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Trump Wants to Cut Tribal College Funding by Nearly 90%, Putting Them at Risk of Closing

by Matt Krupnick 3/6/25 PROPUBLICA

The Trump administration has proposed cutting funding for tribal colleges and universities by nearly 90%, a move that would likely shut down most or all of the institutions created to serve students disadvantaged by the nation’s historic mistreatment of Indigenous communities.

Education-Schools

Scenic forest trails near Santa Cruz to open to the public for the first time

by Joe Rosalito 4/6/25 NBC

The one-time dairy-turned-national monument sits nine miles north of Santa Cruz at the edge of the Santa Cruz Mountains overlooking the ocean. Its opening this summer will cap years of fundraising and labor to convert the scenic landscape into a public recreational destination.

Environment-Habitat Preservation

We Saw Medicaid Work Requirements Up Close. You Don’t Want This Chaos.

by Kevin De Liban 8/6/25 The New York Times

Many of the Republicans pushing for Medicaid work requirements — permanent program cuts that will strip up to 14 million people of their health care coverage — likely have no idea what it takes to comply with them. We do. As legal aid lawyers, we were on the front lines helping low-income people in Arkansas keep their health care coverage when the state rolled out work requirements in 2018.

Health Care-Insurance

‘Tremendous uncertainty’ for cancer research as US officials target mRNA vaccines

by Melody Schreiber 12/7/25 The Guardian

Amid Trump cuts and state-level backlash, experts worry that progress in messenger RNA vaccines could stall

Health Care-Prevention

The Texas way: why the most disaster-prone US state is so allergic to preparing for disasters

by Ed PilKington 13/7/25 The Guardian

It faces hurricanes, heat, drought, rising seas and – as last week showed – deadly floods. But despite the clear need for preventive action, that is not the political mood

Doing Nothing

Colville Tribes confirms first salmon sighting in Kettle River eight years after reintroducing salmon near Coulee Dam

by ONE News Staff 11/7/25 SOURCEONE

NESPELEM — A juvenile Chinook salmon was recently photographed in the Kettle River near Cascade Falls in British Columbia, marking the first confirmed sighting of a Chinook in the river since the Colville Tribes began reintroduction efforts upstream of Grand Coulee Dam in 2017.

Environment-Habitat Preservation

Why the Southwest megadrought is here to stay

by Jordan Joseph 13/7/25 earth.com

Snowpack once reliably fed water into the Colorado River, yet winter precipitation across the Four Corners has dropped by roughly 23 percent since 1980. Reservoirs and ranchers feel the strain each spring.

Heat and Drought

The deepening water shortage row between the US and Mexico

by Will Grant 13/7/25 BBC

After the thirtieth consecutive month without rain, the townsfolk of San Francisco de Conchos in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua gather to plead for divine intervention.

Heat and Drought

There is no safe amount of processed meat to eat, according to new research

by Madeline Holcombe 2/7/25 CNN

There is strong evidence that there is “no safe amount” of processed meat to eat, nutrition experts say in response to a new study on the connection between diet and the risk of major diseases, including cancer, type 2 diabetes and heart disease. The researchers also found elevated risks from the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages and trans fatty acids.

Diet

Six-hour ‘undo’ button: GAI-17 rewinds stroke damage and may beat Alzheimer’s

by Osaka Metropolitan University 15/7/25 Science Daily

Protein aggregation inhibitor shows lower levels of cell death and paralysis in mice with acute strokes.

Health Care-Illness

Agroecological farming promotes yield and biodiversity but may require subsidy to be profitable

by B.A Woodcock 1/7/25 BTITISH ECOLOGICAL SOCIETY

The intensification of global agriculture has devolved reliance on natural ecosystem services to agrochemicals and crop breeding, while simultaneously losing semi-natural habitats (Priyadarshana et al., 2024; Pywell et al., 2015; Stoate et al., 2009). In the short term this has increased yields at a level inconceivable in previous centuries but has come with negative externalities like biodiversity loss, nutrient losses and pollution burdens (Defra, 2023; Stoate et al., 2009;

Environment-Agriculture

#290 ReWilding our Water: From Rain to River to Sewer and back with Tim Smedley, author of The Last Drop

by Tim Smedley The Last Drop

If you listen to this podcast for any length of time, you’ll know that I believe the way forward is predicated on our finding shared values—I’d go for integrity, compassion, courage and generosity of spirit as the baselines—and then a suite of clear asks in the outer world and needs in the inner world. 

Environment-Habitat Preservation

First-of-its-kind wildlife overcrossing in Northern California officially in progress

by Timea Horvath 18/7/25 KRCR

Wildfire Crossing Structure Project includes construction of a single-span, approximately 100-foot long by 140-foot wide wildlife overcrossing bridge at Post Mile 19.77. Caltrans crew will also install approximately two miles of 8-foot-high wildlife exclusion fencing on both sides of the highway, jump-outs every half mile to allow wildlife to escape the roadway corridor, cattle guards at private road access points and a reinforced concrete box culvert to enhance wildlife undercrossing opportunities.

