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Tuesday, Jan. 14

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Researchers find vast water supply beneath central Oregon Cascades

Courthouse News Service: U.S. Fish and Wildlife to seek critical habitat status for Bay-Delta longfin smelt

Courthouse News Service: Settlement clears way for demolition of Mary Miss Des Moines art installation

Smithsonian Magazine: Bats Hitch a Ride on Storm Fronts When Migrating, Saving Energy by ‘Surfing’ Through the Sky, Study Finds

Smithsonian Magazine: Music History and Contemporary Art Destroyed in the Deadly Los Angeles Wildfires

Politico: Kim Kardashian wants inmate firefighter raises. A California lawmaker agrees.

Politico: Gavin Newsom and California Democrats reach $50M deal to Trump-proof the state

Press Democrat: Teen fired 7 shots, wounding 16-year-old in Santa Rosa gang-related shooting, police say

Press Democrat: ‘Everything was a sham’: Neighbors react to federal approval of Koi Nation casino near Windsor

LA Times: These gardeners, housekeepers, nannies kept Pacific Palisades going. Fire took their jobs

SF Gate: America's oldest active pot dispensary appears to be in crisis

LA Times: Palisades fire threatens last population of steelhead trout in the Santa Monica Mountains

NY Times : In a First, the E.P.A. Warns of ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Fertilizer

Sunday, Jan. 12

NPR: Why right-wing influencers are blaming the California wildfires on diversity efforts

NPR: People are rushing to install solar panels before Trump becomes President

LA Times: Newsom suspends landmark environmental laws to ease rebuilding in wildfire zones

NY Times : These Roadies Help Stars Rock ’n’ Roll All Night. They’re in Their 70s.

NY Times : Opinion: Texas Has a Point About Online Pornography

AP News: US will keep protecting more than 2,000 Rocky Mountain grizzly bears

The Atlantic: The Choices That Create Isolation Everyday decisions accumulate into a life.

Washington Post: More women are sharing their homes as they grow older

the Atlantic: How Well-Intentioned Policies Fueled L.A.’s Fires

AP News: What ignited the deadly California wildfires? Investigators consider an array of possibilities

AP News: Fires burn Los Angeles schools and destroy outdoor education sanctuaries

Washington Post: Winds to strengthen as flames creep toward major freeway; at least 16 dead

The Hill: Death toll rises as Los Angeles wildfires continue to spread

The Hill: IRS delays after ID thefts ‘unconscionable,’ watchdog says. Here are 3 ways to protect yourself

Smithsonian Magazine: Four Lynx Have Been Illegally Released Into the Scottish Highlands. Officials Think ‘Guerrilla Rewilding’ Is to Blame

BBC: The simple Japanese method for a tidier and less wasteful fridge

BBC: 'Like a form of therapy': An ancient water wellness practice to cleanse mind, body and soul

BBC: LA fires death toll rises to 16 as officials warn against looting and hotel price hikes

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Daimler halts diesel truck sales in Oregon over new rules

Press Democrat: New details emerge after driver shot himself during vehicle fire on Highway 101 near Cotati

Press Democrat: More than 1,000 new Santa Rosa homes are changing the city skyline. Here’s a look

KTLA: Police detain 2 people at Vice President Harris’ Brentwood home during curfew hours

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Pollinator gardens rise in the Rogue Valley from the ashes of the Almeda Fire

The Guardian: Rise in vigilante attacks in US highlight growing online DIY terrorism resources

LA Times: ‘This is your Hurricane Katrina’: Former FEMA heads describe long road ahead for L.A.

ABC News: Near-complete agricultural burning ban takes effect 20 years after passage

SF Chronicle: Exclusive: CEO of California’s third-largest home insurer discusses consequences of L.A. fires

KTLA: Officials investigate 5 new deaths, totaling 16 lives lost in Palisades, Eaton fires

SF Chronicle: This L.A. dad vowed he’d be ready for fires. His plan saved his home — and others

East Bay Times: Why are there so many data centers in Santa Clara?

East Bay Times: Three earthquakes in four hours hit off San Francisco coast

East Bay Times: Concord: Vacant Kmart site named one of the city’s first targets in rezoning push to 1,000 new housing units

KRON: Kenneth Fire near Calabasas almost completely contained

Thursday, Jan. 9

NY Times : Judge Rejects Biden’s Title IX Rules, Scrapping Protections for Trans Students

SF Gate: Settlement to end most ranching at Point Reyes National Seashore

SF Gate: The SF business seeing record sales after surgeon general's alcohol warning

NPR: Winter Storm Cora brings cold and snow to the Southern U.S.