Triple-digit temperatures are hitting the San Joaquin Valley at record frequency. For some 400,000 farmworkers in the San Joaquin Valley, the consequences could prove deadly.
Environmental Health
While the overcrowded living conditions of farmworkers have been well reported, the Central California city of Salinas has yet to find a solution.
The series has received support from the Fund for Journalism on Child Well-Being, a program of USC's Center for Health Journalism....
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Ron Scearce was the newest member of the Pittsylvania County Department of Social Services board when he strolled through the office handing out business cards in August 2017.
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Roanoke Times reporter Alison Graham provides some insight into the DSS Under Strain series, and shares what's in store for the second part of the series.