Environment-Biodiversity

=====Named after a historic dairy ranch that still stands today, Wilder Ranch covers a staggering 7,000 acres, from the treelined ridges of Ben Lomond Mountain to rugged cliffs overlooking a particularly untamed expanse of the Pacific Ocean. A testament to the area's rich agricultural history, farmers still grow artichokes, Brussels sprouts, and other fog-loving crops on the land between the ocean and Highway 1. 

Read More: https://www.islands.com/1911800/california-coastal-wilder-ranch-state-park-near-downtown-santa-cruz-uncrowded-beach-trails/===== by Peter Stone 20/7/25 The Guardian

Ever since Donald Trump began his second presidency, he has used an “invented” national energy emergency to help justify expanding oil, gas and coal while slashing green energy – despite years of scientific evidence that burning fossil fuels has contributed significantly to climate change, say scholars and watchdogs.

=====California's Hidden Coastal State Park Near Downtown Santa Cruz Offers Uncrowded Beach Access And Ethereal Trails

Read More: https://www.islands.com/1911800/california-coastal-wilder-ranch-state-park-near-downtown-santa-cruz-uncrowded-beach-trails/===== by Eva Johnstone 19/6/25 Islands

Named after a historic dairy ranch that still stands today, Wilder Ranch covers a staggering 7,000 acres, from the treelined ridges of Ben Lomond Mountain to rugged cliffs overlooking a particularly untamed expanse of the Pacific Ocean. A testament to the area's rich agricultural history, farmers still grow artichokes, Brussels sprouts, and other fog-loving crops on the land between the ocean and Highway 1. 

Read More: https://www.islands.com/1911800/california-coastal-wilder-ranch-state-park-near-downtown-santa-cruz-uncrowded-beach-trails/

Only 3 years left – new study warns the world is running out of time to avoid the worst impacts of climate change

by Piers Forster 20/7/25 THE CONVERSATION

Bad climate news is everywhere. Africa is being hit particularly hard by climate change and extreme weather, impacting lives and livelihoods.

We are living in a world that is warming at the fastest rate since records began. Yet, governments have been slow to act.

“Remarkable” Results – Scientists Say This Supplement Reversed Heart Damage

by THE UNIVERSITY OF OSAKA 19/7/25 SciTechDaily

Japanese researchers have uncovered that tricaprin, a dietary supplement, triggered a dramatic reversal of heart disease symptoms in two patients with a rare, treatment-resistant condition. After years of chest pain and failed therapies, the patients experienced relief and even regression of artery-clogging fat deposits. The key wasn’t lowering cholesterol, but breaking down triglycerides inside heart cells—a novel and potentially groundbreaking approach to cardiac care.

Can cannabis impact aging? Study shows marijuana could alter 'genetic code'

by WKRC 20/7/25 KOMONEWS

The study highlighted the importance of understanding marijuana's effects on the body, as it remains one of the most widely used drugs globally. While some effects are well-known, the research indicated a broader impact than previously anticipated.

Stop telling us it’s not about that

by MurielVieux 23/7/25 DAILY KOS

Deny the truth to yourselves all you want people, but stop telling us Black folks that what’s going on today, what won the 2024 election is not white supremacy.

The 5 Best Drinks for Kidney Stones (Plus 3 to Avoid)

by Tracy Norfleet 13/3/24 GoodRx

If you’ve ever had a kidney stone, you know that they can be incredibly painful. And about half of people with kidney stones end up having more in the future. But there are things you can do to lower your risk of kidney stones, like drinking the right things.

What to do about gallstones

by Harvard Health Publishing 20/7/23

Gallstones begin with bile, a substance that helps with the digestion of fats and the absorption of certain vitamins. Bile is made in the liver and carried to the gallbladder, a small, pear-shaped organ that concentrates and stores it. The fat in food triggers the release of a hormone that causes the gallbladder to contract and release bile into the intestine.

Where the next deadly flood wave could strike

by Andrew Freedman 24/7/25 CNN

The ingredients that led to the Hill Country disaster — steep terrain, swollen rivers and unsuspecting people in harm’s way — are not unique to Texas. Across the United States, there are pockets of vulnerability where geography, weather and human nature converge in ways that heighten the risk of flash flooding.

Why the U.S. is leading the world in extreme weather catastrophes

by Seth Borenstein 2/4/23 PBS NEWS

The United States is Earth’s punching bag for nasty weather.

Blame geography for the U.S. getting hit by stronger, costlier, more varied and frequent extreme weather than anywhere on the planet, several experts said. Two oceans, the Gulf of Mexico, the Rocky Mountains, jutting peninsulas like Florida, clashing storm fronts and the jet stream combine to naturally brew the nastiest of weather.

It is one of the deadliest chemicals on Earth – but even Mexico’s cartels can’t resist the lure of mercury

by Luke Taylor 24/7/25 The Guardian

An undercover investigation reveals 200 tonnes of the deadly substance is being smuggled across South America, where it is poisoning rivers, soil and air