Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Tuesday, July 24, 2018
San Jose Mercury: Yosemite fire: Park’s air pollution now worse than Beijing’s due to heavy smoke
The Oregonian: Judges nationwide crack down on illicit inmate cellphones
The Oregonian: Southern Oregon experiencing worst air quality in the country
Press Democrat: New Santa Rosa Hat Factory and Shop a Hidden Treasure
SF Chronicle: 300 employees flee burning cannabis greenhouses south of Monterey
Monday, July 23, 2018
Redding Searchlight: Carr Fire: Whiskeytown evacuations and Hwy 299 closed
Press Democrat: Recreational cannabis market brings corporate competition, consolidation to county
Washington Post: Accidentally released emails show Trump officials dismissed benefits of protected public land in favor of logging, drilling
Blooomberg : Opioid Lawsuits: One Man’s $50 Billion Vendetta Against Opioids
Blooomberg : Trump to Seek Repeal of California's Smog-Fighting Power
LA Times: Water wars head upstream as state considers cutbacks for senior Central Valley irrigation districts
Del Norte Triplicate: Food forest ready for classes
NY Times: Trump Has Endangered Species in His Sights
Washington Post: ‘Find your passion’? That’s bad advice, scientists say.
The Guardian: DIY 3D-printed guns get go-ahead after Trump administration strikes court deal
The Guardian: Earth's resources consumed in ever greater destructive volumes
Press Democrat: Santa Rosa Hydroponics sold to Colorado retail chain GrowGeneration
Sunday, July 22, 2018
NY Times: G.O.P. Pushes to Overhaul Law Meant to Protect At-Risk Species
LA Times: Calling my fellow Republicans: Trump is clearly unfit to remain in office
LA Times: Ferguson fire continues destructive path toward Yosemite National Park
Washington Post: Hunters should hate this proposed pro-hunting rule
Slate: The Allure of Small Towns for Big City Freelancers
Digg: Video: You Are Probably Consuming Microscopic Plastic Particles
The Guardian: 'It hits you very quickly': Canada brews first cannabis beer
Saturday, July 21, 2018
SF Chronicle: Evacuation ordered as wildfire threatens homes near Kelseyville
Washington Post: Endangered Species Act stripped of key provisions in Trump administration proposal
Press Democrat: Move over, mint chip. Cannabis ice cream is moving into new markets
The Oregonian: U.S. Department of Justice wants to take over mega-dairy over gambling, meth, money management
The Guardian: Scott Pruitt aides protected him from formaldehyde while suppressing report on its dangers
Seattle Times: Seattle’s Pike Place Fish Market sold to fish-throwing employees
San Jose Mercury: Canadian marijuana company has first US marijuana IPO
Friday, July 20, 2018
SF Chronicle: 3 arrested in slaying of Cloverdale man
Thursday, July 19, 2018
The Guardian: Drugs alone won't fix our epidemic of depression
The Guardian: Second chances: how ex-convicts are lighting up the cannabis industry
Wednesday, July 18, 2018
The Guardian: Sinking land, poisoned water: the dark side of California's mega farms
LA Times: UC regents to vote on first tuition decrease in nearly 20 years
Monday, July 16, 2018
LA Times: They worked at Apple, Amazon and Lyft. Now they're working to get you stoned
Medium: A New Cannabis-Based Epilepsy Drug Is Going to Change Lives
Seattle Times: Emboldened by Trump, Proud Boys’ confrontations raise concerns in the Northwest
Daily Beast: HHS Plans to Delete 20 Years of Critical Medical Guidelines Next Week
Press Democrat: Point Reyes Farmstead Cheese opens $7.8 million plant in Petaluma
SF Chronicle: Deadly Yosemite fire grows to 4,310 acres, evacuations ordered
Sunday, July 15, 2018
Huffington Post: Massive Rogue Iceberg Threatens Greenland Community
Press Democrat: LeBaron: Great Redwood Trail would be 300-mile-long wonderland
Saturday, July 14, 2018
Daily Beast: FAA Gives the OK for Airlines to Jam You Into Dangerously Small Coach Seats
The Guardian: The inconvenient truth about cancer and mobile phones
Friday, July 13, 2018
Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Meth, ‘the Devil’s drug,’ is back and killing more people than ever
The Atlantic: ‘Find Your Passion’ Is Awful Advice
Washington Post: Abuse, neglect and a system that failed: The tragic lives of the Hart children