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Oct 1, 2021

What goes into a community’s ability to bounce back from a wildfire?

Also today: A new bill ensures hourly wages for garment workers, who were being paid by the piece, which added up to as little as $6 per hour or less in some cases. We check in with the BBC about their chat with the leader of CureVac, the German company working on a COVID-19 vaccine.

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A U.S. forestry firefighter cools a burning home to protect a nearby structure in Deerhorn Valley near Jamul, California, in 2007.
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How quickly can communities recover from wildfires?
by Samantha Fields
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A new report looks at how resilient different parts of the country are to the threat of wildfires, and the long term displacement of people from their homes.
California bill assures garment workers an hourly wage
by Caroline Champlin
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The legislation could double wages for some workers, but critics say it could move manufacturing out of state.

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David Brancaccio Host
Victoria Craig Host, BBC
Stephen Ryan Senior Producer, BBC
Jonathan Frewin Producer, BBC
Daniel Shin Producer
Jay Siebold Technical Director
Meredith Garretson Morbey Senior Producer
Alex Schroeder Producer
Erika Soderstrom Producer
Rose Conlon Producer
Redmond Carolipio Digital Producer
Jesson Duller Media Producer
Brian Allison Technical Director

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What goes into a community’s ability to bounce back from a wildfire?

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Segments From This Episode

How quickly can communities recover from wildfires?

California bill assures garment workers an hourly wage

The Team