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Damnation Trail I pull over and peer over the road embankment, and down there I see jade-green pools of water, absolutely perfect for swimming. Smith River (Courthouse News photo / Bill Girdner) On a road trip a week ago, it was hot the day we drove along the Smith River as it descended towards the coastal redwoods at the very top of California. I have a kind of attraction to, possibly an obsession with, beautiful bodies of water and when I see them, I want to jump in and wade or swim. The desi...

Berlin’s Hackescher Markt S-Bahn station on a frigid January night. (Courthouse News photo / William Dotinga) LUXEMBOURG (CN) — Germany has been violating European Union pollution standards since 2010, the bloc’s top court ruled on Thursday.  Not available in English, the decision from the European Court of Justice says that Berlin failed to take appropriate measures to curb nitrogen dioxide emissions between 2010 and 2016.  “The Federal Republic of Germany has manifestly failed to ad...