Evening News - Thu July 20th, 2023

During an emergency, the Nevada County Office of Emergency Services activates something called the Emergency Operations Center, or EOC. It works to help coordinate support for tactical field operations, and it’s especially important during events like wildfires. We hear from members of Nevada County’s Emergency Operations Center, the central site for managing and coordinating the support of tactical field operations during emergencies like wildfires. Oil and gas wells left behind by operators can have less than favorable effects on residents living around them — dizziness, nausea, and headaches, just to name a few. The California Report covers new efforts to help permanently seal them. We close with an essay by Molly Fisk.