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KNAU Insider prEview – July 6th, 2018
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Reveal Begins On KNAU 
Last year saw the most destructive Atlantic hurricane season on record. As climate change pushes ocean temperatures higher, scientists predict storms will continue growing more severe.

How did we get here? Can it happen again? And what are we doing about it?
This week Reveal examines government policies that allowed people in Houston to build in the path of Hurricane Harvey. And how many people actually died in Puerto Rico because of Hurricane Maria? Sources indicate the official death toll is far too low.

“The Tide is High,” this week on Reveal. Saturday at 1pm on KNAU News/Talk schedule andstreaming at KNAU.org

Challenge Filed To Law Barring Collecting Of Mail-In Ballots
Another legal challenge has been filed to a 2016 law that bars groups in Arizona from collecting early mail-in ballots from voters and delivering them as part of get-out-the-vote efforts. Learn more at KNAU.org.
Group Wants Route 66 On List Of National Historic Trails

The National Trust for Historic Preservation announcement says it’s embarking on a month-long road trip that will cover the full length of the historic highway as part of its campaign for the designation.Learn more at KNAU.org.

Earth Notes: Silvery Minnow Rescues

Summers like this one, the Middle Rio Grande in New Mexico is a river without water. When it dries up, tiny fish become trapped in shrinking pools. But rescue missions are underway. Learn more at KNAU.org.

SkyWest Airlines Recommended As Prescott’s New Air Carrier
The Daily Courier reports that the Prescott City Council and an airport advisory committee on Tuesday recommended a commercial air-carrier proposal from SkyWest Airlines, operating as United Express. Learn more at KNAU.org.

Caught In Tariff War, U.S. Distillers Fear Losing Out On Global Whiskey Boom
U.S. whiskey distillers are fretting over the steep new tariffs they’re facing around the world. They’re being punished as U.S. trading partners retaliate against the Trump administration’s tariffs on steel and aluminum. Learn more at NPR’s food blog, The Salt.