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When COVID-19 hit the United States, small towns near ski areas such as Park City, Utah, and Sun Valley, Idaho, experienced some of the highest per capita cases; people from around the world had brought the virus along with their skis. As the coronavirus spread, gateway communities—communities near scenic public lands, national parks, and other […]

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San Francisco, CA, September 29, 2020 — Local and state leaders must increase access to clean transportation alternatives across the state if California is to address the climate crisis and protect public health in areas with historically high air pollution levels. A new brief from Next 10, which ranks urban and rural counties and regions […]

September 20, 2020 – Wildfires are a fact of life in California—and not a new one. Living in the state has always meant forging an uneasy alliance with the natural cycle of fires. What has changed in recent years is their frequency and ferocity, largely driven by climate change. In 2018, California experienced the Mendocino […]

SACRAMENTO, September 17, 2020 – As the Jewish community prepares to observe the High Holy Days of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) and Rabbis representing Reform, Conservative and Orthodox Judaism are reminding members of the faith to observe this important time of spiritual observance and community while still […]

BEIRUT, August 25, 2020 – UNICEF has been able to deliver 18 shipments of critical humanitarian supplies, totalling 67 tons, through two airlifts and commercial cargo routes to support children and families affected by the Beirut explosions earlier this month. The shipments included vital personal protective equipment (PPE), medical, health hygiene and nutrition supplies. UNICEF was […]

Washington, DC, August 25, 2020 – United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Senator Edward J. Markey are requesting copies of all communications between the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and White House officials regarding the agency’s announcement earlier this week of an Emergency […]

Castle, Sequoia NF, USFS. IMT 2 (CA Team 12) mobilizing. IMT is also managing the Shotgun fire. Six miles northeast of Ponderosa, CA. Timber, brush and short grass. Extreme fire behavior with crowning, short crown runs and group torching. Numerous residences threatened. Area, road and trail closures in effect. August 24, 2020 at 9:02 AM […]

NEVADA CITY, Calif. August 14, 2020 – The Nevada City Council will hold a special meeting at 5 PM August 21, 2020 via ZOOM to address this past weekend’s violence during the protest that occurred Sunday August 9, 2020. Chief Ellis launched an investigation into the incident, which is well underway. A special investigator has […]

August 7, 2020 – Tropical oceans and fisheries are threatened by climate change, generating impacts that will affect the sustainable development of both local economies and communities, and regions outside the tropics through ‘telecoupling’ of human-natural systems, such as seafood trade and distant-water fishing, says a scientific review from UBC and international researchers. Seafood is […]

People who work in jobs that require less physical activity – typically office and desk-based jobs – are at a lower risk of subsequent poor cognition than those who whose work is more physically active, suggests new research from the University of Cambridge. Lack of physical activity and exercise are known risk factors for major […]

New York, NY, July 22, 2020—Two habeas corpus scholars and twelve North American philosophers with expertise in animal ethics, animal political theory, the philosophy of animal cognition and behavior, and the philosophy of biology have submitted amicus curiae briefs in support of the legal personhood and right to liberty of an elephant held alone in […]

WASHINGTON, July 21, 2020 — Following President Trump’s unconstitutional memorandum banning undocumented immigrants from counting toward congressional apportionment, Vanita Gupta, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, released the following statement: “This xenophobic action is unconstitutional. Undocumented immigrants live, work, and go to school in every state and they are part of […]

Which governmental measures work—and how well do they work—to curb COVID-19? This is one of the most pressing questions since the early days of the pandemic. An international team of scientists related to the Hub disentangled the packages of measures taken in countries worldwide and now came up with a detailed effectiveness ranking. In their […]

PLACERVILLE, Calif. July 8, 2020 – After a steady increase in confirmed cases over the last few weeks and an influx of visitors to the South Lake Tahoe region over the Independence Day weekend, Public Health Officer Dr. Nancy Williams is taking a closer look at that region’s COVID-19 case rate in relation to Governor […]

May 26, 2020 – As the Northern hemisphere enters what is expected to be another record-breaking heat season, a global network of health and climate experts supported by WMO have called for stronger preparation to keep people safe in hot weather without increasing the risk of the spread of COVID-19.  The ongoing pandemic amplifies the […]