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SACRAMENTO, CALIF - California is looking to hire people who can reshape the state’s view of air quality through the lens of “racial equity.”
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has posted a job application for a “community expert” to “help shape the California Air Resources Board’s approach to advancing racial equity.”
The job posting says the agency “is developing a racial equity impact analysis tool, known as CARB’s Racial Equity Lens, to advance the agency’s vision for racial equity — a future where all Californians equitably breathe healthy and clean air, benefit from actions to address climate change, and where race is no longer a predictor of life outcomes.”
CARB says it is seeking five “passionate community leaders and racial justice experts” to shape the Racial Equity Lens, which it calls “ground truthing.” To do this, these “experts” will need to “validate data and information by comparing it with direct, real-world observations or measurements from community members the tool is intended to serve.” Click here to read more.
LANSING, Mich - Samsung SDI America plans to lay off 179 workers from its EV battery headquarters in Auburn Hills next month, the latest sign Michigan’s big bet on EVs may be a bust.
The company outlined the permanent cuts impacting workers at both it’s Atlantic Boulevard and Continental Drive facilities in a Dec. 18 notice to the state.
“The layoffs are expected to take place between February 24, 2025, and February 28, 2025, and are expected to be permanent,” the notice read.
Affected employees include managers, engineers, specialists technicians, and more than 100 operators.
Samsung SDI, a subsidiary of the South Korean tech giant Samsung, did not immediately respond to an inquiry from Crain’s Detroit Business about the reason behind the layoffs, but the move follows similar cuts in the EV industry amid waning demand that was already soft in the first place. Click here to read more.
WASHINGTON D.C. - Four years after what the FBI describes as an act of domestic terror--the protest at the Capitol on January 6, 2021--federal authorities have not yet solved the most consequential crime of that day: the presence of two explosive devices within blocks of the U.S. Capitol.
A report issued today by Representatives Barry Loudermilk (R-Ga) and Thomas Massie (R-Ky), chairmen of House subcommittees examining the events of January 6 and the work of the January 6 Select Committee, details how the FBI investigation into the so-called pipe bomber went cold by early 2021 despite dedicating significant resources into finding the suspect and initially identifying several “persons of interest.”
The FBI originally claimed an individual wearing a hoodie planted the devices near the headquarters of the Republican National Committee and outside the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee on January 5, 2021 between the hours of 7:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Click here to read more.
LONDON, ENGLAND - At least 1,400 children were subjected to appalling sexual exploitation in Rotherham between 1997 and 2013, a report has found.
Children as young as 11 were raped by multiple perpetrators, abducted, trafficked to other cities in England, beaten and intimidated, it said.
The report, external, commissioned by Rotherham Borough Council, revealed there had been three previous inquiries.
Council leader Roger Stone said he would step down with immediate effect.
Mr Stone, who has been the leader since 2003, said: "I believe it is only right that as leader I take responsibility for the historic failings described so clearly."
The inquiry team noted fears among council staff of being labelled "racist" if they focused on victims' descriptions of the majority of abusers as "Asian" men. Click here to read more.
BIRMINGHAM, AL - - Gerry Hecht, a 94-year-old veteran in Phoenix, says he can’t get the care he needs after his claim has been denied by Veterans Affairs.
Once an officer in the Navy, Hecht served in a combat area in Korea on the USS Duncan.
Now, he said he can’t walk, needs an oxygen tank and the only person taking care of him daily is his 88-year-old wife, who has her own medical troubles.
“You have two aging people here. Not one but two, and we have to rely on each other and that’s difficult when you get to be well up in years,” Hecht said.
Every month, he said his kids must fly back to care for their parents.
“His health problems are impacting her health problems. He needs help getting up out of his chair. Now, my mom has a horrible back because she’s having to help him up every day,” his son, Dave Hecht, said.
To help with Gerry Hecht’s growing need and medical costs, he said he recently applied to the VA for an electric wheelchair and respite. Click here to read more.
