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PNS Weekend Update - May 25th, 20130
Featured on our Memorial Weekend update: “March against Monsanto” protests in more than 200 cities to call attention to potential risks from genetically modified foods; The I-5 bridge collapse a call to action for the nation’s aging infrastructure, and one state just named the bird on their license plates.
Public News Service - California
A gruesome secret hides in the waters off the California coast: mile-long nets that sit in the ocean like invisible walls. Fishermen use these drift gillnets to catch swordfish and thresher sharks, but Ashley Blacow, Pacific policy and communications manager for Oceana, said they also catch other c...Read More
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California farmers are asking Congress for an organic "boost." Last year's national Farm Bill extension failed to include funding for a program that helps organic farmers offset the cost of getting certified. According to Tom Page, a farmer from Ramona who is vice president of...Read More
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Health care reform advocates are proposing a plan to provide care for the Affordable Care Act's remaining uninsured. A coalition of organizations representing consumers and communities of color is calling on elected leaders to pass a full expansion of Medi-Cal. Anthony Wr...Read More
May is Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month, and the Food and Drug Administration has started it off with a major announcement. The agency will allow a form of women's emergency contraception known as "Plan B One-Step" to be sold over the counter, and to women as young as 15. The FDA says Plan B is a sa...Read More
LOS ANGELES - This week is Screen-Free Week, an annual effort by children's advocates to get kids free from the grip of electronic devices, even if only for a few days. Started in 1996 as "TV Turnoff," it's now hosted by the Campaign for Commercial Free Childhood (CCFC) and promoted by hundreds of g...Read More
California lawmakers are trying to overhaul the state's school-financing system and divert more money to districts that serve low-income and English-learning students. Senate Democrats today will unveil a plan billed as an alternative to Gov. Jerry Brown's proposed Local Control Funding Formula, bu...Read More
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – In the wake of another deadly day in America with the bombings in Boston, parents are being reminded how such events can emotionally traumatize young children. Psychologist Korenna Barto says the images and stories splashed everywhere can have a negative impact on a chil...Read More
The Colorado is America's most endangered river, according to a report from American Rivers that blames outdated-water management policies for putting the river at a critical crossroads. Because of increasing water demands and climate change, said Matt Niemerski, the group's director of western wat...Read More