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Here s why Tacoma isn t facing a drought emergency like the rest of the state News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash. 12 hrs ago Debbie Cockrell, The News Tribune (Tacoma, Wash.) Jul. 14 As the rest of the state faces a drought emergency, announced Wednesday by Gov. Jay Inslee and the state s Department of Ecology, Tacoma, among other Puget Sound metros, is fine with its water supply. Just as it dodged the recent chlorine shortage, Tacoma has options as part of the Green River Watershed and drawing from groundwater wells. State officials on Wednesday during the governor s briefing credited municipal water supplies and storage for the area s exemption from the drought emergency. ....
COVID town hall takes on vaccine concerns in the Black community What’s fueling COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy? How can we encourage more people to get the shots? Experts from USC and beyond answered the most pressing vaccination questions at a recent town hall. February 17, 2021 Black Americans are suffering higher rates of severe disease and death during the pandemic but are receiving COVID vaccines at a dramatically lower rate than white Americans. (USC Photo/David Medzerian) Joyce Richey knows at least 30 people who have died from COVID-19 family members, friends and associates. “It’s very real and very personal for me,” said Richey, associate dean for diversity and inclusion at the Keck School of Medicine of USC. A passionate diabetes educator and researcher, Richey is pivoting to COVID. ....