Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Saturday, March 20, 2021
Press Democrat: What will it take to add more than 800 square miles of new wilderness in California?
Press Democrat: California fireworks explosion caused $3.2 million in damage
Press Democrat: Trackside landowners sue SMART over right of way for bicycle path
Press Democrat: https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news/indoor-visits-resume-at-sonoma-county-nursing-and-long-term-care-homes/
KRCR: Butte County expands vaccine eligibility to everyone 50+
SF Chronicle: Airlines eye new ways to squeeze vacation travelers
East Bay Times: Fundraising closer to saving Contra Costa County’s oldest house
Friday, March 19, 2021
NY Times: The Great Amazon Flip-a-Thon
NY Times: Trawling for Fish May Unleash as Much Carbon as Air Travel, Study Says
NY Times: Chuck Schumer Stalls Climate Overhaul of Flood Insurance Program
NY Times: A Changing Gut Microbiome May Predict How Well You Age
The Guardian: Fight against tuberculosis set back 12 years by Covid pandemic, report finds
The Guardian: Activist on hunger strike in Canada calls on government to halt logging
The Guardian: The citizen regulators taking on big polluters when the EPA won't
The Guardian: Doctors suggest Covid-19 could cause diabetes
The Guardian: Mexico ambush: 13 state police killed in attack on convoy
The Guardian: 'The future of housing': California desert to get America's first 3D-printed neighborhood
Orange Co. Register: French Valley mother loses both children to fentanyl overdoses in less than a year
NPR: Wave Of Bills To Block Trans Athletes Has No Basis In Science, Researcher Says
NPR: Energy-Producing Tribal Nation Hopes New Interior Secretary Will Make Drilling Easier
NPR: Known For Its Floods, Louisiana Is Running Dangerously Short Of Groundwater
NPR: Yes, Capitol Rioters Were Armed. Here Are The Weapons Prosecutors Say They Used
Digg: Sean Hannity Doesn't Realize Commercial Break Is Over, Is Caught Vaping
LA Times: California utilities propose paying less to homeowners who install rooftop solar
LA Times: The race is on to strike ‘white gold’ at California’s Salton Sea
LA Times: Atty. Gen. Becerra joins lawsuits challenging housing projects in wildfire areas
LA Times: Undocumented residents can now serve on all city boards and commissions in Santa Ana
California Globe: As Illegal Immigrants Flood U.S. Borders, California City Votes to Allow ‘Undocumented Residents’ to Serve on City Boards
Ukiah Daily Journal: UPD: Three Ukiah businesses burglarized; Oregon man arrested
Ukiah Daily Journal: Another year of drought in Mendocino County
Press Democrat: Lake County man dead in 3-car Highway 101 crash in Cloverdale
Press Democrat: 15 stunning waterfalls in Sonoma, Marin and Mendocino counties
KRCR: California AG challenges housing plan over wildfire risk
KRCR: Shasta County Public Health says they're not concerned with "vaccine tourism"
SF Chronicle: Girl, 8, throws mattress from burning home, jumps to safety
SF Chronicle: California adopts first statewide ethnic studies curriculum
SF Chronicle: Airport Offering Covid-19 Testing For Passengers Flying Nonstop To Hawaii
SF Chronicle: San Mateo County Residents Could Receive $2,500 Rebates For Switching To Electric Water Heaters
SF Chronicle: Inside the first day of SF's trippy immersive Van Gogh exhibit
Thursday, March 18, 2021
The Guardian: 12 Republicans vote against honoring Capitol police for protecting Congress
The Guardian: Feeding cows small amounts of seaweed could cut their methane emissions by 82%, scientists say
SF Chronicle: Wyoming got buried beneath a record blizzard, trapping meteorologists in their office for 5 days
SF Chronicle: Mills College in Oakland is closing to become an institute
SF Chronicle: 75-year-old Chinese woman attacked in San Francisco but fights off attacker
Politico: Fed sees U.S. economic growth surging to 6.5 percent this year
Politico: Recall or science? Newsom's sudden reopening push has many wondering
CNBC: Google to spend $7 billion in data centers and office space in 2021
USA Today: Thousands of migrant children are trying to enter the US, renewing a fight in Washington
NY Times: Looking for Climate Solutions? Protect More Ocean, Researchers Find.