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Happening Now – February 2020

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Latest Regional

Campground hosts needed for 2020 season on Little Grass Valley & Sly Creek Reservoirs

Nevada Theatre making moves to be around for years to come

Today’s weather is a re-run from yesterday – dry and mild

Yuba Water General Manager Curt Aikens announces retirement; Willie Whittlesey takes reins July 1

Free LINK+ Service available at Nevada County Community Library

Nevada County Hosts Public Input Meetings on Edwards Crossing Bridge Replacement Project

California

Governor Newsom Delivers State of the State Address on Homelessness

Fishing and Tribal Groups Speak Out Against Trump Administration Actions on Water

Same Day Voter Registration Allows Californians who Missed Traditional Deadline another Opportunity to Register and Vote

CPUC Issues President’s Statement on PG&E’s Proposed Bankruptcy Plan

Bill Introduced to Expand Enforcement Actions Against PG&E and Other Utilities

USA

Federal Appeals Court Blocks Florida Law That Undermines Voting Rights Restoration

The Lancet: US is one of the worst performing countries on providing a climate fit for children’s future – placing 173rd globally

Bait and Switch: How the Trump Administration Is Trying to Deport Spouses of U.S. Citizens

Nobody Home at National Park Headquarters

UC Davis Study: Market Needs to Plan for Weather Risk, or Face Extreme Correction

Op-Ed

Matthew Gardner: White House Advisors’ Push for Corporate ‘Minimum Tax’ Will Not Fix the Tax Law

Steve Hochstadt: Trump the Great and Powerful

Robert Reich: Why Trump Justice is an Oxymoron

National Immigrant Justice Center: Chicago Is Prepared to Respond to Trump’s Latest Threat to Militarize Our City

Neera Tanden: President’s Interference in Stone Case Is Another Act of Corruption Enabled by the Senate

World

Farmers and Fishermen to Challenge World Bank Group Immunity Ruling

Major new database reveals slavery is still not illegal in half the world’s countries

International Military Council Issues “World Climate and Security Report 2020” at Munich Security Conference

ISIS (ISIL) still at ‘centre’ of terrorism threat, Security Council hears

Humanity’s greatest risk: Cascading impacts of climate, biodiversity, food, water crises: scientists

Enviro

U.S. companies use misleading “recyclable” labels on hundreds of plastic products

EPA Lead Plan Won’t Prevent Future Flints

Runways Underwater: Maps Show Where Rising Seas Threaten 80 Airports Around the World

Unist’ot’en Matriarchs Arrested as RCMP Continues,TC Energy’s Illegal Invasion on Wet’suwet’en Land

Tanzanian Victims Commence Legal Action against Barrick Gold in UK

Sci-Tech

Road salt harmful to native amphibians, new research shows

Scientists predict the Solar System’s asteroid belt will be pulverized by the Sun’s light in 6 billion years

Study: One-third of plant and animal species could be gone in 50 years

2°C ocean warming has been enough to destabilize Antarctica in the past

New world map of fish genetic diversity

Life

On Congress’s orders, USDA begins restoring inspection reports for puppy mills, roadside zoos and other facilities

A decade of Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) recall analysis: Over 100 recalls in 10 years

Consumer Reports: How to Use a Fire Extinguisher (VIDEO)

2020 Hollywood Diversity Report: A different story behind the scenes

Toll Continues to Mount for Pedestrians and Bicyclists, the Victims in One in Five Traffic Deaths

Cartoons

John Cole – Trump not chastened

Adam Zyglis – Secretary Pompous

John Cole – Trump and water quality regulations

Dave Granlund – Space Force logo design

Dave Whamond – Trump has all the evidence

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