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Timothy A Gruver

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife reported on Wednesday that it is mulling stricter wildlife trapping restrictions to protect endangered Cascade red foxes. The Cascade red fox is found only in Washington and occupies subalpine and alpine habitats in the southern Cascade Mountain Range, according to the WDFW. In Washington, it was classified as endangered in 2023.

Protecting Endangered Foxes: Public Comment Period Open

Chicago, IL

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Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

Concrete manufacturing is responsible for roughly 7% of all heat-trapping carbon pollution every year. But one European construction firm is now using a proprietary type of "green concrete" made from recycled materials to create an approach that could bring the industry's pollution levels way down, the Stanford Social Innovation Review reported.

Construction giant makes 'green concrete' breakthrough in recycling old building materials: 'The greatest hurdle is getting everybody on board'

New Jersey State

"We decided to take the idea nationwide later that year and share the love beyond our iconic sauce packets, giving a more sustainable option to everyone." Taco Bell has partnered with waste management company TerraCycle to give customers the opportunity to recycle those little single-serving sauce packets you get with your fast-food meal, Plastics Today reported.

Taco Bell expands 'groundbreaking' program that could set new standard for fast-food packaging: 'It was such a success'

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The FBI has seen a rise in scams targeting timeshare owners. In this kind of scam, criminals con these part-time property owners into shelling out hefty sums of cash, all under false pretenses related to their timeshare properties.

FBI warns that Mexican cartels are targeting Americans with timeshare scams

Bacon County, GA

Daily Coffee Press

On Monday, a search at a Bacon County home by investigators resulted in the discovery of a large quantity of illegal drugs, including methamphetamine and cocaine. However, the suspects are currently not in custody.

Drug Bust Uncovers Methamphetamine and Cocaine in Bacon County Residence

Kentucky State

Northern Kentucky Tribune

Kentucky’s Community Actions Partnerships have announced the starts date for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Summer Subsidy, aimed at helping Kentucky households offset summer cooling costs.

LIHEAP Summer Subsidy program to help with summer cooling costs to begin enrollment July 16

Gov. Andy Beshear announced on Thursday the successful launch of a statewide drug operation by the Kentucky State Police (KSP) known as “Operation Summer Heat,” following a three-month investigation into suspected drug trafficking rings.

KSP’s Operation Summer Heat makes 206 drug trafficking arrests, saving lives in safer state

Morristown Minute

NEW JERSEY - Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs announced today that Walmart has agreed to pay $1.64 million to settle allegations of unlawful unit pricing practices across its 64 New Jersey retail stores. The settlement, which includes a $1.61 million civil penalty, marks the largest ever obtained by the Division’s Office of Weights and Measures (OWM).

Walmart Pays $1.64M Settlement for Unlawful Pricing in NJ

California State

Alameda Post

California regulators just stopped AT&T from pulling the plug. California’s Public Utilities Commission on June 20 rejected AT&T’s application to stop providing landlines and other services in areas where there is no other option.

Still Need Your Landline?

The Associated Press

REGINA, Saskatchewan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 16, 2024-- Cargill, a global leader in oilseed processing, today announced it has surpassed the 50 percent completion milestone in the construction of its new canola facility located at the Global Transportation Hub in West Regina, Sask. Cargill broke ground on the facility in July 2022 and anticipates opening in 2025. The new facility will have the capacity to process 1 million metric tons of canola per year, producing crude canola oil for food and biofuel markets and canola meal for animal feed. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240716360154/en/ Cargill’s new canola processing facility in West Regina, Saskatchewan, has reached a significant milestone, surpassing 50% completion. Set to open in 2025, this state-of-the-art facility will process 1 million metric tons of canola annually. The new facility will play a critical role connecting the Canadian canola industry to the expanding domestic and global market opportunities for vegetable oil, high quality meal and biofuels. (Photo: Business Wire)

Cargill Surpasses 50 Percent Completion Milestone for Regina Canola Processing Facility Build

GreenMatters

Let’s face it: when you’re buzzed, you’re probably not thinking too hard about whether your beer was brewed sustainably. So while you’re sober, take a gander at 15 of the best sustainable beer brands, each of which have brews you — and the planet — can feel better about.Vote for the best sustainable beer brands once a day until July 23, 2024 at 11:59 a.m. ET.The 10 winners will be announced on August 1, 2024. Read more about our Green Matters Approved contests here.Allagash Brewing CompanyAllagash Brewing Company, located in Maine, is a Certified B Corp and a Crafted for...

