Rebecca Worby

Global warming could affect your coffee buzz, Antarctic ice is fast disappearing, and cats in Wyoming are catching the bubonic plague.

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A California law eliminating cash bail has been put on hold.

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Researchers find high lead levels in an Ohio county, Fiat Chrysler pays the price for its emissions scandal, and the Supreme Court upholds California's foie gras ban.

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National parks that remain open during the shutdown have seen a number of issues as a result of understaffing, including litter and vandalism.

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Washington state implements new gun purchase restrictions, more border fencing could be constructed, and NASA gets a a good look at a far-off celestial body.

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David Bernhardt, who will step in to fill the role, is a lawyer and lobbyist with strong fossil fuel and water industry ties.

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The Pacific Standard staff highlights the stories published elsewhere that moved us, made us think, and left us a little envious.

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As curated by our editorial staff.

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Whether it's a prison strike organizer or a former vice president, there's nothing like reading a person's story in their own words.

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Criminal justice reform on Capitol Hill, women take power in the Nevada assembly, and American teens go on vapecation.

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Savanna's Act passed the Senate unanimously. If it doesn't pass the House, it will be back to square one next session.

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Gun deaths in the U.S. hit a 20-year high, the Supreme Court declines to wade into an abortion debate, and a study offers some hope for coral reefs.

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A Park Service Board gets new members, mudflows follow California fires, and a big company commits to clean energy.

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Advocacy groups say that's an unprecedented show of public interest.

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Amy Irvine, the author of Desert Cabal, discusses what it means to write about public lands in the shadow of Abbey's classic.

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Federal employees are warned about taking part in the #Resistance, Californians look to a gun tax after a mass shooting, and transgender caravan members face extra challenges.

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Under the Bureau of Land Management's plan, close to 700,000 acres of previously protected land would be open to drilling and mining.

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Scientists revise results on a major climate study, Trump supports criminal justice reform, and palm oil production threatens orangutan habitat.

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An investigation by Pacific Standard and the Guardian revealed the full extent to which Ryan Zinke's Department of the Interior favored industry over conservation.

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The hot, dry winds turn drought-ridden areas of Southern California into a tinderbox in the fall.

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The Trump administration announces new immigration rules, more wildfires erupt in California, and Google changes its sexual misconduct policies in response to walkouts.

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Air quality is harming children, sea otters get some good news, and a utility company provides a partial mea culpa for a major fire.

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When a young Jewish woman was murdered at my university a decade ago, the crime seemed unthinkable. Today, such events can feel almost chillingly unsurprising.

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With the mid-term elections looming, some have speculated that Zinke will be among the next spate of cabinet members to leave their posts.

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A powerful storm ravages a U.S. commonwealth, Starbucks opens a deaf-friendly store, and a court protects a shy, vulnerable species.

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The EPA sidelines science, the Harvard University bias case goes to trial, and the West Coast might get its first offshore wind auction.

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The policy would have required that the data for all scientific studies used to justify major regulatory actions be publicly available.

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States try to keep the Colorado River flowing, an Ebola outbreak continues, and the U.K.'s highest court says the cake shop customer isn't always right.

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The competition, which ended Tuesday, provided flashes of joy during this tumultuous news cycle.

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A state of emergency has been declared in 35 counties in Florida.

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Californians are arrested on Charlottesville-related charges, Missouri is down to one abortion clinic, and researchers may have found a far-off moon.

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The EPA takes another swipe at science, the Carolinas continue to feel the effects of Florence, and grizzlies get a reprieve in Yellowstone.

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A glacier in Antarctica gets a new name and, once more, environmental regulations are under threat.

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Several non-profit groups have lambasted the new rule as a handout to the extractive industry.

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Concerns arose before Hurricane Florence made landfall about the piles of toxic waste from coal-burning power plants in the storm's path.

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The Trump administration gives FEMA funds to ICE, the number of migrant children in custody soars, and Scott Pruitt courts a coal job.

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Governor Jerry Brown signed legislation on Monday setting a goal of 100 percent renewable energy for the state by 2045.

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Colorado sues an opioid manufacturer, the ACLU says the government suppressed pipeline protests, and India lets go of an outmoded gay sex ban.

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David Vela's nomination comes as criticism has mounted over the Trump administration's failure to appoint permanent leaders for land management agencies housed under the Department of the Interior.

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Scientists test a non-addictive painkiller, the Trump administration takes another swing at affirmative action, and something fishy's going on off the Normandy coast.

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New legislation would require all publicly held companies based in California to have at least one woman on their boards starting next year.

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The proposed policies could go into effect without requiring a vote from Congress.

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PS Picks is a selection of the best things that the magazine's staff and contributors are reading, watching, or otherwise paying attention to in the worlds of art, politics, and culture.

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District Judge Robert S. Lasnik ruled in favor of Washington, D.C., and 19 states that had filed a lawsuit against Defense Distributed.

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The news followed a public outcry this week over Verizon's throttling of data for fire crews battling Northern California's Mendocino Complex Fire.

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Firefighters take on Verizon, the secretary of education pushes for guns in schools, and scientists find ice on the moon.

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The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals blocked a 2016 law banning the procedure, which is the most common method of second-trimester abortion.

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Legal experts weigh in on what these revelations might mean for Trump.

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Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke didn't see the Bureau of Land Management's draft plan beforehand; he only learned the details when he read about them in the news.

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HUD's complaint alleges that, by allowing landlords and sellers to choose who sees their ads, the social media platform is fostering housing discrimination.

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