Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Friday, Feb. 3, 2017
Seattle Times: Number of homeless students in Washington state climbs to nearly 40,000
Seattle Times: Trump takes first step to scale back financial regulations
LA Times: UC would lose $9 billion for research, healthcare, education if Trump cut federal funds
Thursday, Feb. 2, 2017
NY Times: Amid Opioid Overdoses, Ohio Coroner’s Office Runs Out of Room for Bodies
NY Times: Pregnant Women O.K. With Pot, but at Whose Risk?
NY Times: The Purpose of Sleep? To Forget, Scientists Say
Press Democrat: 157 Windsor oaks felled to make way for 387 apartments
Del Norte Triplicate: Fire station burglarized, gear stolen
MotherBoard: Sailing Through Garbage Bag Ocean
Slate: Trump Threatens to Pull Federal Funding From Berkeley Because of Protest Against the Alt-Right
Politico: How Worried Should Environmentalists Be About Trump?
The Guardian: The Russian Buddhists v the billionaire – a photo essay
Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017
Greensboro News & Record: Neil deGrasse Tyson: U.S. science illiteracy a serious threat
LA Times: Nestle USA to move headquarters from Glendale to Virginia, affecting 1,200 jobs
Fox News: 76 protesters arrested at Dakota pipeline site
The Guardian: Donald Trump 'taking steps to abolish Environmental Protection Agency'
Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017
Marin Independent Journal: Nonmedical cannabis sales banned in Marin
Willits News: Judge denies motion to dismiss Willits Bypass tribal lawsuit against Caltrans
Newsweek: USDA AGREES TO NOT REGULATE GENETICALLY MODIFIED GRASS ON THE LOOSE IN OREGON
Huffington Post: Study says water bills will be too high for one-third of Americans
Press Democrat: Pomos pay $30 million for 564 acres owned by Salvation Army rehab
NY Times: Colleges Discover the Rural Student
Press Democrat: California looks to build $7 billion legal pot economy
Press Democrat: Nevada welcomes medical cannabis users from California
The Guardian: Building Zion: the controversial plan for a Mormon-inspired city in Vermont
The Guardian: Republicans move to sell off 3.3m acres of national land, sparking rallies
The Guardian: WA Judge in environmental activist's trial says climate change is matter of debate
LA Times: Edison and Tesla unveil giant energy storage system
Sunday, Jan. 29, 2017
NY Times: Nursing Home Residents Gain New Protections
SF Chronicle: urn on, tune in, get busted - vintage Bay Area pot bust photos
Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017
NY Times: Navigating Climate Change in America’s Heartland
NY Times: In Michigan, a Fight Over the Future of a Fabled Trout River
NY Times: Essay: Park Rangers as Heroes
Washington Post: Black Md. lawmakers push bills to diversify medical marijuana industry
The Guardian: How burnt toast and roast potatoes became linked to cancer
The Oregonian: Oregon truffle industry goes global: Boosters hope locally grown French black truffles take off
The Oregonian: Oregon bill would make it illegal to fire someone for off-duty marijuana use
Press Democrat: Awkward: Lawyer Wants Weed As Payment; Gets License Suspended
LA Times: What all those dead trees mean for the Sierra Nevada
Friday, Jan. 27, 2017
The Guardian: Why Ikea's flatpack refugee shelter won design of the year
The Guardian: LSD study reveals why acid trips last so long
The Guardian: 'Over my dead body': tribe aims to block Trump's border wall on Arizona land
Press Democrat: Santa Rosa homeless summit seeks solutions
SF Chronicle: State of emergency declared for 50 California counties
Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017
NY Times: Canada Beckons International Students With a Path to Citizenship
The Guardian: Trump administration: EPA studies, data must undergo political review before release
Press Democrat: National Park Service staff step up Twitter campaign against President Trump
Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017
Leafly: Can You Trademark a Cannabis Brand? ‘Stash’ Case Offers Two Answers
The Guardian: Today's Iowa oil spill underscores pipeline risks day after Trump revives major projects