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Articles by Ngoc Nguyen

'The Talk' — How to Tell Your 8-Year-Old About Climate Change

For parents working on issues related to climate change, informing their kids about the possible dangers is not an easy conversation.
categories Green NewsYouth

In May Revise, Gov. Brown Raids Fund to Tackle Climate Change

Gov. Jerry Brown proposed Tuesday to divert money from the state's cap-and-trade program, money intended for local communities, to the general fund.
categories Green NewsPolitics

Climate Movement Overlooks People Who Live Near Tar Sands Refineries

Tens of thousands of people marched Sunday in what could be the biggest climate change action protest in U.S. history.
categories BusinessGreen NewsNeighborhoods

Increasingly, New Face of Asian American Electorate is a Democrat

More Asian Americans are voting Democrat, and that shift played a pivotal role in determining the outcome of Tuesday's election.
categories ProfilesRace/Ethnic Relations

Latinos a 'Core Conservation Community,' Poll Finds

A new poll shows California Latinos strongly back environmental measures, though more data is needed on the regional level.
categories Green NewsPoliticsRace/Ethnic Relations

Fracking Impact on Water Worries Californians

Hydraulic fracturing, which is used to recover hard-to-reach sources of gas and oil, is emerging as a contentious issue in California.
categories BusinessGreen NewsNeighborhoods

Dirty Crude Spells Dirty Air in California

Despite efforts in California to reduce air pollution, dirty crude oil is causing higher greenhouse gas emissions at oil refineries.
categories BusinessGreen News

BP Exits California

Oil giant BP is leaving California to better position itself for the burgeoning crude supply from Canada.
categories BusinessGreen NewsPolitics

Kamala Harris Wins $18 Billion for CA in Foreclosure Deal

The deal brings larger bank reforms, including ending the "dual-track" practice and requiring banks to set a single point of contact for homeowners.
categories BusinessEconomyFamily/Inter-generational NewsPolitics

California Atty. General's Office Pulls out of Settlement with Banks

California Attorney General Kamala Harris announced yesterday that she's pulling out of a pending 50-state settlement with banks over wrongful foreclosures, because she didn't want to give the banks blanket immunity.
categories BusinessEconomyJusticePolitics
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