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Congressman calls decision "a threat to our environmental, economic, and national security"
Syria and Nicaragua.
These are the two countries the United States joined today when President Donald Trump announced at the White House that America would be exiting the Paris Agreement, a global, non-binding climate agreement signed by more than 190 countries in 2015.
Moss Landing >> The decision to pull out of the Paris Climate Accord has state and local officials worried not only about the ramifications for the country at large but what it will mean for the Central Coast.
Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-Carmel Valley, said Thursday the president's action posed a threat to the country's environmental, economic, and national security. Panetta was at the Moss Landing Marine Lab taking part in one of multiple roundtable discussions he has on his docket addressing climate change.
GREENFIELD — Greenfield Fire Department and the Gonzales Fire Department are among four Monterey County cities that were chosen to receive a grant totaling $853,694 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency in cooperation with the U.S. Fire Administration.
The grants were announced by Congressman Jimmy Panetta on May 25.
Enjoying some time out in the fresh air overlooking the Elkhorn Slough, Congressman Jimmy Panetta heard from ESNERR and ESF staff about issues facing the slough.
CASTROVILLE, Calif. - UPDATE 05/29/17 6:00PM: The Central Coast has a rich military history, which means it's not hard to find a ceremony to attend on this Memorial Day. One particular ceremony had our local political figures come out and share their experiences.
The Castroville Public Cemetery is the final resting place for many Central Coast Veterans, and on this Memorial Day, the tradition of honoring those who fought and died for our country continued.
Congressman Jimmy Panetta said that everyone in the country should acknowledge “our responsibility as Americans.”
“All of us know that our founding fathers made it clear: That we are a nation of we the people,” Panetta said. “Therefore it’s left to we the people to determine our democracy, to determine our destiny.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.), announced that three colleges and universities on the central coast of California have received federal grants from the U.S. Department of Education's Upward Bound Program. Hartnell College received two federal grants, totaling $515,000. California State University Monterey Bay received two federal grants totaling $574,556. Monterey Peninsula College received a federal grant totaling $400,107.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.), announced that Salud Para La Gente and Clinica de Salud del Valle de Salinas will receive federal grants from the Health Resources and Service Administration. Salud Para La Gente will receive an award totaling $2,277,358 and Clinica de Salud del Valle de Salinas will receive an award totaling $3,772,671.
Area colleges and universities were awarded nearly $1.5 mln in federal grants from the U.S. Department of Education.
The Department of Education's Upward Bound Program Math and Science Centers funds programs that train high school students from underserved families where neither parent received a college degree. The goal is to prepare them for college and ready them for careers in math and science.