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Trump’s Deportation Crackdown Is Hurting Tourism

Fear of aggressive deportation raids is deterring foreign visitors, leading to a reduction in hours for workers and lost revenue.

by Mark Kreidler


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Colorado’s Oil and Gas Industry Is Vastly Underestimating Methane Emissions

By Jennifer Oldham

Watching from the sky, researchers find planet-warming pollutants leaking into the atmosphere are undercounted by at least two times.

AI Hiring, Scams and Setbacks: How Unemployment Becomes a Vicious Cycle

By Crystal Villarreal

Sluggish labor market swells ranks of long-term unemployed, leaving some job seekers frustrated with an ever-shifting hiring landscape.

Photo Essay: The Californians Powering America

By Capital & Main

Powerful photos capture the lives and work of California immigrants whose contributions often go unseen or underappreciated. A selection of images from an exhibition at Los Angeles County libraries shows the range of visual stories on display through March.

As Climate Crisis Upended Homeowners Insurance, the Industry Resisted Regulation

By Marcus Baram

When an international organization sought to create guidelines on climate risk, insurance lobbying groups pushed back.

Cuts Aimed at Abortion Are Hitting Basic Care

By Mark Kreidler

Emergency state support for Planned Parenthood can’t fully offset lost Medicaid dollars, and patients are paying the price.

Effort to Fast-Track Semiconductor Manufacturing Faces Community Pushback

By Kalena Thomhave

Lawsuit over Micron’s massive Syracuse project raises concerns about toxic risks and alleges a rushed environmental review.

More Lost ‘Horizons’: How New Mexico’s Climate Plan Flamed Out Again

By Jerry Redfern

A small clutch of Democratic legislators once again sinks a plan to dramatically reduce the state’s greenhouse gas emissions.

Pennsylvania Spent Big on a ‘Petrochemical Renaissance.’ It Never Arrived.

By Audrey Carleton

Visions of a booming hub that would bring jobs and prosperity to Appalachia faded, but the plastic “nurdles” remain.