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Happening Now – July 2022

Happening Now – July 2022

Regional

Below normal temperatures and breezy for the holiday weekend

Below normal temperatures and breezy for the holiday weekend

Olivehurst fire destroys structures, closes streets

Olivehurst fire destroys structures, closes streets

Jo Ann Fites: Wildland Firefighter Day

Jo Ann Fites: Wildland Firefighter Day

Regional

Celebrating the First Annual National Wildland Firefighter Day

Celebrating the First Annual National Wildland Firefighter Day

Above Normal Significant Fire Potential through October

Above Normal Significant Fire Potential through October

Closure of the Bridgeport section of South Yuba River State Park due to Rices Fire

Closure of the Bridgeport section of South Yuba River State Park due to Rices Fire

Plumas National Forest Enters Stage I Fire Restrictions

Plumas National Forest Enters Stage I Fire Restrictions

What’s up in the sky – July 2022

What’s up in the sky – July 2022

Annual Truckee River alcohol ban in effect July 1-6

Annual Truckee River alcohol ban in effect July 1-6

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California

Risk of death surges when extreme heat and air pollution coincide

Risk of death surges when extreme heat and air pollution coincide

BLM and CDFW Collaborate on Innovative Conservation Agreement to Restore Wildlife Habitat on Public Lands

BLM and CDFW Collaborate on Innovative Conservation Agreement to Restore Wildlife Habitat on Public Lands

California State Parks Encourages Visitors to Recreate Responsibly This Fourth of July Weekend

California State Parks Encourages Visitors to Recreate Responsibly This Fourth of July Weekend

With Assembly Approval, Constitutional Amendment on Abortion, Reproductive Rights Moves to November Ballot

With Assembly Approval, Constitutional Amendment on Abortion, Reproductive Rights Moves to November Ballot

CAL FIRE Urges Safety as the Fourth of July Holiday Approaches

CAL FIRE Urges Safety as the Fourth of July Holiday Approaches

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USA

Access to safe and legal abortion: Urgent call for United States to adhere to women’s rights convention, UN committee

Access to safe and legal abortion: Urgent call for United States to adhere to women’s rights convention, UN committee

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson sworn in as first Black woman on Supreme Court

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson sworn in as first Black woman on Supreme Court

Simultaneous extreme weather created dangerous cascades in U.S.

Simultaneous extreme weather created dangerous cascades in U.S.

DOE Report Finds Energy Jobs Grew Faster Than Overall U.S. Employment in 2021

DOE Report Finds Energy Jobs Grew Faster Than Overall U.S. Employment in 2021

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World

Cabo Verde faces spike in food insecurity as a result of drought, Covid-19 and the crisis in Ukraine

Cabo Verde faces spike in food insecurity as a result of drought, Covid-19 and the crisis in Ukraine

“Intolerable tide” of people displaced by climate change: UN expert

“Intolerable tide” of people displaced by climate change: UN expert

Internet shutdowns: UN report details ‘dramatic’ impact on people’s lives and human rights

Internet shutdowns: UN report details ‘dramatic’ impact on people’s lives and human rights

Afghanistan: Devastating Earthquake Exacerbates Dire Humanitarian Crisis

Afghanistan: Devastating Earthquake Exacerbates Dire Humanitarian Crisis

UN expert: Tackling discrimination against LGBTI persons is a right to health and sustainable development imperative

UN expert: Tackling discrimination against LGBTI persons is a right to health and sustainable development imperative

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Sci-Tech

My Favorite Martian Image: ‘Enchanted’ Rocks at Jezero Crater

My Favorite Martian Image: ‘Enchanted’ Rocks at Jezero Crater

U.S. supercomputers for weather and climate forecasts get major bump

U.S. supercomputers for weather and climate forecasts get major bump

The Heat Is On: Weizmann Institute Scientists Uncover Traces of Fire Dating Back At Least 800,000 Years

The Heat Is On: Weizmann Institute Scientists Uncover Traces of Fire Dating Back At Least 800,000 Years

Global Food Supply-Chain Issues Call for Solutions

Global Food Supply-Chain Issues Call for Solutions

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Enviro

Wildfires May Have Sparked Ecosystem Collapse During Earth’s Worst Mass Extinction

Wildfires May Have Sparked Ecosystem Collapse During Earth’s Worst Mass Extinction

Climate change is shrinking and fragmenting salmon habitat in the Northwest

Climate change is shrinking and fragmenting salmon habitat in the Northwest

Merkley, Interior Department Announce $1 Million and Dedicated Pollinator Center to Address Monarch Butterfly Decline

Merkley, Interior Department Announce $1 Million and Dedicated Pollinator Center to Address Monarch Butterfly Decline

Methane levels surged in 2020 despite lockdowns

Methane levels surged in 2020 despite lockdowns

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Op-Ed

Robert Reich: They Aren’t Stopping With Roe v. Wade (VIDEO)

Robert Reich: They Aren’t Stopping With Roe v. Wade (VIDEO)

Guttmacher Institute: Anti-abortion ideologues on the US Supreme Court just explicitly overturned Roe v. Wade

Guttmacher Institute: Anti-abortion ideologues on the US Supreme Court just explicitly overturned Roe v. Wade

CDT: Supreme Court Abortion Ruling Devastating for Women’s Right to Privacy

CDT: Supreme Court Abortion Ruling Devastating for Women’s Right to Privacy

Planned Parenthood Action Fund Responds to Supreme Court Erasing the Federal Constitutional Right to Abortion

Planned Parenthood Action Fund Responds to Supreme Court Erasing the Federal Constitutional Right to Abortion

Mitchell Zimmerman | The Evidence Is Clear: Trump Must Be Indicted

Mitchell Zimmerman | The Evidence Is Clear: Trump Must Be Indicted

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Life

Why can’t I distill liquor at home? (video)

Why can’t I distill liquor at home? (video)

The Geological Society celebrates Tanya Atwater’s extraordinary career studying plate tectonics and sharing her enthusiasm for discovery

The Geological Society celebrates Tanya Atwater’s extraordinary career studying plate tectonics and sharing her enthusiasm for discovery

Blood donation: an act of solidarity – World Blood Donor Day: June 14, 2022 (video)

Blood donation: an act of solidarity – World Blood Donor Day: June 14, 2022 (video)

Life Jackets Save Lives

Life Jackets Save Lives

Confronting Conspiracy Theories and Organized Bigotry at Home: A Guide for Parents and Caregivers

Confronting Conspiracy Theories and Organized Bigotry at Home: A Guide for Parents and Caregivers

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Cartoons

Pat Bagley – The Liars’ Club

Pat Bagley – The Liars’ Club

R.J. Matson – Remembering Senator Bob Dole

R.J. Matson – Remembering Senator Bob Dole

Bob Englehart – Kids On The Front Lines

Bob Englehart – Kids On The Front Lines

Fourth of July fireworks

Fourth of July fireworks

Pat Bagley – Filibuster Curious

Pat Bagley – Filibuster Curious

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