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![Beating expectations again, jobs report drives home robust labor market](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/06/attachment-infrastructure-taxes.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Beating expectations again, jobs report drives home robust labor market
The monthly jobs report once again eclipsed expert predictions on U.S. employment, even with downward revisions to past months.
![Biden administration puts $725M toward coal mining cleanup](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2024/06/attachment-Coal.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Biden administration puts $725M toward coal mining cleanup
The Biden administration is releasing $725 million for 22 states and the Navajo Nation to clean up abandoned mines and reduce related pollution.
![Trump guilty of falsifying business records; Daines calls verdict a “sham”](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2022/12/attachment-Trump1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Trump guilty of falsifying business records; Daines calls verdict a “sham”
A New York City jury on Thursday convicted former President Donald Trump on all 34 counts accusing him of falsifying business records to cover up a hush-money scheme related to his 2016 presidential run.
![Emergency protection sought for Nevada toad endangered by gold mines](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2024/05/attachment-nevada-water-toad.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Emergency protection sought for Nevada toad endangered by gold mines
Environmentalists warn that a new Southern Nevada gold rush is threatening groundwater resources in the Oasis Valley where the critically endangered Amargosa toads live.
![California’s drying Salton Sea has caused pollution, health problems](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2024/05/attachment-water-california1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
California’s drying Salton Sea has caused pollution, health problems
As the Salton Sea shrinks, the exposed lakebed has caused increased pollution and health problems for communities in California's Imperial County and beyond, researchers found.
![Replenished by rain, California’s national parks turn lush](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2024/05/attachment-water-california.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Replenished by rain, California’s national parks turn lush
Following another welcome wet season, the Golden State's national parks are teeming with visitors. State reservoirs are near capacity, and snowpack is still holding out.
![Judge: BLM cannot harvest spotted owl habitat for fire plan](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2020/12/Northern-Spotted-Owl.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Judge: BLM cannot harvest spotted owl habitat for fire plan
The bureau may need to axe its commercial logging plans from a much-needed fire resiliency plan in Southern Oregon to protect northern spotted owls.
![Napa winemakers brush off concerns of decline](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2024/05/attachment-california-wine.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Napa winemakers brush off concerns of decline
Some observers fear California’s premier wine destination is headed for a downturn. Those working in Napa’s famous vineyards and tasting rooms are more optimistic.
![Newsom signs bill allowing Arizona doctors to offer abortions in California](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2024/05/attachment-arizona-abortion1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Newsom signs bill allowing Arizona doctors to offer abortions in California
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill Thursday immediately allowing Arizona doctors to travel to the Golden State and perform abortions for their patients, for most of the remaining year.
![Conservationists appeal order protecting black bear baiting in grizzly territory](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2022/06/FWP-Black-bear.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Conservationists appeal order protecting black bear baiting in grizzly territory
Grizzly bear advocates claim the federals government has fallen short on its obligation to protect federally protected wildlife from black bear baiting in Idaho and Wyoming.