A climate solution becoming more widespread is a single appliance called a HEAT PUMP. It replaces both a gas furnace and an AC unit -- helping heat and cool a home. Heat pumps are efficient and cut emissions. So why isn't the BRANDING . . . you know, also cool? To help with this, two musicians in BERKELEY created a SONG. 

A climate solution becoming more widespread is a single appliance called a HEAT PUMP. It replaces both a gas furnace and an AC unit -- helping heat and cool a home. Heat pumps are efficient and cut emissions. So why isn't the BRANDING . . . you know, also cool? To help with this, two musicians in BERKELEY created a SONG.

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Berkeley Musicians Create Song to Pump Up Heat Pumps

California regulators are pushing back after the Trump Administration ordered a Texas-based oil company to restart pipeline operations along the Central Coast.

KCBX’s Gabriela Fernandez reports.

California regulators are pushing back after the Trump Administration ordered a Texas-based oil company to restart pipeline operations along the Central Coast.
KCBX&rsquo;s Gabriela Fernandez reports.

California Regulators Push Back Against Texas Company's Oil Pipeline along Central Coast

With a heat wave frying much of California this week, pushing temperatures well above normal for this time of year, concerns are growing about conditions inside state prisons. These facilities weren’t built for extreme heat, and advocates warn both staff and incarcerated people face dangerous temperatures. Now state job safety regulators are proposing new protections for prisons. KQED’s Farida Jhabvala Romero reports.

With a heat wave frying much of California this week, pushing temperatures well above normal for this time of year, concerns are growing about conditions inside state prisons. These facilities weren&rsquo;t built for extreme heat, and advocates warn both staff and incarcerated people face dangerous temperatures. Now state job safety regulators are proposing new protections for prisons. KQED&rsquo;s Farida Jhabvala Romero reports.

OSHA Proposes New Extreme Heat Protections for Prisons

Bay Area Assemblymember Mia Bonta is rolling out a bill today [[TUE 3/17]] she hopes will pave the way to ensuring legal representation… for every Californian facing deportation proceedings. From KQED’s Immigration Desk, Tyche Hendricks reports.

Bay Area Assemblymember Mia Bonta is rolling out a bill today [[TUE 3/17]] she hopes will pave the way to ensuring legal representation&hellip; for every Californian facing deportation proceedings. From KQED&rsquo;s Immigration Desk, Tyche Hendricks reports.

Berkeley Musicians Create Song to Pump Up Heat Pumps

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