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Slow Violence of the Supply Chain: A History of Logistics in Mira Loma
From California’s citrus heyday in the 1800s to Cold War military expansion, the Inland Empire has been a center of shipping and distribution. Today’s warehouses boom, linked to ongoing environmental degradation and job insecurity, has its roots in the science of war and in long histories of land and labor exploitation.

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Commentary: Manuel Pastor on a World That Lives Up to Our Highest Hopes
Reflecting on the changes that have occurred during the pandemic, Dr. Manuel Pastor discusses how society can reverse the bad and build on the good. The future is forged through our every day actions.

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As Lithium Drilling Advances at the Salton Sea, Researchers Work Out the Details
Companies progress towards commercial lithium drilling at the Salton Sea, while teams of researchers explore questions about effective extraction methods and environmental impacts.

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When Children Suffer: California to Funnel Billions Into Mental Health Overhaul
The Newsom administration plans to spend $4.4 billion addressing mental health needs among young people. But will it come soon enough?

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Excavating the Future: A Pandemic Remembrance
In the personal essay below, Rubén Martínez, host of Excavating the Future, reflects on individual and collective experiences over the past two years since the World Health Organization declared COVID a global pandemic on March 11, 2020.

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Here’s How State Lawmakers Want to Help Californians Facing High Gas Prices
Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed pausing tax increase on gas sellers and Republican state lawmakers have pushed for suspending the tax entirely in the short term. Those plans would likely reduce the price of gas, but it’s not clear by how much. This week Newsom teased a possible rebate to deal with gas prices.

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Can Banning New Warehouses Improve Air Quality in the Inland Empire?
Warehouse moratoriums have come up for vote at numerous city council meetings across the Inland Empire, the region with the worst air pollution in the country. Advocates argue for temporary pauses in development to analyze health impacts of facilities and implement regulations.

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A Defiant Pep Talk, a Gas Rebate: What Governor Newsom Offered in State of the State
Gov. Gavin Newsom gave a pep talk to Californians tired of COVID and worried about crime, homelessness and inflation. In his State of the State address, he pledged some relief from high gas prices, but mostly promoted the "California Way" of finding new solutions to big problems.