Washington state s Climate Commitment Act promised funds for communities on the front lines of climate change. One group is tracking those dollars to make sure the state follows through. Passed in 2021, the CCA is the state s carbon cap-and-trade program - with at least 35% of the revenue it generates committed to "Vulnerable Populations within Overburdened Communities." However, an analysis by the nonprofit Front and Centered found less than 7% of revenue in the current budget met this requirement. .
By Kayla Benjamin for The Washington Informer.Broadcast version by Brett Peveto for Maryland News Connection reporting for the Solutions Journalism Network-Public News Service Collaboration Every morning, 70-year-old Al Powell takes long walks on the Sligo Creek Trail, covering miles of well-paved track alongside the burbling water. It’s an incredibly convenient place to walk for Powell: the trail and the creek run right past his home in Hyattsville, where he has lived since 1974. He and his wife, Geeta Powell, can see the path from their backyard. .
Suspects in brutal October assault arrested Attack occurred in Parklawn Park in south Modesto Erik Rocha, 29, of Ceres (left) and Daniel Avina, 23, of Modesto, were arrested Thursday and charged with felony assault likely to cause great bodily injury, participation in a criminal street gang, and conspiracy participating in a criminal street gang.
Two men were arrested Thursday and charged in a brutal attack on a man on Oct. 28 in Parklawn Park in south Modesto.
Tactical teams from the Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Department served a search and arrest warrant at the Modesto home of Daniel Avina, 23, while Ceres Police served one at the Ceres home of Erik Rocha, 29.