14 of the Most Sustainable Beer Brands

Illinois State

Every year, new laws that were passed the prior year go into effect on July 1. In 2024, a number of new laws will begin this Monday. Among them include higher wages for tipped employees, a gas tax increase, and driver's licenses for undocumented immigrants.

New Laws July 1: Driver's Licenses for Undocumented Migrants, Raises for Tipped Workers, and More

The American Botanical Council's (ABC) Sustainable Herbs Program (SHP) has ushered in its new era as an independent Sustainable Herbs Initiative (SHI). Started in 2016 by SHP Founder and Director Ann Armbrecht, Ph.D., the program was launched as a web-only education project to inform visitors on the backstory of the herbs. Two years later, the project was turned into a full-fledged program under ABC and was added to the lineup of ABC research and educational programs which included HerbalGram, HerbClip, the ABC-AHP-NCNPR Botanical Adulterants Prevention Program (BAPP), and HerbMedPro.

Sustainable Herbs Initiative Ushers in New Era

The HD Post

CALIFORNIA – Starting July 1, landlords will only be allowed to collect one month’s rent for the security deposit on a rental property. Assembly Bill 12, signed into law last October, says regardless of whether the residential property is unfurnished or furnished, only one month’s rent can be charged in addition to any rent for the first month paid on or before initial occupancy.

Law limiting security deposits goes into effect July 1

Wyoming State

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Caitlin Tan wanted to breed her childhood horse, JP, because she’s been “amazing” — the type of animal any equestrian would be lucky to have once in a lifetime. Having access to coveted bloodlines increased the allure. Via the Miller Ranch, she could pair her 18-year-old mare with a stud descendent of Playboy’s Buck Fever.

Cream of the crop: a cremello foal is born in Wyoming

Massachusetts State

Dianna Carney

Sandy Paws Resuce Inc., a foster-based animal rescue in Massachusetts, recently introduced Miracle, a pit bull terrier who is approximately one year old, and is now looking for her forever home. According to the nonprofit rescue organization, “Miracle was dumped at a lake in Texas and rescued by a good samaritan who has been fostering her since.” This compassionate individual provided Miracle with a temporary home and the love she desperately needed. However, her foster parent recognizes that Miracle deserves even more. “While her foster hates to let her go, she knows there is a better life for Miracle in MA,” Sandy Paws Rescue Inc. noted.

Meet Miracle: The Dog Who Was Dumped At A Lake Now Looking For Love

Aurora, CO

David Heitz

Aurora’s pallet shelters for people experiencing homelessness, which only allow a maximum 30-day stay, have been cycling the same individuals in and out, city staff told council members Thursday. Many return to street encampments when their time in the pallet shelter runs out, Jessica Prosser, homeless services director for the city, said. Then, the city sweeps the encampment again, and they get to come back to the shelter for another 30 days, Prosser explained. This process can repeat multiple times.

Aurora pallet shelters a revolving door for homeless

Pennsylvania State

Bucks County Beacon

With an assassination attempt on Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania on July 13, 2024, the U.S. experienced another violent episode in its increasingly polarized politics. Former President Trump, who’s about to formally become the GOP nominee for president in the 2024 election, survived the attempted assassination when, initial reports said, a bullet grazed his ear . But one rally attendee was killed , more spectators were injured and the suspected gunman is also dead. The Conversation’s politics editor, Naomi Schalit, spoke with University of Massachusetts, Lowell, scholar Arie Perliger after the event. Perliger offered insight from his study of political violence and assassinations. Given the stark political polarization in the U.S., Perliger said, “it’s not a surprise that eventually people engage in violence.”

‘One Inch from a Potential Civil War’? Trump Shooting a Close Call for American Democracy

“Who sits there and thinks, with all the needs we have in America, of criminalizing the homeless?” wonders Pastor Robert Brown of Bristol’s Bible Evangelical Methodist Church after learning that the United States Supreme Court approved punishing those experiencing homelessness who have nowhere to sleep.

After SCOTUS OK’s Criminalization of Homelessness, Pennsylvania Democrats Plan Legislative Response to Protect Rights of the Unhoused

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Oregon Department of Agriculture seeks public comment on new large-scale farming regulations

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) - Oregonians have until Monday, July 22 to submit comments on the implementation of new environmental restrictions for the state's largest farms. When...

Oregon Department of Agriculture seeks public comment on new large-scale farming regulations

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