DISCLAIMER: None of the stuff below is written or endorsed by the Outpost, and we’d be willing to bet that at least some of it is crazy and/or wrong. Use critical thinking.
Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020
The Hill: Trump administration to allow Medicaid block grants
Conservative Review: Congressional Budget Office projects trillion-dollar deficits indefinitely
Washington Post: Trump’s drive to make toilets, dishwashers great again collides with companies, product testing
Outside Online: Utah Wanted All the Tourists. Then It Got Them.
California Sunday Magazine: The Lucrative, Largely Unregulated, and Widely Misunderstood World of Vaping
NY Times: Trump Administration Moves to Ease Rules Against Killing Birds
Washington Post: Russia closes its entire border with China as coronavirus spreads
San Jose Mercury: Mountain View considering rent control for mobile home parks
San Jose Mercury: Cal Tech wins $1.1 billion patent infringement case against Apple, Broadcom
The Oregonian: Giant boulders tumble onto southern Oregon highway; driver hospitalized
The Oregonian: Portland’s ban on homeless camping survives appeal, but appellate judges question its constitutionality
The Oregonian: Computers still down in Tillamook County hit by cyberattack
LA Times: One way to make healthcare more affordable? Give California nurse practitioners autonomy
LA Times: Pinyon and juniper woodlands define the West. Why is the BLM turning them to mulch?
The Guardian: Deployment of new US nuclear warhead on submarine a dangerous step, critics say
The Guardian: California lawmakers fail to pass bill to combat housing crisis
The Guardian: Most of 11m trees planted in Turkish project 'may be dead'
Sacramento Bee: Two inmates killed in separate but related attacks at Vacaville prison, officials say
Sacramento Bee: Three Sacramento men arrested in Butte County in connection to pot robbery, deputies say
Press Democrat: Murder trial for Santa Rosa doctor who prescribed opioids begins
Press Democrat: 2 Ukiah teens arrested in connection with drive-by shooting
SF Chronicle: Mar Vista Cottages Farm Stay for sale: $2.5 million
Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020
Times-Standard : Supervisor candidates tackle social issues, racism, Terra-Gen at forum
RHBB: Vehicle Rollover Near Miranda on 101
NY Times: Mexican Butterfly Conservationist Is Found Dead, Two Weeks After Vanishing
Ky Center for Investigative Reporting: How Kentucky Jailers Profit From Selling E-Cigarettes To Inmates
WLNS: Michigan marijuana dispensary owner receives nearly 16 years in federal prison
CNN: Portion of US border wall in California falls over in high winds and lands on Mexican side
BBC: Lungs 'magically' heal damage from smoking
Reuters: Fourteen U.S. states sue EPA for 'gutting' chemical plant safety protections
ABC News: Michigan inmate serving 60-year sentence for selling weed requests clemency
NCJ: NCJ Preview with Access Humboldt: Video
RHBB: Hwy 299 Closed at Big French Creek Due to Slide
Times-Standard : Jim Wood’s bill could give nurse practitioners a larger role with patients
Times-Standard : Fortuna police use Narcan to reverse resident’s ‘accidental overdose’
Wild Rivers Outpost: County Teams Up With City, Fire District To Gauge Community's Public Safety Opinions
The Guardian: Brazil counts the cost after highest recorded rainfall in 110 years
The Hill: Bolton's lawyer disputes NSC assessment that manuscript contains classified information
The Hill: White House seeks to block publication of Bolton's book
Non Sequitur: Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for Thu, 30 Jan 2020
Wild Rivers Outpost: Be a CITIZEN SCIENTIST! The National Weather Service Needs YOUR Precipitation Observations!
Wild Rivers Outpost: Gitlin Broaches Parking Ordinance To Address Potential Rise Of 'Vehicle Villages'
RHBB: Weather Nerds Take Heed, NOAA Needs You
EcoNews: EPIC: A Decade in Review
EcoNews: But What About the Rain?
City of Arcata Meetings: Economic Development Committee - Minutes - Dec 3, 2019 5:00 PM
EcoNews: Arcata Takes Action to Reduce Single Use Plastics
EcoNews: Greetings from your New EcoNews Reporter: Caroline Griffith