California will begin backing intentional burns to control wildfire(freethink.com)

272 points by Brajeshwar 3 years ago | 201 comments

A State Official Refused to Release Water for West Maui Fires(civilbeat.org)

132 points by rgrieselhuber 3 years ago | 75 comments

'Zombie Fires' burning at an alarming rate in Canada(bbc.com)

78 points by voisin 2 years ago | 27 comments

Utah becomes first US state to ban fluoride in its water(bbc.com)

435 points by Jimmc414 1 year ago | 1019 comments

BBC News article reporting that Utah has become the first US state to ban fluoride in its public water supply.

Gov. Polis Signs Bill Mandating That Consumers Have Options to Fix Electronics(coloradotimesrecorder.com)

401 points by rmason 2 years ago | 93 comments

Colorado Times Recorder news article reporting that Gov. Jared Polis signed a right-to-repair bill expanding consumers' options to fix electronics.

Gov. Newsom declares state of emergency for southern California(cnn.com)

63 points by LinuxBender 3 years ago | 18 comments

LA wildfires force thousands to evacuate, NASA JPL closed(theregister.com)

341 points by rntn 1 year ago | 479 comments

The Register news article on Los Angeles County wildfires forcing about 70,000 evacuations and the closure of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Judge rules Wyoming corner crossers did not trespass(hcn.org)

446 points by bikenaga 3 years ago | 300 comments

High Country News article reporting a judge's ruling that hunters who corner-crossed a Carbon County, Wyoming ranch did not trespass on private property.

Police cannot seize property indefinitely after an arrest, federal court rules(reason.com)

773 points by throwup238 2 years ago | 385 comments

Reason article reporting that the D.C. Circuit ruled police cannot hold seized property indefinitely after an arrest, calling it unconstitutional.

We can still stop California's 3D printer surveillance scheme(eff.org)

428 points by hn_acker 4 months ago | 152 comments

EFF Deeplinks article arguing that California's proposed 3D printer surveillance requirements can still be stopped and urging action against them.

Denmark will plant 1B trees and convert 10% of farmland into forest(apnews.com)

546 points by geox 1 year ago | 401 comments

AP News article reporting Denmark's plan to plant 1 billion trees and convert 10% of its farmland into forest.

US Supreme Court rules geofence warrants require constitutional protections(theguardian.com)

578 points by cdrnsf 3 months ago | 276 comments

Guardian news article reporting that the US Supreme Court ruled law enforcement geofence warrants for smartphone location data require constitutional privacy protections.