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California Assembly Passes Bill Aimed to Increase Development in Wildfire Zones 
SACRAMENTO, Calif., May 23, 2024 — The California Assembly passed a bill on Wednesday that would pave the way for more development across the state’s very high fire hazard severity zones. Assembly Bill 3150 would streamline large-scale developments by allowing developers to petition to redesignate risky wildfire zones to a lower classification....
Posted: Fri, May 24, 2024 10:32pm PDT
The Founding of Food Not Bombs - May 24, 1980 
Bitter tear gas clawed at our eyes as National Guard clubs smashed against our frames. Several thousand arrived in this little New Hampshire town intent on gaining access to the Seabrook Nuclear Power Station construction site to stop the nuclear power station from going on line....
Posted: Fri, May 24, 2024 9:56am PDT
ACLU Responds to Reintroduction of George Floyd Justice in Policing Act ACLU Responds to Reintroduction of George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, Calls on Congress to Address Police Brutality...
Posted: Thu, May 23, 2024 4:35pm PDT
California Assembly Passes First-of-Its-Kind Bill to Improve Wildlife Connectivity 
SACRAMENTO, May 20, 2024 — The California Assembly passed the Room to Roam Act today, bringing improved statewide wildlife connectivity closer to reality. Assembly Bill 1889 now awaits state Senate approval....
Posted: Wed, May 22, 2024 11:27am PDT
Colorado to Reintroduce Wolverines 
DENVER, Colo., May 20, 2024 — Colorado Gov. Jared Polis will sign into law today a bill to reintroduce wolverines to the state and allocate $750,000 from the Species Conservation Trust Fund for the task. Wolverines are native to Colorado but they were wiped out in the state in the early 1900s by trapping and poisoning....
Posted: Mon, May 20, 2024 1:11pm PDT
REI Union Chicago Workers Walk Out on ULP Strike 
REI UNION CHICAGO WORKERS WALK OUT ON ULP STRIKE & RALLY WITH LABOR GROUPS & CO-OP MEMBERS OUTSIDE LINCOLN PARK STORE DEMANDING THAT REI REACH A UNION CONTRACT BY END OF 2024 AMID COMPANY’S LARGEST ANNUAL SALE...
Posted: Sat, May 18, 2024 6:20pm PDT
Mumia Abu-Jamal Speaks with CUNY Students at Free Palestine Encampment (audio/mpeg 9.5MB) Mumia Abu-Jamal Speaks With CUNY Students at Free Palestine Encampment (April 26th 9:41 PM)...
Posted: Mon, May 13, 2024 10:55am PDT
Congress Urged to Spend $100 Million to Save Monarch Butterflies 
Population Declines 60% as Fish and Wildlife Service Weighs Protections...
Posted: Mon, May 13, 2024 7:53am PDT
Tohono O’odham Students, Elders Name Arizona’s Newest Wild Jaguar 
SAN XAVIER, Tohono O’odham Nation, May 9, 2024 — Students from schools on the Tohono O’odham Nation, as well as groups of elders and nearly 1,000 Tribal members, have voted to name the newest detected wild jaguar to enter the United States from Mexico. The name chosen is O:ṣhad Ñu:kudam, which means “Jaguar Protector” in the O’odham language. (O:ṣhad Ñu:kudam is pronounced OH-shahd NOO-KOO-dum.)...
Posted: Fri, May 10, 2024 7:27am PDT
Food Empowerment Project Embraces Shared Leadership to Advance Justice and Equality (video/mp4 221.5MB) The new collective organizational model streamlines communication, nurtures creativity and drives more impactful initiatives...
Posted: Tue, May 7, 2024 8:18am PDT
AHA Statement on 2024 Campus Protests 
Approved by AHA Council, May 2024...
Posted: Mon, May 6, 2024 3:56pm PDT
Second Lawsuit Filed to Protect Hawaiian Petrels From Dangerous Lighting at Maui’s Grand Wailea 
HONOLULU, May 2, 2024 — A coalition of conservation groups today filed a second lawsuit to protect Hawaiian petrels (ʻuaʻu) from dangerous lights used by the Grand Wailea Resort on Maui. Hawaiian petrels are protected as an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act....
Posted: Fri, May 3, 2024 8:53am PDT
Agencies Cancel Plan to Frack Oil Wells, Build Pipelines in Los Padres National Forest VENTURA COUNTY, Calif., April 15, 2024 — Two federal agencies have confirmed the cancellation of applications for permits proposed a decade ago to drill and frack eight new wells on federal public land in Los Padres National Forest. The announcement, made April 3, comes just weeks after California officials proposed a statewide ban on this extremely dangerous fossil fuel extraction technique....
Posted: Sat, Apr 20, 2024 6:05am PDT
Gray Whale Severely Entangled in Gillnet Fishing Gear off California 
Oceana Urges State Legislature to Pass Assembly Bill 2220 to Address These Entanglements...
Posted: Thu, Apr 11, 2024 12:01am PDT
California Senate Declares ‘Year of the California Grizzly Bear’ 2024 Marks Centennial of Last Sighting of State’s Official Animal...
Posted: Wed, Apr 10, 2024 9:57am PDT
Newborn Dairy Calves Endure Long, Grueling Journeys Across the United States 
Government records reveal that hundreds of thousands of dairy calves are routinely transported 1,000 miles or more, compromising animal welfare and human health....
Posted: Tue, Apr 2, 2024 11:44am PDT
Shocking Federal Report Finds 50% Wetlands Loss 
WASHINGTON, March 22, 2024 — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today released a required report to Congress that shows the dire status of America’s wetlands and highlights the urgent need for more protections....
Posted: Mon, Mar 25, 2024 11:08am PDT
1/6 - What if the Attack on the US Capital Succeeded? Interview w/ Alan Jenkins & Gan Golan (audio/mpeg 104.7MB) Interview with co-authors of new graphic novel series "1/6 What If The Attack on The US Capitol Succeeded?" Alan Jenkins is a writer and professor at Harvard Law School. Gan Golan is an illustrator, writer and activist. This interview by John Malkin was originally broadcast in March, 2024 on KZSC and KSQD....
Posted: Sun, Mar 24, 2024 11:45am PDT
HOPE IN HOPELESS TIMES - Interview with John Holloway (audio/mpeg 104.8MB) Interview with author John Holloway about his 2023 book "Hope in Hopeless Times" by John Malkin. Originally broadcast in February, 2023 on KZSC, KSQD and published in print in the Santa Cruz Sentinel....
Posted: Sat, Mar 23, 2024 4:37pm PDT
California Bill Would Clamp Down on Dangerous Idle Oil, Gas Wells 
Measure Ramps Up Plugging Duties for Oil Industry...
Posted: Fri, Mar 22, 2024 12:52pm PDT