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Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023

SF Chronicle: Northern California fires: Smith River Complex fire grows to nearly 1,000 acres at Oregon border

KRCR: Butte County Sheriff's Office investigates deadly marijuana robbery, body discovered in U-Haul

SFGate: Someone bought 52,000 acres in the Bay Area. No one knows who they are.

SFGate: Power lines probably caused Maui's first reported fire, video and data show

SFGate: At least 20 wildfires burning in Northern California, triggering evacuations

SFGate: PG&E canal breach turns Northern California's Butte Creek bright orange

SFGate: Forecasters eye tropical storm expected to bring heavy rain to SoCal

SFGate: ‘It’s going to be a nightmare’: SF displaces farmers market to make room for skate area

Del Norte Triplicate: Highway 199 closed due to wildfire

Del Norte Triplicate: 23 confirmed fires across the Six Rivers National Forest due to lightning activity

KRCR: Evacuations ordered as Deep Fire grows to 1,000 acres near Trinity Lake

KRCR: Smith River Complex fires grows to over 1,500 acres in Del Norte County, evacuations ordered

NY Times: ‘Forever Chemicals’ Are Everywhere. What Are They Doing to Us?

Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023

Washington Post: ‘Asian glow’ from alcohol isn’t just a discomfort. It’s a severe warning.

KOMO News: North Cascades Highway remains closed as crews battle Sourdough Fire amid rising temperatures

Marin Independent Journal: San Rafael sued over new homeless camping restrictions

SF Chronicle: California State Parks expands for first time in years with major addition

Siskiyou Daily News: Head Fire explodes to 1,000 acres: Evacuation orders, warnings issued in Siskiyou County

NY Times: How Invasive Plants Caused the Maui Fires to Rage

Yahoo News: Man arrested after massive flames seen coming from Seattle encampment

NY Times: Opioid Settlement Money Is Being Spent on Police Cars and Overtime

NY Times: California Roads Could Soon Have Cameras Issuing Speeding Tickets

NY Times: Addiction Treatment Eludes More Than Half of Americans in Need

NY Times: Humboldt Featured in "Reviving the Redwoods"

NY Times: Why This Company’s Financial Crisis Threatens China’s Economy

Washington Post: Pacific Northwest is latest target in summer’s extreme-heat epidemic

BBC: Judge sides with 16 activists in Montana climate case

NY Times: How Library Cards Became the Jay-Z Merch of the Moment

Washington Post: 4 things revealed by Trump’s Georgia indictment

BBC: Michael Oher, subject of The Blind Side, alleges 'adoptive parents' tricked him

BBC: 'You're kind of raised to hate tourists': Maui fires fan tensions on Hawaiian island

The Oregonian: Thrill-seekers rappel down Portland’s Big Pink; this 87-year-old is among them

Washington Post: The Smithsonian’s ‘bone doctor’ scavenged thousands of body parts

The Oregonian: Lane County residents ordered to evacuate as wildfires advance

The Guardian: Third politician in a month killed in Ecuador

Washington Post: Trump is indicted in Georgia on charges of racketeering. What it means, what happens next

AP News: California aims to introduce more anglers to native warm-water tolerant sunfish as planet heats up

The Guardian: Two US tourists found sleeping in Paris’s Eiffel Tower after hopping barrier

AP News: A central Kansas police force sparked a firestorm by raiding a newspaper and the publisher’s home

Oregon Public Broadcasting: More than half of Oregon in drought during wildfires, heat waves

The Guardian: ‘Gamechanger’: judge rules in favor of young activists in US climate trial

AP News: Israel may uproot ancient Christian mosaic near Armageddon. Where it could go next sparks outcry

AP News: Massive explosion at a gas station in Russia’s Dagestan kills 35 and injures scores more

The Guardian: ‘You have to sacrifice your life’: the drug runners of Colombia’s rainforests

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Frontline workers in Portland’s homelessness crisis struggling to make ends meet

Oregon Public Broadcasting: This small town in Oregon embraces green energy after fossil fuel disaster

The Guardian: US publisher of pro-fascist books revealed as military veteran

The Guardian: ‘He was petrified’: Australian surfer drifts at sea for 37 hours after boat capsizes off Indonesia

KTLA: Retirees face $17,400 hit in Social Security if fund isn’t bolstered: analysis

LA Times: Exploitation, retaliation, alarming conditions: Inside the crisis at West Coast mushroom farms