Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Tuesday, July 30
East Bay Times: Undocumented immigrants in US pay nearly $100 billion in taxes
The Guardian: Costly climate ‘solutions’ look like more pollution in Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley’
The Guardian: More than 500 Mexicans flee to Guatemala to escape cartel violence in Chiapas
The Guardian: ‘Conditions were perfect’: how the breathtaking image of Olympic surfer Gabriel Medina was taken
The Guardian: Global methane emissions rising at fastest rate in decades, scientists warn
LA Times: Judge orders UCLA, Jewish students to draft plan for equal campus access in wake of protests
KRON: Fish added to growing list of endangered species in SF Bay Estuary
KRCR: Poachers leave four elk dead in Redwood National Park, officials seek answers
KRCR: Teen arrested on murder charges after deadly attack in Redding
KRCR: Court denies bail as Park Fire arson suspect awaits trial
SF Gate: People are flying across the world to illegally climb California's redwoods
Thursday, July 25
SF Chronicle: Park Fire near Chico explodes to 124,000 acres; man arrested on suspicion of arson
KOIN: Wildfires destroy at least 29 homes in Oregon, Washington
NPR: California's newest state park is like a time machine
NPR: Octopus farming in the U.S. would be banned under a new bill in Congress
Texas Monthly: Inside the Texas Crime Lab That’s Cracked Hundreds of Cold Cases
Texas Monthly: Power-Thirsty Bitcoin Miners Are Flooding the Energy Center of Texas
CBS News : String of fires at Marina Del Rey apartment complex concern residents, authorities are investigating
CBS News : Bay Area leaders, homeless advocates react to Newsom order to clear encampments
BBC: Paris set for its first Olympics in 100 years
BBC: Video: Vehicle drives through intense wildfire in Northern California
Action News: The search continues for two men last seen in Glenn County
Action News: Chico man arrested for starting Park Fire, DA says
Action News: Park Fire: 71,489 acres, 3% containment
The Guardian: Suspect allegedly pushed burning car into gully which started Park fire
The Guardian: More than 100,000 Americans with diabetes have limbs amputated each year. This is a crisis
BBC: Pilot survived Nepal crash after cockpit split from plane
AP News: Video: Whale surfaces, capsizes fishing boat off New Hampshire coast
AP News: Appeals judges rule against fund used to provide phone services for rural and low-income people
NBC LA: Appeals court rules against FCC fund used to provide phone services for rural, low-income people
The Guardian: Life at 115F: a sweltering summer pushes Las Vegas to the brink
The Guardian: The Canadian contradiction: how the country proposing to lead on climate is doubling down on oil
The Guardian: Barack Obama expected to endorse Kamala Harris nomination, report says
The Guardian: Brazilian rancher ordered to pay $50m for damage to Amazon
BBC: Yellowstone blast sends visitors fleeing for cover
BBC: Swiss act to prevent Instagrammers trampling edelweiss
AP News: Olympic soccer gets off to violent and chaotic start as Morocco fans rush the field vs Argentina
BBC: Wildfires force 25,000 to evacuate Jasper resort in Rockies
CBS News : Raging wildfire reaches resort town of Jasper in Canadian Rockies' largest national park
CBS News : U.S. Park Fire in Northern California explodes in its first day
CBS News : Missing hiker in US who survived 12 days without food or water found on last day of search
The Oregonian: Oregon has nearly as many fires burning as Washington, Idaho and California combined
The Oregonian: This Oregon company makes the best string cheese in America (and it’s not the one you’re thinking)
LA Times: He saw his daughter fall from Half Dome. He says safety changes could prevent more tragedies
LA Times: Caring for condor triplets! Record 17 chicks thrive at L.A. Zoo under surrogacy method
LA Times: How California teen Chloe Cole emerged as a leader of the ‘detransition’ movement
Oregon Public Broadcasting: Surprise demolition begins after Bend Senior High School Auditorium found unsafe
KTLA: Raging chemical fire burns at commercial facility east of L.A.
SF Gate: Red tide in Santa Cruz County prompts shellfish harvest ban