This story is part of a larger project, "Troubled Water: The Salton Sea Project," led by Angela Chen, a recipient a 2020 Impact Fund grant from the Center for Health Journalism. Chen is examining the health and environmental risks linked to the decline of the Salton Sea. ...
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'We had to work twice as hard': How the pandemic magnified inequities for Florida's migrant students
Enrollment and attendance dropped as students faced a digital divide and took on jobs. Yet some rose to higher educational heights than ever before.
As communities emerge from the pandemic, local thought leaders are asking whether this is a turning point that could trigger a revolution that changes local food systems for the better.
This story was produced by Janine Zeitlin, a participant in the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism's 2020 Data Fellowship.
Advocates highlight how factors like colonial history contributed to likely disproportionate Covid toll on the community.
The group has a disproportionate number of nurses, health care workers and families living in multigenerational homes.
While vendors watched their market share increase and collected money from the city and federal government, an L.A. TACO analysis found that hundreds of hand-washing stations and porta-potties went days, weeks and in some cases more than a month without being serviced.
At least 64 agricultural workers have died of coronavirus in Santa Barbara County; 30 separate outbreaks reported among agricultural businesses.
Every Friday afternoon from 3 to 6 p.m., the parking lot of St. Andrew's United Methodist Church on Alma Street in Palo Alto becomes a drive-thru food aid hub.
Often overshadowed by its larger, more affluent neighbors to the west, Imperial County had few testing and vaccination resources early on. Now, flush with vaccines, groups in the county are taking targeted efforts to reach vulnerable communities.