Courthouse News
Oregon Republicans return to Senate after 6-week walkout
SALEM, Ore. (CN) — Republican state senators returned to Oregon’s Capitol this week, ending a six-week walkout spurred by two Democratic-backed bills involving reproductive rights and gun restrictions.
West gets reprieve from drought, but forecasters predict change as El Niño approaches
Parts of the Sierra Nevada, Great Basin, Utah, Arizona and western Colorado saw snow water equivalent levels 200% to 300% higher than normal.
Oakland A’s will be calling Las Vegas home after vote
Nevada lawmakers voted to allocate $380 million in public money toward building a $1.5 billion, 30,000-seat stadium at the site of Tropicana Las Vegas.
Greater sage grouse given California Endangered Species Act protections
The change will last at least a year while the state's Department of Fish and Wildlife determines whether the move should be permanent.
San Diego short-term rental rules found not discriminatory
A nonprofit of San Diego landlords and hosts argued city regulations on vacation rentals were discriminatory. A federal judge wasn't buying it.
Oakland A’s move to Las Vegas gets closer after Nevada legislative vote
The Major League Baseball team is on the cusp of moving to Sin City and leaving Oakland, its home since 1968.
Youth-led climate change trial in Montana continues
One expert testified that young people are being harmed by climate change far more than adults are, both physically and psychologically.
Youth-led climate change trial, the first of its kind, opens in Montana
An attorney for the plaintiffs argued Montana’s emissions are equal to that of Argentina, Pakistan and the Netherlands, despite the state having only a fraction of the population.
Feds to reconsider protections for West Coast fishers
Environmental advocates are celebrating a settlement requiring the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to reconsider whether West Coast fishers in Northern California and southern Oregon warrant protection under the Endangered Species Act.
Wild horses have clear impact on environment, but does the good outweigh the bad?
Conservationists say the presence of horses in national forests contributes to the decline of numerous endangered species, but others point to environmental benefits like reducing wildfire risk.