San Francisco Mayor London Breed Discusses the City’s Response to COVID-19 2020-04-22

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San Francisco Mayor London Breed Discusses the City’s Response to COVID-19

We spoke with the mayor of San Francisco, London Breed, about the tough choices ahead.

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Decades of undermining science related to pollution and climate change has paved the way for the denial of COVID-19.

Immigration Ban: How Trump is Using COVID-19 to Further Restrict Entry into the U.S.

The latest ban on green card holders is just the latest move to restrict migration by the Trump administration.

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Earth Day began as an environmental teach-in half a century ago in 1970. Every year since, it has adapted according to what’s happening in the world.

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