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US Environmental Protection Agency Awards Millions for Hempcrete Development
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded a grant of approximately $6.2 million to the Nashville-based nonprofit Hemp Building Institute. The grant will support the development of hempcrete, a sustainable building material made from hemp. This funding is part of the EPA’s broader $160 million initiative to promote environmentally friendly technologies across various industries.
US beach stars Kloth, Nuss didn’t need the Golden State. They’re going for gold at Olympics anyway
PARIS (AP) — A South Dakota native, Taryn Kloth had never even played beach volleyball until after she graduated from Creighton as a star in the indoor version of the sport. In pursuit of a business degree, she landed at LSU without any beach skills at all. “I actually...
Gun safety group Giffords unveils $15M campaign to help Harris, other Democrats
The gun safety group Giffords unveiled a $15 million campaign to help Vice President Harris’s campaign and other Democrats. The organization, founded by former Rep. Gabby Giffords (D-Ariz.), is spending the money to reach voters through television, digital and mail advertisements. “The efforts will support elected allies up and down the ballot and promote policies…
HOOPA VALLEY TRIBE: Biden administration policies have tribe’s trinity river coho fishery on path to extinction
Press release from the Hoopa Valley Tribe (7/25/24):. Today, following American Rivers named California’s Trinty River to its top-ten list of endangered American rivers. https://www.americanrivers.org/media-item/trinity-river-named-among-americas-most-endangered-rivers-of-2024/, the Hoopa Valley Tribe (Hoopa) charged the United States Bureau of Reclamation (“Reclamation”) and California Department of Fish and Wildlife (“CDFW”) with violation of the Endangered Species Act (“ESA”).
Park Fire evacuees in Chico look out for their neighbors
CHICO — Some people forced to leave their homes after the rapidly growing Park Fire found themselves at the Neighborhood Church in Chico.At the Butte County evacuation center, so many say that the progression of this fire is all too familiar. The Ferguson family suffered tremendous loss during the 2018 Camp Fire."Just bringing back memories of driving down during the Camp Fire, I look back and it's just right there. The flames are right there, and it happened again today," said Ellie Ferguson, who is in high school now but remembers the day she evacuated Paradise six years ago.Her father,...
Richardson Springs Hotel survived the Park Fire
Action News Now reporter Camille Acevedo tells us more about how the hotel survived. Fire crews are going to monitor the Richardson Springs Hotel, and they are also going to assess the surrounding areas that were destroyed by the fire and take out any hot spots.
Police arrest 2 suspects following pursuit on Highway 32
BUTTE COUNTY, Calif. - Two suspects are in custody following a pursuit on Highway 32, according to the CHP. The CHP said that sometime this afternoon, a vehicle blew past a marked road closure in an evacuated area of the Park Fire. Then authorities initiated the pursuit in the Forest Ranch area, with the vehicle heading back to the Chico area.
Former L.A. mayor looks to become first Latino governor of California in more than a century
Former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has announced his candidacy for the 2026 California gubernatorial election. Villaraigosa, 71, previously ran for governor in 2018 but finished third in the primaries. The election was won by then-Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom. If elected, Villaraigosa would become just the second Latino governor of...
Firefighters respond to structure fire in Chico
CHICO, Calif. - A structure fire sent two people to the hospital with smoke inhalation Friday morning. Around 4:30 a.m., firefighters were dispatched to the fire at the North Valley Apartments. When crews arrived, they found smoke coming from the second story of the apartment building. Crews said they found the fire burning in a water heater closest on the second floor.
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