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Residents of Matinicus, off the coast of Maine, are pushing back on book banning efforts sweeping the country. They're stocking their library's shelves with books being censored elsewhere.

Researchers used drones to study close encounters along the Southern California coast. They surveyed 26 beaches for more than a year with no shark bites reported.

The beloved Oregon author Beverly Cleary died last week at the age of 104. OPB producer Katrina Sarson visited Cleary at her home on the California coast 6 years ago for an interview. We play an excerpt from that interview today.

The Oregon Health Authority lifted warnings for two of five popular beaches on the coast just in time for Fourth of July celebrations.

An invasive fungus that has killed millions of bats on the East Coast, has been found in California. White-nose syndrome was detected last week on several bats near Lassen Volcanic National Park in Northern California. Forum talks about the spread of the deadly bat disease and efforts to stop it. We’ll also discuss the important … Continue reading Fungus Deadly to Bats Found in California →

A traditional map of Oregon shows the Cascades, the Willamette Valley, the high desert and the coast. But there's a lot of information NOT depicted, like the indigenous lands of Oregon's Native Americans and the original place names given to them. David Harrelson, head of Cultural Resources with the Confederated Tribes of Grande Ronde, explains how cartographers are working to counter this erasure by de-colonizing maps of indigenous lands.

An Amtrak Coast Starlight train that had been stranded 40 miles east of Eugene since Sunday started moving Tuesday morning.

Since California's power system went haywire, there's been a renewal of interest among West Coast cities in public providers of power. {Public power advocates say electricity from municipally owned companies is cheaper and more reliable.} But not everyone likes the idea of cities getting into the power-generating business. {Detractors say it's expensive and that lower prices are no sure thing.} NPR's Elaine Korry has a report.

Having worked the West Coast earlier in the week, Texas Governor George W. Bush was bearing down on the Midwestern states again today, campaigning in Missouri, Illinois and Wisconsin. Bush warned that Gore's plans for seniors were just a "hop, skip and a jump" from nationalizing the U.S. health care system. Gore, meanwhile, campaigned in Illinois as well and had plenty of warnings of his own. In Chicago he told a crowd that "prosperity is on the ballot," and warned against Bush's environmental record. NPR's Steve Inskeep reports.

There's an opening for the next landlord of Piel Island, which is about half a mile off England's northwestern coast. A big responsibility will be running a centuries-old pub called The Ship Inn.