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Toxic legacy: Veterans worry chemicals at California base left them to face cancer

At Fort Ord, chemicals were allowed to seep into an aquifer that supplied some of the base’s drinking water. Vets are demanding action over cancers they developed.

Chicago Sun-Times

California won't immediately change pollution credit program

Newsom administration officials say they are in no rush to make changes to one of California's key climate change programs despite concerns it won't be able to meet its emissions reduction goals

The Independent UK

‘We can’t make it rain’: California farmers left out to dry as US government allots no water

The move marks the fourth time in the last decade that farmers in California didn’t receive water from the Central Valley Project

The Guardian - US

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Citing drought, US won't give water to California farmers

The federal government says it won't deliver any water to California farmers because of a severe drought

The Independent UK

California convoy opposing COVID-19 mandates hits the road

A convoy of truckers demanding an end to coronavirus mandates has begun a cross-country drive from California to the Washington, D

The Independent UK

The Plug: Why Lebron, Nike, Adidas, RAW, Levi's, G-Eazy And Steve Aoki Pick This Publicist For Cannabis, Fashion

In slang, there’s a way to define a person who’s very well connected and willing to share valuable contacts within their network. This person is referred to as “the plug.” And Kenneth Delio Loo, CEO and co-founder of communications and public relations agency Chapter 2, is certainly one of these…

Benzinga

Teenager jailed for killing man in fight over girlfriend is stabbed to death in California prison

Michael Hastey was just 16 years old when he stabbed a 28-year-old to death in a jealous rage

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Michael Hiltzik: Pork producers are in full squeal over California's farm animal rules. You should tune them out

Major pork producers — a big part of Big Meat, as the livestock industry is often known — have been pulling out the stops recently to eviscerate a California law regulating how they treat pregnant sows.

Los Angeles Times

US trucker convoy gathers for cross-country trip to protest Covid rules

Group calling itself the ‘people’s convoy’ is one of several due to arrive in capital, similar to the demonstrations in Ottawa

The Guardian - US

Dos destacados demócratas latinos se enfrentan por una inusual vacante en el Congreso de California

Dos destacados líderes electos demócratas latinos están luchando para convertirse en nuevos miembros del Congreso. La carrera para representar una franja del sur de California que se extiende desde las ciudades del sureste de Los Ángeles hasta Long Beach será una de las batallas intrapartidistas más disputadas del estado, y…

Los Angeles Times

SI All-American Basketball Finalists Unveiled

Duke's Dereck Lively, UCLA's Amari Bailey, Arkansas' Nick Smith highlight list of finalists.

Sports Illustrated

Stem Holdings Q1 Revenue Drops Over 20% YoY, Plans To Focus On Oregon & California Operations

Vertically integrated cannabis operator Stem Holdings, Inc. (OTCQX: STMH) (CSE: STEM) announced its financial results for the fiscal first quarter 2022 ended December 31, 2021.

Benzinga

Truck pollution standards to be updated

For the first time in 20 years, the EPA is set to release new standards for nitrogen oxide emissions from trucks

Salon

Libel Plaintiff Cites "Cancel Culture" in Seeking Protective Order for Identities of Witnesses

The case stems from defendant's claims that plaintiff, a comic book writer, said racist things to her at a comic-book-business social function.

Reason

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Chicago Sun-Times

Tribe grapples with a crisis regarding missing women along California coast

Five times in 18 months, Indigenous women have gone missing or been killed in an isolated expanse of coastline between San Francisco and Oregon where the Yurok, Hupa, Karuk and Wiyot people have coexisted for millenia.

Tribune News Service

A parched West remains divided on desalinating seawater

MONTEREY, Calif. — Gripped by drought, communities along California’s coast are exploring innovations and investments to ensure residents have access to drinking water. But desalinating seawater, one proposed solution, has provoked heated debate, as some environmentalists say the process is inefficient, expensive and unneeded.

Los Angeles Times

Editorial: Climate change fuels deadly heat waves. Ranking them like hurricanes could save lives

Extreme heat is the deadliest climate-fueled hazard, killing more Americans than hurricanes, wildfires or floods. A lack of effective messaging is one reason the death toll is so high; many people fail to recognize how life-threatening heat waves are before it’s too late.

Reuters

Extreme wildfires are here to stay - and multiply

Indonesia's peatlands, California's forests, and, now, vast swathes of Argentine wetland have all been ravaged by extreme wildfires, heralding a fiery future and the dire need to prevent it.

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Evening Standard

Clifford Chance candidate proposes ‘Chief Happiness Officer’ role and regular ‘micro retreats’ for staff

Jonathan Kewley’s submitted ‘manifesto’ has surprised partners with its proposed new California-style working environment

The Independent UK

What Lies Beneath: Key findings of AP's investigation

The Associated Press reviewed thousands of pages of documents, interviewed nearly two dozen veterans and consulted military, medical and environmental scientists as it investigated the connection between toxic substances at California’s Fort Ord and illnesses among those who lived and worked there

The Independent UK

What Lies Beneath: Vets worry polluted base made them ill

California’s Fort Ord has been on the Environmental Protection Agency’s list of the most polluted places in the nation since 1990

Los Angeles Times

Biden and Newsom want to secure a domestic supply chain for critical minerals

WASHINGTON — President Biden is looking to California to help secure a permanent pipeline of critical materials essential to the tech industry that can boost the nation's green energy production and its competitiveness.

Tribune News Service

Lawmakers in California introduce bill to quell disruptions at public meetings

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Chaos ensued last fall in the Los Gatos Town Council chambers as members of a far-right group disrupted meeting after meeting by shouting out of order and lodging personal attacks at council members.

Tribune News Service

US, Mexico pledge to finish new Otay Mesa border crossing on schedule

OTAY MESA, Calif. — U.S. and Mexican authorities shared their respective progress toward completing construction of a new Otay Mesa border crossing by 2024, or even ahead of time if possible.

The Independent UK

Biden wants to cut into China's electric battery dominance

President Joe Biden highlighted his efforts to counter China’s dominance of the electric battery market as he touted domestic efforts to mine and process lithium and rare metals

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