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![Montana declines to help Colorado build its new wolfpack](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/01/attachment-Wolves.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Montana declines to help Colorado build its new wolfpack
Colorado is currently negotiating with Washington and Oregon for wolves, while Idaho, Montana and Wyoming declined to participate.
![Sacramento looks at half-cent sales tax to solve transit, housing, climate issues](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/08/attachment-sacramento-california.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Sacramento looks at half-cent sales tax to solve transit, housing, climate issues
Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg on Friday unveiled a proposal for a countywide ballot initiative that, if passed, would raise almost $10 billion over 40 years to tackle transportation, housing and climate change.
![Oakland residents defend city amid rise in crime, political backlash](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/08/attachment-California-oakland.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Oakland residents defend city amid rise in crime, political backlash
Is Oakland in decay, or moving on up? Oaklanders and criminal justice experts defend the city saying a sudden crime wave in July does not undo all the work done to improve "The Town" in recent years.
![Once feared, Diablo Canyon now key to California clean energy goals](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/08/attachment-energy-california.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Once feared, Diablo Canyon now key to California clean energy goals
Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant sparked controversy when it first opened decades ago. But in an era shaped by climate change, it may be just what California needs while the state awaits construction of an offshore wind farm.
![Montana judge blocks logging project in grizzly territory](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2022/11/attachment-Grizzly.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Montana judge blocks logging project in grizzly territory
The judge partially agreed with environmentalists that the U.S. Forest Service violated federal law when authorizing the Black Ram Project in northwest Montana.
![Feds ease Colorado River water cuts for thirsty Western states](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/02/attachment-Colorado-River.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Feds ease Colorado River water cuts for thirsty Western states
Following a winter of above-average precipitation, the Bureau of Reclamation released its Colorado River Basin plan Tuesday that reduces the cuts states reliant on the river will have to shoulder.
![10th Circuit OKs Wyoming plan to retrofit coal plants under Clean Air Act](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/08/attachment-Wyoming.jpg?w=980&q=75)
10th Circuit OKs Wyoming plan to retrofit coal plants under Clean Air Act
Wyoming’s state implementation plan has been pending before the 10th Circuit for nearly a decade across three presidential administrations.
![Feds must reconsider critical habitat for endangered bee](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/08/attachment-bee.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Feds must reconsider critical habitat for endangered bee
A federal judge sided with environmental organizations on Friday over the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's decision to not designate critical habitat for an endangered species of bumblebee, ruling the agency must reconsider its decision for the species.
![Utah’s lawsuit against national monuments dropped by federal judge](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/08/attachment-utah-monuments.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Utah’s lawsuit against national monuments dropped by federal judge
Hundreds of thousands of acres of the Grand Staircase–Escalante and Bears Ears National Monuments in Utah will remain protected after a federal judge dismissed a lawsuit brought by the state of Utah.
![With water-conscious buildings, Colorado aims to keep ‘blue’ in blueprint](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/08/attachment-Colorado-water.jpg?w=980&q=75)
With water-conscious buildings, Colorado aims to keep ‘blue’ in blueprint
As aridification and climate change strain water supply, Colorado businesses and policymakers say simple changes can help prepare the western state for continued growth.