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![Judge: USFS’s approval of old-growth tree logging in Oregon likely illegal](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/04/attachment-Oregon-Forests.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Judge: USFS’s approval of old-growth tree logging in Oregon likely illegal
U.S. Forest Service rules once protected large old-growth trees from timber projects. Recent court cases, including this latest one, have pushed back on changes to those rules.
![To grow or not to grow: A look at the no-longer-small towns of Idaho](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2017/09/Boise.jpg?w=980&q=75)
To grow or not to grow: A look at the no-longer-small towns of Idaho
As Idaho and its capital continue to boom, small towns peppered around Boise’s borders grapple with growth many never anticipated — and accept hard truths they never thought they’d face.
![Washington governor signs assault weapon sales ban](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/04/attachment-guns-.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Washington governor signs assault weapon sales ban
Passed with an emergency clause on April 8, Washington state’s ban on the sale of assault weapons took effect immediately. A lawsuit followed moments later.
![Court denies bid to gut expansion of Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/04/attachment-Olympic-Peninsula-water.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Court denies bid to gut expansion of Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument
A Ninth Circuit panel on Monday ended a timber company's challenge of the Obama administration’s expansion of the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument in southwestern Oregon.
![After Fox News ousts Tucker Carlson, GOP lawmakers circle the wagons](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2022/12/attachment-Trump1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
After Fox News ousts Tucker Carlson, GOP lawmakers circle the wagons
Carlson has been the network's most popular host for years but he featured prominently in a defamation suit that ended last week in a $787 million settlement.
![Judge sides with environmentalists over federal logging project in Oregon](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/04/attachment-oregon-logging.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Judge sides with environmentalists over federal logging project in Oregon
While the government argued it was way too early in the project to sue, Supreme Court precedent now allows people who live near or enjoy affected areas to bring actions before any trees are cut down.
![Texas Senate approves ban on college diversity programs](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/04/attachment-Texas-capitol.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Texas Senate approves ban on college diversity programs
Democrats in the upper chamber argued the bill is a big step backward in the push for equal opportunity at the over 100 public colleges and universities in the Lone Star State.
![Ninth Circuit denies groups’ request to halt drilling project in National Petroleum Reserve](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/04/attachment-drilling-oil-gas.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Ninth Circuit denies groups’ request to halt drilling project in National Petroleum Reserve
ConocoPhillips can continue to move forward with their Willow drilling project in Alaska pending ongoing litigation, the Ninth Circuit ruled Wednesday.
![Feds propose water cut options to stabilize imperiled Colorado River Basin](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2022/10/attachment-water-nevada.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Feds propose water cut options to stabilize imperiled Colorado River Basin
The Bureau of Reclamation issued a draft environmental statement outlining options to manage the drought in the Colorado River Basin.
![California braces for historic snowmelt after record-breaking winter](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/02/attachment-California-Snow.jpg?w=980&q=75)
California braces for historic snowmelt after record-breaking winter
Nearly a trillion gallons of water lie frozen in the mountains of California's Sierra Nevada. Most of it will melt between now and July — and most of it will flow down into the Central Valley.