Flock camera opponents say they were left out of state-led policy review

When a county judge put the brakes on what would be the largest data center in California, ruling the whole project needed extensive environmental review, Kristian Salgado was relieved. The community organizer lives in Imperial County, where the nearly 1-million-square-foot facility was proposed. The rural county near the Mexico border struggles with bad air pollution and has one of the state’s highest rates of asthma hospitalization for kids, according to the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. One of Salgado’s nephews lives right next to the site and struggles with the respiratory disease. “It just seemed very unusual that a project of this scale, with that many backup generators, could be permitted without requiring any further [analysis] of what that would mean for residents,” she said. Now, Salgado and others who share her concern believe Proposition 45 on the November ballot could roll back their wins. The initiative changes the California Environmental Quality Act, or CEQA, a law intended to inform decision makers and the public about a project’s possible environmental impacts — and mitigate them to the extent possible.

A Conroe group launched a petition Saturday to let voters decide whether the city keeps its Flock automated license plate reading cameras.

“Healthy reefs are home to a lot of biodiversity, a lot of species that we don’t yet fully understand, and potentially a lot of compounds — chemicals that could prove to be enormously useful for medical applications or other applications in the future,” he said. “That is something we can’t quantify very well because we haven’t completely explored all of those possibilities yet. But if reefs were to die, and those species and those ecosystems disappeared, then we would have lost the opportunity to potentially learn of that value and make use of it in the future.”Get Rhode MapA weekday briefing from veteran Rhode Island reporters, focused on the things that matter most in the Ocean State. Enter EmailA breakthrough at Roger Williams University’s Center for Economic and Environmental Development is giving scientists more time to study coral by establishing a standardized method for spawning, breeding, and culturing the organism. Koty Sharp, director for the school’s Economic & Environmental Development, and associate professor of biology, marine biology, and environmental sciences, talked to the Globe about how the new discovery could advance coral research worldwide.

Click the + Icon To See Additional Sharing OptionsMore than 70 entries participated in the Missouri Days Parade on Saturday in Trenton, with Green Hills Head Start receiving the Spirit of Missouri Day Award and top honors in the school and youth division. Green Hills Head Start’s entry, which featured a truck and trailer, earned recognition in both categories during the annual celebration. Several businesses, community organizations, and individuals also received awards for their parade entries. Centerstone of Trenton won the community and nonprofit division, while BTC Bank received the award for best business entry. Tenth Street Baptist Church earned top honors in the religious category, and Phil Fox was recognized in the political division. The North Central Missouri College track and cross-country teams received first place in the sports and club category. In the vehicle competitions, Ed Arnold won the best car or truck manufactured before 1960 category with a truck. Matt Gibson Goodview Farm received the award for best car or truck manufactured after 1960 with a pickup.

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Click the + Icon To See Additional Sharing OptionsKirksville captured the Buddy and Karla Hannaford Sweepstakes Award at the Missouri Days Marching Festival on Saturday in Trenton, earning the festival’s top combined honor for performances in the parade and field show competitions. The sweepstakes award recognizes the band with the highest combined score from parade and field show judging. Kirksville competed in Class 4, finishing first in both events to secure the overall championship. Kirksville also earned first place in Class 4 field show auxiliary and indoor color guard competitions, along with a second-place finish in indoor drumline. A total of 29 bands entered the Missouri Days Marching Festival for evaluations across several competitive events. Only five schools participated in both the parade and field show, making them eligible for the Hannaford Sweepstakes Award. In overall field show competition, first-place honors went to North Harrison in Class 1, Harrisburg in Class 2, Richmond in Class 3, Kirksville in Class 4, and Park Hill South in Class 5.