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Bayview Hunters Point Naval Shipyard – May 2010 – Take notice of how close the homes are. Wikicommons – Edward Betts On today’s show, San Francisco Bayview Hunters Point Shipyard is still a superfund site and still poisoning the residents. We’ll start the hour with Arieann Harrison and Malik Washington of the Marie Harrison Community Foundation and Bradley Angel of Green Action for Health and Environmental Justice. Then the exhaustive, bombshell reporting by investigative journalist Greg Schwartz. His latest piece in Counterpunch is entitled, “The Gaslighting of San Francisco at the Hunters Point Shipyard”. Click Here: June 24, 2026 Call to Action for Bayview Hunters Point The post Bayview Hunters Point Superfund Site appeared first on KPFA.

Training in Baringo, Kenya – Haki Nawiri Afrika On today’s show, Big Ag strikes again! This time in the Amazon of Brazil. Christian Poirier of Amazon Watch gives us the details of the ongoing, major facility blockade of Cargill by the Indigenous. We’ll switch gears and speak to Haki Nawiri Afrika founder Leonida Odongo on the latest appeal by the Kenyan government to recriminalize Indigenous seeds. CEMTF Event Link @ 9am: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/climate-immigration-tickets-157305114833 The post Cargill Blockade & Perilous Seed Laws appeared first on KPFA.

On today’s show, I’ll be pausing to smell the roses with prolific author and retired scientist, Stan Cox. We’ll be discussing his latest Seven Stories publication entitled, “Anthropause: The Beauty of Degrowth” out now. The post Anthropause – Stan Cox appeared first on KPFA.

An in-depth look at community affairs on a local, national and international level, with interviews and commentary. Hosted by Sabrina Jacobs. The post A Rude Awakening – January 9, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.

On today’s show, we’ll get an update on the attempt to restart offshore drilling on the coast of Santa Barbara from Talia Nimmer staff attorney for the Center for Biological Diversity. We’ll switch gears hear about a new ordinance passed by the Napa County Board of Supervisors to deter illegal cockfighting. I’ll speak to Wayne Pacelle, the president of Animal Wellness Action and The Center for a Humane Economy. Animal Rights Activist Zoe Rosenberg Case: https: //people.com/animal-rights-activist-prison-chicken-rescue-case-11864429 The post Save the Shoreline & the Animals appeared first on KPFA.

Leonida Odongo – Founder and Executive Director of Haki Nawiri Afrika Haki Nawiri Afrika Logo On today’s show, COP 30 (Conference of Parties) is over, but the movements that are moving forward in the global south despite not being represented at COP have been taking care of their communities and gathering at their own summits. I speak to Leonida Odongo, founder and executive director of Haki Nawiri Afrika based Kenya about the strides her organization is making despite the exploitation by the global north. We’ll switch gears and hear an excerpt from the opening ceremony of the 6th Conference on Land Policy in Africa held in Ethiopia earlier this month. Link to the Opening Ceremony of the 6th Conference on Land Policy in Africa: The post Without the Conference of Parties appeared first on KPFA.