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Can you trust companies that say their plastic products are recyclable? US regulators may crack down on deceptive claims

Plastic is a fast-growing segment of U.S. municipal solid waste, and most of it ends up in the environment. Just 9% of plastic collected in municipal solid waste was recycled as of 2018, the most recent year for which national data is available. The rest was burned in waste-to-energy plants or buried in landfills.

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Special Lakeport City Council meeting called to consider grant support for Parkside Apartments project

LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Lakeport City Council will hold a special meeting this week to consider whether to support a request for a grant extension that would benefit an affordable housing project.

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Clearlake City Council candidates’ forum planned for Sept. 30

CLEARLAKE, Calif. — The eight candidates running for seats on the Clearlake City Council will participate in a forum next week.

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State launches new initiative to mobilize one million Californians for climate action

During Climate Week, Gov. Gavin Newsom has announced a new state initiative to mobilize one million Californians to take climate action at home and in their neighborhoods to help build resilient communities.

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TRUTH in Labeling Act would heighten the warning for shoppers looking to cut sugar, salt and saturated fat intake

A bill known as the TRUTH in Labeling Act has been sitting before Congress since late 2023. If passed, it would require U.S. food manufacturers to add a second nutrition label to the front of product packages, in addition to the ones currently found on the back or side panel. It would also require the label to highlight any potentially unhealthy ingredients in the product, such as the amount of sugar, sodium and saturated fat it contains.

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Dodd tribal compacts bill signed; Elem Colony among tribes covered by measure

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed measures by Sen. Bill Dodd (D-Napa) to ratify key intergovernmental agreements between the state and seven Native American tribes — including one from Lake County — for the purposes of gaming.

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Governor signs legislation to limit the use of smartphones during school hours

Building on his calls for school districts to restrict the use of smartphones on school campuses, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday signed Assembly Bill 3216, the Phone-Free School Act, to require every school district, charter school and county office of education to adopt a policy limiting or prohibiting the use of smartphones by July 1, 2026.

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Flags in Lakeport lowered to honor Onorato

LAKEPORT, Calif. — The city of Lakeport is honoring a longtime public servant for his efforts to make Lake County a better place.

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What the jet stream and climate change had to do with the hottest summer on record − remember all those heat domes?

Summer 2024 was officially the Northern Hemisphere’s hottest on record. In the United States, fierce heat waves seemed to hit somewhere almost every day.

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Supervisors to consider final 2024-25 fiscal year budget, Spring Valley rate increase

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — The Board of Supervisors is set to consider approval of the final budget for the 2024-25 fiscal year and consider a water rate hike for Spring Valley residents.

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State unemployment up slightly in August; Lake County rate remains flat

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — California’s jobless rate edged up slightly in August, while Lake County’s rate remained flat.

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California’s Youth Empowerment Commission launches to tackle key issues facing young people across the state

The newly formed Youth Empowerment Commission held its inaugural meeting in Oakland on Thursday yesterday evening, marking the official launch of an initiative to engage youth in the development of policy and legislative solutions to some of the most pressing issues facing young people in California today, including homelessness, education and mental health.

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Space News: The Moon had surprisingly recent volcanic activity, samples from Chinese space mission confirm

Volcanoes were erupting on the Moon as recently as 120 million years ago, evidence collected by a Chinese spacecraft suggests. Until the last few years, scientists had thought volcanic activity ended on the Moon around 2 billion years ago.

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Helping Paws: Shiba Inus and terriers

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — Lake County Animal Care and Control has more new dogs waiting to go to new families.

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Creating healthy habitat for hitch

Recovering populations of Clear Lake hitch isn’t just a goal for the Robinson Rancheria Pomo Indians of California; it’s critical to their culture and way of life.

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Preventive care is free by law, but many Americans get incorrectly billed − especially if you’re poor, a person of color or don’t have a college degree

Even though preventive care is supposed to be free by law for millions of Americans thanks to the Affordable Care Act, many don’t receive recommended preventive services, especially racial and ethnic minorities and other at-risk patient groups.

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Space News: Astronomers are getting better at detecting asteroids before they hit Earth – and it could save us from catastrophe

On September 4 2024, astronomers discovered an asteroid, one metre in diameter, heading towards Earth. The space rock would burn up harmlessly in the atmosphere near the Philippines later that day, officials announced. Nevertheless, it produced a spectacular fireball that was shared in videos posted on social media.