Atlantic, Time, Reuters, The Guardian and Fast Company to …
Ten Ways Project 2025 Could Undermine Workers’ Rights
网页5 天之前 · Project 2025 calls for rolling back the Biden administration rule that raised the salary threshold to $58,656 and expanded the protection to 4.3 million more workers. Project 2025 calls for returning to the Trump-era threshold, which would mean millions fewer workers would be eligible for overtime. Another proposal to let employers calculate ...
Striking Back Series
网页2024年8月2日 · A novel partnership among three labor unions to organize tens of thousands of airline workers could set a national example. “Striking Back” — How Workers Across a Polarized U.S. Are Challenging Economic Inequality. Danny Feingold August 30, 2023. A new Capital & Main series explores rising labor unrest in a nation of extreme disparities.
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网页This series explores how public schools are now a battleground in the culture war of U.S. politics. Capital & Main will report from the classrooms and communities being divided as school boards and legislatures increasingly adopt book bans, limit the teaching of race and history and pass policies targeting gender identity in schools.
Ten Capital & Main Stories That Had an Impact in 2021
网页2021年12月29日 · The Fossil Fuel Industry’s Last Stand in California Oil Country. Aaron Cantú obtained documents showing that a fund used by oil companies to mitigate their pollution emissions in the San Joaquin Valley wasn’t benefitting the people most affected by the pollution. In public comments and legal filings, the Center for Biological Diversity cited our story in their effort to stop the issuance ...