California’s Air, Kelp Crisis, and Ebola Threat

California’s air quality may be expensive, but it’s a necessary cost—our geography traps pollution and dry weather won’t clear it naturally. After decades of smog, strict regulations saved us from disaster, and we can’t risk going back. Meanwhile, off the coast, exploding sea urchin populations are devouring kelp forests, which have shrunk by 95%. In Congo, a deadly, untreatable Ebola strain is spreading toward Uganda, with an American doctor infected—and federal funds for the response are frozen. This exposes deeper flaws in our crisis response. And in Virginia, five dead and 34 injured in a bus crash highlight dangerous licensing loopholes: the driver couldn’t speak or read English yet held a commercial license. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/5a469fd7388257b3