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Friday, July 23, 2021
LA Times: Democrats in California and D.C. clash over how state’s high-speed rail should be powered
Press Democrat: Drying wells in Mendocino launch scramble for emergency water sources
KRCR: Fly Fire: 1,200 acres, 0% contained burning north of Quincy
RHBB: Tacos y Vacunas: Eureka nonprofit works to ensure Latinx residents are comfortable getting vaccinated
RHBB: Trinity County Sees Steady Increase in Cases
Thursday, July 22, 2021
RHBB: Air Ambulance Responding to Covelo Area After Crash Injures Child
Governor's Office: Newsom Administration Secures 12 Additional Firefighting Aircraft to Support Statewide Fire Response
Governor's Office: Outdoor Access for All: California Establishes New Pilot Programs to Expand Youth Access to State Parks
RHBB: 29 New Cases; Some OptumServe Sites to Close, Testing to Continue in Eureka
Politico: Republican congressman bulldozes cannabis grows of Hmong farmers in Siskiyou County
npr: The IRS Won't Be Calling, Emailing Or Texting. Don't Fall For Child Tax Credit Scams
Wild Rivers Outpost: There Were More Jobs in Del Norte Than People Looking For Work in June
The Guardian: Deadly coral disease sweeping Caribbean linked to wastewater from ships
NY Times: What I Saw in Yosemite Was Devastating
NY Times: Why Rural America Needs Immigrants
Non Sequitur: Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for Fri, 23 Jul 2021
County of Humboldt: July 22, 2021 - 29 New Cases; Some OptumServe Sites to Close, Testing to Continue in Eureka
RHBB: A Quick Summary of Southern Humboldt’s Town Hall on Monday
NCJ: HumCo Confirms 29 New COVID-19 Cases as Test-Positivity Rate Continues Upward Trend
RHBB: Humboldt County Receives Millions of Dollars Earmarked for Healthcare and Education, New Crisis Residential Center in the Works
NCJ: Hoffman Warns Delta Variant is Infecting the Fully Vaccinated
County of Humboldt Meetings: July 2021 HCCCP General Public Agenda
Mad River Union: Seven Arcata Council candidates named – submit your forum questions
RHBB: Forest Defenders Say They’ve Halted Logging Work North of Strawberry Rock
Wild Rivers Outpost: Del Norte Search & Rescue Train for Jetty Rescues
RHBB: Humboldt County’s Mobile Vaccine Pop-up Clinics Aim To Break Barriers With Incentives And Access
Mad River Union: Anything other than victory is unusual for the Humboldt Crabs
KINS: Talkshop 072221 – Sequoia Park Zoo
Governor's Office: Governor Newsom Meets with New FEMA Administrator on Devastation of Climate Crisis, Signs Resources Budget Trailer Bill
Washington Post: Editorial: The smartest way to make the rich pay is not a wealth tax
The Hill: The federal government must step in to save America's wolves
The Hill: PG&E burying 10,000 miles of power lines to lessen wildfire risk
KTLA: 100 firefighters respond to ‘major emergency’ blaze burning at former grocery store in Sun Valley
Early Morning Fog: ‘You are entering a burned area’
New Republic: More Reasons to Hate the Dentist
City of Eureka Meetings: Open Space, Parks & Recreation Commission - CANCELLED - Jul 22, 2021
Daily Beast: Inside California’s Planned Floating Wind Farms
LA Times: From heavy metals to COVID-19, wildfire smoke is more dangerous than you think
LA Times: As drought slams California and Oregon, Klamath farmers grow fish to quell a water war
Mt. Shasta Herald: PG&E will spend at least $15 billion burying power lines in an effort to prevent wildfires
KRCR: Entire west shore of Lake Almanor evacuated due to Dixie Fire
SFGate: Video shows horrifying scene as Bootleg Fire chews up Oregon forest
SFGate: Lightning injures multiple people in Grand Canyon amid monsoonal thunderstorm
SFGate: Californians are arriving in Montana in droves. But they're not welcome.
City of Eureka Meetings: Open Space, Parks & Recreation Commission - CANCELLED - Jul 22, 2021
City of Eureka Meetings: Board of Appeals Meeting - Cancelled - Jul 23, 2021
RHBB: Cal Fire and UCCE Conducted a Controlled Burn North of Redway Yesterday