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A Napa Valley 10 Questions: Meet Danielle Cyrot, winemaker at CADE Estate Winery.

While it might be easy to get sentimental in the wake of these announcements, neither supervisor plans to take their foot off the gas during the year they have left in office.

Women across California who are farmworkers will get help to maintain home and community gardens using fewer pesticides. It is the goal of a grant from the GreenLatinos Justicia y Equidad Fund. The advocacy group Alianza Nacional de Campesinas will use the grant to fund the Madre Tierra, or Mother Earth program. ...

A Napa Valley 10 Questions: Meet Danielle Cyrot, winemaker at CADE Estate Winery.

Pennsylvania communities could be hit hard by rising financial uncertainty in the countrys biggest electricity market, according to three new reports. PJM Interconnection includes Pennsylvania and a dozen other states. According to the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis, private equity and private capital-owned power plants in the PJM face financial struggles that have recently resulted in shutdowns. ...

The Natural State Initiative latest report recommends increasing access to outdoor recreation, which will help grow the states economy. The Natural State is home to 52 state parks. The report recommends expanding activities that include rock climbing and trails for cycling and mountain biking in the parks. ...

Research shows that between a quarter and 60% of those directly affected by a wildfire will experience post-traumatic stress disorder.

By Claire Carlson, John Upton and Kaitlyn Trudeau for The Daily Yonder.Broadcast version by Eric Tegethoff for Oregon News Service for the Public News Service/Daily Yonder Collaboration Will and Julie Volpert have led white water rafting trips on Southern Oregon’s Rogue and Klamath rivers for over a decade for their company Indigo Creek Outfitters, out of the small town of Talent, Oregon. The rafting season, which extends from May to September, is a perfect time to be out on the river...

Besides physical effects, wildfire smoke can create economic anxiety, isolation, and despair. In rural areas, scientists see a link between smoke and higher suicide rates.

Santa Cruz County Clerk Tricia Webber told the Sentinel ballots for the March 5 presidential primary will be mailed out to voters the first week of February with voter guides sent about a week prior.