Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Monday, July 12, 2021
Washington Post: Another ‘red tide’ left 15 tons of dead fish on Tampa Bay’s shore, and experts warn of more destruction
Washington Post: People dumped their pets into lakes, officials say. Now football-size goldfish are taking over.
Washington Post: Opinion: The SEC must require companies to disclose their risk from climate change
Washington Post: Cubans take to the streets for the biggest anti-government protests in decades
LA Times: Mexican adults are crossing the border again and again in attempts to reach the U.S.
LA Times: Fast-moving wildfire burning toward critical route to Yosemite park
LA Times: L.A. County sees more than 3,000 new coronavirus cases in three days
KTLA: Elon Musk called to defend Tesla’s acquisition of SolarCity
KTLA: Heat wave, wildfires prompt statewide Flex Alert for Monday
East Bay Times: What’s life like after life for weed? Six months after clemency, California man fights for place in legal industry
San Jose Mercury News: 50 tons of marijuana plants, processed pot seized in Southern California
San Jose Mercury News: ‘No parking’ signs going up as Mountain View about to start crackdown on homeless RV campers
The Oregonian: Newport man sentenced in multimillion-dollar video pirating, distribution scheme
The Oregonian: Oregon ranchers plead for help with new crisis: grasshopper ‘plague’
The Oregonian: Arrests threatened if people don’t evacuate as southern Oregon’s Bootleg fire explodes
SFGate: Beckwourth Complex Fire continues to grow; at 83,000 acres
Sunday, July 11, 2021
KCRA: Thousands without power in Sacramento region amid triple-digit heat
East Bay Times: Success! Concord friends break teeter-totter world record — and made people smile
Politico: The soaring housing market threatens to derail the economic recovery
Politico: POLITICO-Harvard poll: Americans sharply divided over vaccine mandates
The Oregonian: Southern Oregon wildfires double in size, bring smoke
NY Times: The Police Called It An Accident. She Turned to 1-800-Autopsy.
The Guardian: Unlocking the ‘gut microbiome’ – and its massive significance to our health
The Guardian: Toxic ‘forever chemicals’ are contaminating plastic food containers
Fast Company: The climate is changing fast. Infrastructure should, too
The Guardian: US records rising number of drownings in lakes, rivers and backyard pools
The Guardian: Kamala Harris faces scrutiny and tests in first six months as vice-president
LA Times: Illegal pot invades California’s deserts, bringing violence, fear, ecological destruction
LA Times: ‘Unrecognizable.’ Lake Mead, a lifeline for water in Los Angeles and the West, tips toward crisis
LA Times: California to require masks at school, a cautious decision that treats all students the same
San Jose Mercury News: Beckwourth Complex Fire doubles size in 24 hours
KRCR: Judge extends ban on Chico's anti-camping ordinances
Mt. Shasta Herald: How it was Saved: Little Castle Lake, trail to Heart Lake is now publicly owned property
Siskiyou Daily News: Mudflow near flank of Mt. Shasta covers road northeast of McCloud
Press Democrat: ‘Community helpers’ or vigilantes?: Men’s homeless camp cleanup sparks uproar in Guerneville
Press Democrat: California oil regulators deny new fracking permits
Saturday, July 10, 2021
SFGate: The Beckwourth Complex Fire Doubles in Size Overnight
LA Times: L.A. County has more than 1,000 new coronavirus cases in a day, highest in months
Fresno Bee: New California law gives students a do-over for failing grades in COVID-19 year
San Luis Obispo Tribune: Editorial: PG&E wants to stick you with an 18% rate increase. That’s an outrage
Fresno Bee: How hot did it get? Fresno poised to break record temperatures, Merced already has
The Hill: EU reaches 70 percent vaccine delivery goal for adults
NPR: A Report Clears Federal Officials Who Were Suspended By A Trump Appointee Over VOA
San Jose Mercury News: Exclusive: Santa Clara County COVID data reveals more than 250 workplace outbreaks
AP News: Dig at Pilgrim and Native American memorial sparks intrigue
AP News: Tree DNA helps convict Washington timber thief after fire
AP News: Smoke, extreme heat pose harsh test for West Coast vineyards
AP News: Review prompted by building collapse closes Miami courthouse
Politico: West Virginia is Trading Trump for Tech Workers
The Hill: Biden fires head of Social Security Administration