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Happening Now – April 2019

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Latest Regional

Patrick Mullany of El Dorado Hills arrested for Robbery, False Imprisonment, and Impersonating a Police Officer

Over 750 pounds of trash picked up at Keep Tahoe Blue Earth Day Cleanup

NID customer service office will be closed during the afternoon of Wednesday, April 24

Placer County’s Whole Person Care program reaches milestone with 100 clients successfully housed

Burn pile ends up scorching close to 9 acres on Perimeter Road

Is a small farm or ranch your dream? The Beginning Farming Academy is for you!

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California

Newsom Administration Transfers $521K from Rapid Response Reserve Fund to Inland Empire Charities

Coast Redwood and Giant Sequoia Mega-Genomes Sequenced

CalRecycle Funds Cleanup of Illegal Dumpsites

Spiritual Leader and Chief of the Winnemem Wintu Tribe Caleen Sisk Receives Earth Day Award for Exceptional Advocacy for Indigenous Rights and Water Justice

Public Meetings on Permitting for Long-term Operations of the State Water Project Planned

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USA

American Oversight and ACLU of Massachusetts Sue DHS for Border Security Plan

Earthjustice Responds to Trump Executive Order, Urges EPA to Ensure Transparency and Public Input in Clean Water Protections

Endangered Species Act Has Saved 99 Percent of Protected Species From Extinction

Coalition Announces Support for Proposal on Non-Lethal and Humane Care of Wild Horses and Burros

U.S. Supreme Court Grants Review in Three LGBTQ Employment Discrimination Lawsuits

Op-Ed

James Esseks: Supreme Court Takes Cases of People Fired for Being LGBTQ

Joe Cirincione: A new, hopeful moment for US nuclear policy

Allyn Brooks-LaSure: Mueller Report Shows U.S. Democracy Under Fire

Nan Aron: Barr deserves an Academy Award for his performance today

Steve Hochstadt: American Jews Versus Israeli Politics

World

Two Mozambican journalists freed after being held for months

UN, world leaders, condemn Sri Lanka terrorist attacks which leave more than 200 dead

Yemen: Houthi Landmines Kill Civilians, Block Aid

Weapons trade reveals a darker side to dark web

Northern Ireland: Freelance journalist Lyra McKee shot dead during riots

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Enviro

Study shows continuing impacts of Deepwater Horizon oil spill

Lawsuit Seeks Endangered Species Protection for 24 Species Trump Administration Left Behind

Federal Appeals Court Orders EPA to Strengthen Rule on Toxic Power Plant Wastewater

Lead Ammunition Polluting Argentina; Change Afoot

Alaska Hit With a Hot March

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Sci-Tech

NASA’s InSight Detects First Likely ‘Quake’ on Mars

Three-Antibiotic Cocktail Clears “Persister” Lyme Bacteria in Mouse Study

Coast Redwood and Giant Sequoia Mega-Genomes Sequenced

Earth vs. asteroids: humans strike back

Earth observation image of the week: Easter Island

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Life

‘Sticks and stones . . .’ but words can indeed hurt you, UCI study finds

How much compost is enough for my garden?

National Safety Council: 2018 was Deadliest Year on Record for Hot Car Deaths

AAP Urges U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission to Recall Fisher-Price Rock ‘n Play Sleeper

What the Finnish concept of sisu can offer the world

Cartoons

White nationalism

Trump Kicks McCain Headstone

John McCain

Jacksonville Prayers

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