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Environmental Justice Advocates Criticize Federal Fracking Plan in Central California

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Pump jacks are seen at dawn in an oil field over the Monterey Shale formation. (David McNew/Getty Images)

Environmental Justice Advocates Criticize Federal Fracking Plan in Central California

The Bureau of Land Management is holding three public hearings around the state this week over controversial plans to expand oil drilling, including fracking, in Central California. The first hearing is tonight in Bakersfield.
Guest: Gustavo Aguirre, Central California Environmental Justice Network

San Diego Asks for Federal Aid as Border Patrol Flies in Hundreds of Migrants From Texas

San Diego officials want additional resources from the federal government to help deal with hundreds of migrant families expected to be flown to San Diego from Texas in the coming weeks.
Reporter: Andrew Bowen

RV Living: The Rules

House painter Arturo Torres lives in his RV on a busy Palo Alto street during the workweek and returns home to his family in Fresno on weekends. Like many others living in a home on wheels, he doesn’t see himself as homeless but rather as a commuter. Living in his RV is perfectly legal, but there are rules.
Reporter: Penny Nelson

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