TODAY'S TOP NEWS

• Hail, floods and a tornado threaten northern Italy’s 2018 harvest
• Heat brings relief for French vineyards

• In a U.S.-China trade war, what are the stakes for the Central Valley?
• UC Davis Global Climate Action Summit
• Water regulators help target black market marijuana farmers in Southern California
• U.S. Dept of Labor Agrees To Consent Judgment With Grower Following Farmworker Death
• Petaluma waterfront winery plan scrutinized

• Wildfire ravage Yosemite-area tourist industry
• Homes in these California Counties are at the greatest risk of wildfires
• Wildfires are up more than a quarter in Europe – with the heatwave-hit north seeing huge increases
• It’s probably a good time to buy a mask and change the filter on the air conditioner

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