Bonnie Boswell, host of "Bonnie Boswell Reports," comments on the harmful impacts of the prison system on youth and a program that helps heal past trauma through art. Her sixth season includes a three-part series on the Arts for Healing and Justice Network.
On Wednesday, the Santa Ana City Council approved a General Plan Update that addresses lead contamination and other land use issues that disproportionately affect marginalized communities. A law called SB1000 has been key in helping community advocates lobby city officials to incorporate environmental justice into land use planning in order to reduce health risks.
The fourth season of "Earth Focus" explores how our environments affect our health. Stories of collective resistance and human agency reveal how geography itself is shaped by people, and how people act so that their destinies might not be determined by their geographies.
Wilmington, California, has experienced hundreds more deaths than it does on average. Power, pollution, and poverty all play a role.
The Newsom administration plans to spend $4.4 billion addressing mental health needs among young people. But will it come soon enough?
Many working undocumented immigrants won’t qualify for state health insurance even if they don’t earn a living wage. That leaves them with few viable options for coverage.