• LGBTQ+ youth at higher risk of suicide

    September is National Suicide Prevention Month and LGBTQ+ youth in Wyoming and around the country are finding it harder to receive support because of a move by the Trump administration. In July, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration removed the “press 3” option from the 988 Suicide...
  • EarthTalk Q&A: Artificial Turf  Controversy

    Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss EarthTalk Artificial turf fields have been rising in popularity as a low-maintenance (no mowing or watering) alternative to natural grass; North America has over 18,000 synthetic fields, and 1,500 are added annually. Marketed as durable and green-looking year-round, it is also becoming known for...
  • The rotten egg smell at the Salton Sea isn’t just a nuisance. It can make people sick.

    Deborah Brennan CalMatters Residents around the Salton Sea have long complained of respiratory ailments from particulate pollution that wafts from its shoreline. Now UCLA researchers have identified another air pollutant that could be sickening people in communities near the inland lake: hydrogen sulfide. That’s a gas from decaying, organic...
  • Lawsuits filed to stop Texas’ new congressional map

    Two lawsuits have been filed against the newly drawn redistricting map in Texas. Opponents of the gerrymandered map, which creates more Republican districts, said it is racially discriminatory, and redrawing maps mid-decade is unconstitutional. Stephanie Gomez, political director for the advocacy group Move Texas, said under the current system,...
  • Cómo actualizar su hogar para la vida multigeneracional

    La convivencia multigeneracional se está volviendo cada vez más común. Sin embargo, a medida que las familias crecen y cambian, también deben hacerlo sus hogares. Danielle DeBoe Harper, gerente sénior de estilo creativo en Moen, líder en experiencias acuáticas en el hogar, comparte tres formas de desarrollar espacios estéticamente...
  • How to Upgrade Your Home for Multi-Generational Living

    Multi-generational living is becoming increasingly common. However, as families grow and change, so must their homes. Danielle DeBoe Harper, senior creative style manager at Moen, a leader in water experiences in the home, shares three ways to develop aesthetically pleasing spaces that cater to everyone’s needs. Create a Connected...
  • CA leaders slam Supreme Court decision on ICE raids

    Suzanne Potter California News Service Leaders across California are speaking out against the Supreme Court’s decision on Monday September 8 to allow federal immigration agents to racially profile Californians suspected of being undocumented, at least for now. The high court vacated a temporary restraining order, which means the sweeping...
  • La Corte Suprema permite a los agentes de inmigración reanudar las patrullas en Los Ángeles

    Wendy Fry & Sergio Olmos CalMatters La Corte Suprema de Estados Unidos concedió el 8 de septiembre la solicitud de emergencia de la administración Trump de levantar una orden de restricción temporal que prohíbe a los funcionarios federales de inmigración realizar “ patrullas itinerantes ” y perfilar a las personas en función de su apariencia...
  • ‘Something can be done about this’: New plan aims to stop sex abuse in California schools

    Matt Drange CalMatters A beloved teacher arrested for soliciting a minor. A coach convicted of sexual abuse. A school district hit with a multi-million-dollar jury verdict for failing to protect students. The steady drumbeat of stories in recent years about educator sexual abuse in K-12 school districts across California...
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