Floods, Fires, Droughts & Heat Waves

Also: An indoor mask mandate in P-town; CSA craze continues in Mass. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  [Donate [WBUR]]( [View in Browser](  [WBUR]( July 26, 2021 Good Morning Boston, 🌞 Patchy fog this morning. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 88. While you (likely) won't get a gold medal for it, I hope you're able to start off your week strong. Here's what you need to know today: - First, we have some updates from Provincetown. Last night during an emergency Select Board and Board of Health meeting, an indoor mask mandate was approved. The town manager was also given the power to put other restrictions in place, such as capacity limits on indoor gatherings, if needed. This all comes after more than 550 positive tests have been linked back to P-town, some among fully vaccinated people. - Winner winner, chicken dinner: Today is the first of five drawings in the state's vaccine lottery. Nearly 2 million people have registered for the chance to win $1 million (or a scholarship, for those 17 and under). Stay tuned; winners will be announced later this week. - Acting Boston Mayor Kim Janey will announce a pilot program later today to make the 28 bus between Roxbury and Mattapan free. Some advocates think all bus routes should be free, but that would cost the MBTA an estimated $60 million a year in lost revenue. However, there is a bill on Beacon Hill that would require the T and all regional transit authorities in the state to begin a year-long pilot program for free bus service, and a virtual hearing on that proposal is scheduled for Wednesday. - ICYMI: The mayor of Boston announced last week that public school students will be required to wear masks when classes resume. But some other school superintendents aren't sure whether they will follow Boston's lead and expect to make their own decisions by early August. FWIW, Gov. Charlie Baker said there's no plan to make a statewide mask mandate in schools. P.S.– I loved watching the Olympics this weekend, but I really loved reading the responses to [this tweet]( from ESPN asking, "Name something that 𝙞𝙨𝙣'𝙩 an Olympic sport, but 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡𝙨 like an Olympic sport." — Meagan McGinnes [@meaganmcginnes]( newsletters@wbur.org The Rundown [1.](url)[CSA Craze Continues As Pandemic Wanes, Benefiting Local Farmers]( Not every farm is enjoying such success, and there is no CSA trade group collecting industry-wide figures. But anecdotal evidence suggests the CSA surge is a statewide — and even nationwide. [Read more.](   #%23%23[Twitter](  #%23%23[Facebook](    2. [Climate Scientists Meet As Floods, Fires, Droughts And Heat Waves Batter Countries]( Hundreds of scientists are meeting to finalize a landmark climate report. It's meant to guide the next decade of international climate policy, but it's unclear if politicians will act on it. [Read more.]( 3. [Pressure Is Building On Biden To Do More For Asylum-Seekers And Migrants]( Biden is set to give remarks on Monday to the nation's largest Latino advocacy organization, UnidosUS. Some of Biden's supporters hope his speech is directed more broadly to the American people — particularly to swing voters who are concerned about migration yet recognize the value of immigrants in their communities, and not just his base. [Read more.]( 4. [Doctors Worry That Memory Problems After COVID-19 May Set Stage For Alzheimer's]( PET scans taken before and after a person develops COVID-19 suggest that the infection can cause changes that overlap those seen in Alzheimer's. And genetic studies are finding that some of the same genes that increase a person's risk for getting severe COVID-19 also increase the risk of developing Alzheimer's. [Read more.]( 5. [Bob Moses, Civil Rights Leader And Longtime Educator, Dies At 86]( "Throughout his life, Bob Moses bent the arc of the moral universe towards justice," said Derrick Johnson, head of the NAACP. "He was a strategist at the core of the voting rights movement and beyond. He was a giant. May his light continue to guide us as we face another wave of Jim Crow laws." [Read more.]( Support the news Anything Else? - NPR asked teens to share their most pressing questions about COVID vaccines. [Here are answers]( from several pediatricians and trusted sources of health information. - An update from the Olympics: U.S. swimmer Katie Ledecky [took silver]( in her first final. The U.S. gymnastics team also had a [surprisingly rough first day]( during qualifications. - In Maine, there's a [new push]( to protect the last wild Atlantic salmon in the U.S. [WBUR] Your Daily Must Listen [Here & Now | 'A Movement, Not A Moment': Black Lives Matter Marks 8 Years]( [Listen]( TIPS & LIFE ADVICE [The Plastic Problem Isn't Your Fault, But You Can Be Part Of The Solution]( How To Help Your Garden And Plants After All This Rain. [Read more.]( With The Delta Variant Spreading Fast, Is It Time To Mask Up Again? [Read more.]( How To Heat Proof Your Summer Workout. [Read more.]( Want more tips to win at life – and your weekend? [Sign up for WBUR's Weekender newsletter.]( It will hit your inbox every Saturday morning. What We're Reading - The ‘Fyre Fest’ of overnight camps closed after 6 days ([The Boston Globe]( - Lockdowns reveal inequities in opportunities for walking activities ([MIT News]( - A Visual History of Rickrolling ([The Pudding]( Tell Me Something Good ['Ted Lasso' Is Back, And You Bet Your Biscuits Season 2 Is Just As Sweet]( The new season of the hit Apple TV+ show dropped last week. And as NPR TV critic Eric Deggans writes, its episodes are "just as good — if not better — than the first." Before you go: 🎶 [If you like piña coladas]( 😎 Forward to a friend. They can sign up [here](. 📣 Give us your feedback: newsletters@wbur.org 📨 Get more WBUR stories sent to your inbox. [Check out all of our newsletter offerings.]( [WBUR]( [95289b97-66e8-43d4-a174-3bc3520a79a9.png]( [Instagram](  [Twitter]( [Facebook]( Want to change how you receive these emails? [Stop getting this newsletter by updating your preferences.]( I don't want to hear from WBUR anymore. 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