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Drug overdose deaths have increased 150% percent in Butte County in the past five years, Director of Butte County Behavioral Health Scott Kennelly shares advice on how people who use drugs can do them a little safer. Also, two more homeowners insurance companies — AmGUARD and Falls Lake — made the announcement they’re leaving California earlier this summer with little fanfare, and the Butte County Board of Supervisors voted to write a letter of opposition to a state bill known as the Water Ratepayers Protections Act of 2023.

Dr. James E. Cottrell expands on the fears and importance of getting proper surgery.

Winds have pushed smoke from northern wildfires into the valley and officials say it’s important to check air quality. Also, the Shasta County Board of Supervisors saw another disorderly meeting this week, and the city of Chico has announced an unexpected vacancy on its Climate Action Commission.

A new early warning siren system in Paradise to help people evacuate during wildfires is scheduled to be completed next month. It was one of the town’s top priorities following the 2018 Camp Fire. But after officials in Hawaii decided not to sound their sirens during recent wildfires there, NSPR’s Jamie Jiang wondered how Paradise’s siren system will work in a future emergency.

PG&E customers in parts of the Sacramento Valley had their power shut off last night due to high fire danger. Also, the number of mosquitoes has exploded this year following record precipitation and officials are reporting that’s led to an unprecedented level of West Nile virus activity, and animal advocates are urging California to pay for spay and neuter programs to help with the state’s pet overpopulation crisis.

In our second week of back-to-school-themed episodes devoted to plant education in school and life, three new guests join Cultivating Place this week to share more.

The controversial Tuscan Water District is up for vote at today’s Butte County Board of Supervisors meeting; it will determine if a special election to create the district will be put to voters in December. Also, Lassen College has the lowest student transfer rate of any community college in the state, and Burney has been under a boil water advisory for nearly two weeks after E. coli was found in the community’s drinking water distribution system.

Erin Presley is the herb, woodland, and pond garden horticulturist at Olbrich Botanical Gardens, a 16-acre, free, public garden founded in 1952 on the shores of Lake Wonona in Madison, Wisconsin.

Covered California yesterday announced rate hikes, signaling that runaway health care costs are back after five years of low premium increases. Also, yesterday marked five years since the Carr Fire entered the city of Redding, and a San Francisco company is hoping to install a solar farm on more than 20 acres northeast of Bangor in Butte County.

Host Dave Schlom visits with two-time World Series champion and four-time MLB All-Star Hunter Pence about the nonprofit organization he and his wife Alexis have founded: Healthy Planet Project.