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Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021

NPR: These blood pressure meds have been recalled for possible high levels of a cancer-causing substance

NY Times : In Sonoma County, ‘Regenerative Agriculture’ Is the Next Big Thing

NY Times : China’s Bullying Is Becoming a Danger to the World and Itself

Washington Post: Border arrests reached highest levels since ’86, more than 1.7 million in a year

The Hill: Senate appears poised to advance first Native American to lead National Park Service

The Hill: White House details plans for vaccinating children ages 5 to 11

FiveThirtyEight: How Mitch McConnell Accidentally Created An Unregulated Synthetic THC Market

SF Chronicle: In-N-Out blasts S.F. over vaccine mandate shutdown: 'We refuse to become the vaccination police'

Jalopnik: The Car Shortage Is About To Get A Whole Lot Worse

Yahoo News: ‘People Are Hoarding’: Food Shortages Are The Next Supply-Chain Crunch

Seattle Times: More than 100 Washington State Patrol workers leave rather than comply with COVID vaccine mandate

KHOU: Aviation expert explains how 21 people survived fiery plane crash near Houston

Seattle Times: Amazon’s self-driving cars are coming to downtown Seattle. Safety advocates are not pleased

San Luis Obispo Tribune: SLO County will allow dozens of new oil wells at Arroyo Grande field in the next 3 years

Mt. Shasta News: Prescribed burns in Klamath region serve as model for U.S., around globe

Siskiyou Daily News: Weed council passes law controlling feeding of feral cats

Sacramento Bee: Can online sports betting help the homeless? California mayors back ballot measure

ABC News: 'Leave this place or else': Vacationers in California wake up to threatening message, slashed tires

KTLA: Businesses nervously await details of Biden’s vax-or-test rule

The Guardian: 142m households watched Squid Game, Netflix says as it adds 4.4m subscribers

The Guardian: Planned fossil fuel output ‘vastly exceeds’ climate limits, says UN

The Guardian: After weeks on the run, one of Maryland’s escaped zebras dies in illegal trap

The Guardian: SpaceX could make Elon Musk world’s first trillionaire, says Morgan Stanley

The Guardian: Scrutiny grows of Joe Manchin’s steady stream of support from oil, gas and coal

San Jose Mercury News: Atmospheric river storms to soak Bay Area, Northern California — biggest in 9 months

SFGate: The very last Kmart in California is closing permanently

SFGate: Car break-ins in San Francisco are rampant. Will a $100,000 reward help?

SFGate: Are fire-resistant homes the best way to prepare California for the future?

KRCR: U.S. congressmen complain about Mexico energy changes that effect US producers

KRON: Shasta County COVID death rate 6x higher than state average

Press Democrat: 45,000 Photos: How Petaluma's Bill Soberanes became the king of photobombing

Press Democrat: (National Weather Service) Gusty winds: NWS predicts winds with gusts that could exceed 50 mph in North Bay

The Guardian: Senate Republicans again poised to block sweeping voting rights bill

Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021

East Bay Times: Atmospheric river storms to soak Bay Area, Northern California — biggest in 9 months

Reuters: Britain's Royal Mint to extract gold from discarded electronics

Reuters: Costa Rica congress approves legalization of marijuana for medicinal use

Hakai Magazine: In the Mediterranean, Megayachts Do Megadamage

NY Times: The Climate Doesn’t Care About Your Hiking Trip

NY Times: A Taste for Pangolin Meat and the Fall of an African Wildlife Cartel

Washington Post: In conversation with Jane Goodall on climate change — and remaining hopeful for the future

Washington Post: Democrats to scale back Treasury’s IRS bank reporting plan amid GOP uproar

Washington Post: Russia’s planet-warming methane leaks, revealed by a new generation of satellites, come at the planet’s peril

Washington Post: FDA to allow ‘mix-and-match’ approach on coronavirus booster vaccines

NY Times: On a Pacific Island, Russia Tests Its Battle Plan on Climate Change

CNN: Haiti gang wants $17M ransom for kidnapped American and Canadian missionaries

Politico: Biden plan puts chemical industry’s feet to the fire

The Guardian: Unfreezing the ice age: the truth about humanity’s deep past

The Guardian: Religious exemptions threaten to undermine US Covid vaccine mandates

The Guardian: ‘People are fed up’: Dollar General workers push to unionize amid hostility from above

Courthouse News Service: Free to fish: Judge prevents partial closure of lobster fishing grounds in Maine