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Happening Now – September 2019

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Latest Regional

3.4 Tons of Trash Removed During Great Sierra River Cleanup

American River Ranger District Begins Fall Prescribed Fire Operations

Sunny and mild weekend, fire weather concerns to start the week

UPDATED: No Swim Advisory for South Yuba River from below the Town of Washington to Englebright Lake

Nevada County: If you hear the HiLo sirens, evacuate immediately (video)

Search warrant nets three arrests in North San Juan

California

Dan Bacher: Winnemem Chief Caleen Sisk delivers SB1 letter to Governor Newsom’s office

AG Becerra Files Lawsuit Challenging NHTSA’s Attempt to Trample CA’s Authority to Maintain Clean Car Standards

IEN: Gov. Newsom and CARB Board Vote to Continue Burning Fossil Fuels and Carbon Offsets with Tropical Forest Standard

Release of Calendar and Public Records Suggest Lara Made First Contact In “Pay to Play” Insurance Scandal

Op-Ed: Merrian Borgeson: Protecting Workers and Communities Requires Gas Planning

USA

Report: NLRB’s General Counsel erroneously misclassifies Uber drivers as independent contractors

Interior Authorizes Transfer of 560 Acres of Public Lands to Military for Border Wall Construction

Block Law Endangering Sex Workers, Says Human Rights Watch

Trump: cost of Guantánamo is “crazy”

House Intelligence Committee Releases Letters from Intelligence Community Inspector General

Op-Ed

Aquene Freechild; McConnell’s Election Security Funds Are Inadequate

Robert Reich: The Secret GOP Plan to Keep Power (VIDEO)

Fred Wertheimer: House Judiciary Committee Resolution Makes Clear It Is Conducting an Impeachment Inquiry

Mary Meg McCarthy: People Will Die Because SCOTUS Agreed To Block Asylum Seekers

Sara Amundson: Equine advocates gather on Capitol Hill to promote equine welfare bills

World

Costa Rica named ‘UN Champion of the Earth’ for pioneering role in fighting climate change

Shocking disregard for civilians as U.S. drone strike in Afghanistan adds to death toll

Two French climate models consistently predict a pronounced global warming

Brazil: Criminal Networks Target Rainforest Defenders (VIDEO)

Plan A: Simulation for a plausible escalating nuclear war between the US and Russia (VIDEO)

Enviro

Study: U.S. and Canada Have Lost More Than One in Four Birds in the Past 50 Years

“Forever Chemical” Requires Cradle to Grave Approach

Amsterdam, Austin, Berlin, Jakarta and Liverpool commit to rid fossil fuels from city streets by 2030

New Analysis Builds Economic Case For Removing Snake River Dams

The Gwich’in Nation vows to protect sacred lands in the Arctic Refuge

Sci-Tech

Scientists back global climate strike

More than lyme: Tick study finds multiple agents of tick-borne diseases

Climate change expected to accelerate spread of sometimes-fatal fungal infection: valley fever

‘How We Respond’ spotlights how US communities are addressing climate change impacts

Negative posts on Facebook business pages outweigh positive posts 2 to 1

Life

Sandy Hook Promise Premieres Latest PSA “Back-to-School Essentials” (GRAPHIC VIDEO)

Deadline Closing for Names to Fly on NASA’s Next Mars Rover

What All Parents Should Consider Before Letting Teens Ride with Teens

For National Book Banning Week, PEN America to Focus on the Right to Read in U.S. Prisons

How much does a cloud weigh? (VIDEO)

Cartoons

White nationalism

Trump Kicks McCain Headstone

John McCain

Jacksonville Prayers

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