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![States come up with plan to boost Colorado River system](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/05/attachment-Water-Colorado.jpg?w=980&q=75)
States come up with plan to boost Colorado River system
California, Arizona and Nevada announced Monday they have come up with a plan to save 3 million acre-feet of water by 2026 to help bolster the dwindling Colorado River and lakes Mead and Powell, which 40 million people in the West depend on for water.
![Newsom touts plan to cut red tape, speed up green infrastructure projects](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2022/12/attachment-Solar-Energy-Nevada.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Newsom touts plan to cut red tape, speed up green infrastructure projects
Newsom announced plans Friday to reform decades-old development processes in order to get green energy projects moving — and create hundreds of thousands of new jobs.
![Missoula attorneys challenge Montana’s Tiktok ban in federal court](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/05/attachment-tiktok.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Missoula attorneys challenge Montana’s Tiktok ban in federal court
The plaintiffs want a federal judge to declare the ban invalid and to permanently bar the state from enforcing it. They are represented by Natasha Prinzing Jones and Matthew Hayhurst with Boone Karlberg in Missoula.
![California touts $60 million plan to revive Yuba River for salmon](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/05/attachment-California-salmon.jpg?w=980&q=75)
California touts $60 million plan to revive Yuba River for salmon
Restoring the river to the way it was before gold mining means spring-run Chinook salmon could be spawning on the north fork for the first time in 100 years.
![Fight over roads in Montana’s Flathead National Forest lands at Ninth Circuit](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/05/attachment-Flathead-forest.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Fight over roads in Montana’s Flathead National Forest lands at Ninth Circuit
The issue of whether the U.S. Forest Service can amend longstanding protections for grizzly bear and bull trout habitat in Montana’s Flathead National Forest is before a Ninth Circuit panel.
![Out-of-state breweries may soon ship to Oregon after all](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2017/05/rsz_istock-498721336_1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Out-of-state breweries may soon ship to Oregon after all
Oregon beer lovers may be in for a treat this summer after a settlement on Monday offered hope that out-of-state breweries may have the chance to ship their products to Oregonians.
![Newly created ‘tree of life’ shows butterflies came from America](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/05/attachment-Butterflies.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Newly created ‘tree of life’ shows butterflies came from America
Scientists believe butterflies are roughly 100 million years old, having evolved from moths when dinosaurs still roamed the earth.
![Hollywood digs in for prolonged shutdown](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/05/attachment-movies-television.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Hollywood digs in for prolonged shutdown
Writers and the 10 major studios remain deeply divided on a number of issues including minimum pay, the rules governing artificial intelligence in script writing and residuals.
![Montana women victorious in court over early-stage abortions](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/04/attachment-Abortion.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Montana women victorious in court over early-stage abortions
The state Supreme Court upheld a lower court’s decision that a law banning advanced-practice registered nurses from performing early-stage abortions was unconstitutional.
![Study: Australian brush fires triggered El Nino in North America](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2018/03/rain.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Study: Australian brush fires triggered El Nino in North America
La Niña changes the winters across North America. Canada and northern America get colder, the southwest U.S. gets hotter and drier, and the Pacific Northwest gets wetter.