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KEET.orgThe new documentary out on KEET-TV, the PBS station based in Eureka, explores how young local artists are using their creativity for civic engagement, identity, expression and social change. JPR's Vanessa Finney speaks with the producer/director of the film, Jack Lucido and Grayson Johansen, one of its featured artists. -
Gene J. Puskar/AP PhotoFor 55 years, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health has sent specialized teams of trained medical detectives into workplaces to investigate what could be making workers sick 鈥� everything from dust, fungus, asbestos and radiation. Now, dozens of these ongoing investigations have been canceled.
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A bill that passed a key committee vote in Congress this week would add a work requirement for some on Medicaid and would jeopardize billions in Medicaid funding for Oregon. -
Many homeless people are finding themselves in a sort of medical in-between: not sick enough for the hospital, but not well enough to take care of themselves on the streets. Medical respite programs are trying to fill this gap. -
There are over 1,000 tide gates in Oregon, preventing the ocean from flooding valuable agricultural land. Many were installed more than 70 years ago. And now, they鈥檙e at risk of failure. But replacing them isn't easy. -
Oregon and Washington passed aggressive goals to decarbonize their power supply but left it to the Bonneville Power Administration to build the transmission lines needed for wind and solar. The agency hasn鈥檛 delivered. -
Enlarging the dam would deliver more Sacramento River water to Central Valley farmers but a tribe could lose sacred sites and endangered salmon could lose habitat in wet years. -
State Fire Marshal Daniel Berlant outlines how Cal Fire is preparing for the peak of California鈥檚 increasingly long and unpredictable wildfire season, as millions of residents find themselves living in higher-hazard areas. -
President Donald Trump urged Congress to eliminate funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting during his first term, but was largely unsuccessful. Now, he's trying again, on several fronts. But the effort faces headwinds and its success is far from certain. -
After reading a CalMatters article, two people were able to reconnect with their homeless relatives. Here鈥檚 what happened next. -
A viral podcast showcases a Medford doctor鈥檚 research into whether some children with autism can communicate telepathically. But the fiercest debate isn鈥檛 about mind reading 鈥� it鈥檚 about a method used to help some people spell out words, and whether they are truly speaking for themselves. -
A growing number of older adults are ending up homeless for the first time 鈥� often after a lifetime of work. With few options, little support and growing health risks, being older and homeless comes with unique difficulties. -
Environmental and climate groups are asking lawmakers to again fund heat pump rebates for rental housing. -
From higher costs to export worries, California鈥檚 agricultural and wine industries face many possible tariff effects. But some hope for opportunity.
