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Most hospitals in Oregon are currently at over 90% capacity, despite the fact that COVID-19 hospitalizations are nowhere near their highest peaks.
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Erik Neumann/JPRThe McKinney Fire, and the Alex and Yeti fires are burning in Siskiyou County, along the Klamath River. It’s a vast rural area, dotted by several small towns. Kathy McCovey lives in Happy Camp. McCovey is a member of the Karuk Tribe and is a longtime firefighter. JPR’s Erik Neumann spoke with McCovey on Monday about what it’s like living near the fires. -
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Manish Swarup/APA study builds on research that shows landfills are the third-largest source of methane emissions globally, after oil and gas systems and agriculture.
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Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty ImagesFalling gasoline prices put a dent in the July inflation rate, which fell to 8.5% from 9.1% in June. But other costs such as housing continue to climb, putting a strain on many family budgets.
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Part of a $6 million Oregon state grant is being rolled out to help treat mental health issues among cannabis farm workers stemming from poor working conditions.
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The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality warns southern Oregon communities of poor air quality caused by fires in Northern California.
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Scientists at the Oregon Institute of Technology were recently awarded a $1 million grant from the federal government that could result in research that improves health outcomes in Southern Oregon due to wildfire smoke.
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The number of children reported with anxiety and depression increased between 2016 and 2020 by 26% nationally, with 1.5 million more children with anxiety and depression in 2020 than 2016. In Oregon, the increase is even higher.
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California’s unemployment system is too focused on rooting out fraud and minimizing business costs than providing people with timely benefits, according to a new report from the state.
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Newsom’s priorities — for the last three weeks of the session — include ramping up targets for greenhouse gas reductions and clean electricity, and creating safety zones around new oil wells.
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Californians will decide in November whether to lock the right to abortion into the state constitution. If they vote “yes” on Proposition 1, they will also lock in a right that has gotten less attention: the right to birth control.
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A Bay Area man described himself as “delirious” from the pain of a quickly spreading rash, but it took six telehealth appointments, one urgent care visit, and two emergency room trips before he was finally diagnosed and treated for monkeypox.
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Public health officials reported the first case of monkeypox in Humboldt County, California on Friday.
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A research team at San Jose State University is working to better understand the growing phenomenon of fire-induced weather patterns and how they make wildfires more intense and harder to fight.
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