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Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina

Thursday, May 25, 2023

NPR: The Supreme Court has narrowed the scope of the Clean Water Act

The Guardian: Wetlands Decision: US supreme court shrinks clean water protections in ruling siding with Idaho couple

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Providence nurses in Portland, Seaside are voting on whether to strike

Klamath Herald and News: Riding the rails of the Klamath & Western Railroads

Klamath Herald and News: Lightning strikes ignite 2 fires in Fremont-Winema National Forest

Washington Post: ‘Am I using too much weed?’ Ask yourself these questions.

Washington Post: Judges rebuke Social Security for errors as disability denials stack up

NY Times : What Makes a Garden a Work of Art? Piet Oudolf Explains.

NY Times : Humanity Is Addicted to Plastic, but We Can Still Keep It Out of Our Oceans

The Guardian: Man who debunked Mike Lindell’s ‘blatantly bogus’ data wants his $5m

CNN: IRS veteran goes public as whistleblower in Hunter Biden criminal probe

Fox News: House votes to cancel Biden’s $400 billion student loan handout

CNN: 11-year-old Mississippi boy who was shot by responding police officer after calling 911 is released from the hospital

Politico: In DeSantis’ Sunshine State, life is not all sunny

Politico: Majority of Californians believe Feinstein isn’t fit to serve, poll finds

NBC News: Multivitamins may help slow loss of memory as people get older

The Guardian: One in five deaths among young Californians tied to fentanyl

BBC: Germany falls into recession as inflation hits economy

The Guardian: ‘Worthless’: Chevron’s carbon offsets are mostly junk and some may harm, research says

The Guardian: ‘Potheads, go giggle elsewhere’: public weed ban begins in Amsterdam

The Hill: Homeownership rate hit lowest level in decades in 2020: Census

The Hill: 10-year-old Ohio girl’s abortion prompts discipline hearing against Indiana doctor

The Guardian: ‘This is an epidemic’: inside the Thai clinic taking on westerners’ gaming addictions

The Guardian: Will America’s first ‘right to sleep outside’ actually help unhoused people?

The Guardian: US cities to pay record $80m to people injured in 2020 racial justice protests

AP News: Chirping sounds lead airport officials to bag filled with smuggled parrot eggs

AP News: Flying drones and chasing data, Indigenous women in Guyana join fight against climate change

AP News: McCarthy’s Republicans push debt ceiling talks to brink, lawmakers leaving town for weekend

AP News: State lawmakers want children to fill labor shortages, even in bars and on school nights

KOMO: Michigan man facing federal charges for changing flow of a river

KOMO: Court documents reveal drug K-9 overdosed after exposure to 110 pounds of fentanyl

The Oregonian: Baby bison in Yellowstone put to death after visitor picks it up, leading herd to reject it

The Oregonian: Portland Public Schools secures 3,500 air purifiers to improve classroom air flow

The Oregonian: Nearly one-fifth of jobs at Oregon state agencies are vacant, report shows

KRCR: Chico State's "Sutter Hall" to be renamed to honor Native Americans

KRCR: New salmon restoration project in Redding creates hope for the endangered fish

Courthouse News Service: German police raid homes of climate activists

KRCR: Butte County locals express concerns over rural fire station closures

KRCR: Deputies looking for woman last seen in Siskiyou County in late April

KRCR: Humboldt County passes new tobacco retailer licensing ordinance to curb youth use

SF Chronicle: Spice supplier to star chefs brings fresh-milled flavors to S.F.

Press Democrat: Single-family residence sells in Cloverdale for $665,000

Ft Bragg Advocate: New report says Cal State has $1.5 billion funding gap, suggests tuition hikes

Sonoma County: Annual count shows 22% drop in Sonoma County homeless numbers

East Bay Times: Marin education office sues social media companies over negative impact on kid’s mental health.

East Bay Times: Chronic financial woes for cannabis dispensaries have led this Bay Area city to consider a tax holiday

East Bay Times: Census: Bay Area population grew older, Asians are now the region’s largest racial group

SFGate: Las Vegas welcomes Lexi hotel, where you can smoke cannabis in designated guest rooms

KRON: Bill that would legalize some psychedelic substances passes California State Senate, heads to Assembly

SF Chronicle: These Bay Area officers slept in cars to avoid crazy commutes. Now, they bunk in barracks