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![California looks at banking reform after Silicon Valley Bank failure](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2022/10/attachment-Money.jpg?w=980&q=75)
California looks at banking reform after Silicon Valley Bank failure
An expert urged lawmakers to make chief risk officers — of which Silicon Valley Bank had none for months — mandatory at all times.
![Temblor tourism meets seismic science in ‘Earthquake Capital of the World’](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/04/attachment-Earthquake-California-2.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Temblor tourism meets seismic science in ‘Earthquake Capital of the World’
Tiny Parkfield, California, sees a magnitude 6 or larger earthquake about every 20 years. It's time, and geologists — and tourists — are ready.
![Idaho criminalizes helping minors to obtain abortions](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2022/04/Capitol-Idaho.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Idaho criminalizes helping minors to obtain abortions
Not content with making abortions illegal within the state, Idaho has now made it illegal for anyone to help a minor obtain an abortion across state lines.
![Planned Parenthood Northwest sues Idaho AG over legal opinion on abortion restrictions](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2017/05/court.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Planned Parenthood Northwest sues Idaho AG over legal opinion on abortion restrictions
Planned Parenthood Great Northwest claims Idaho’s attorney general’s interpretation of the state’s total abortion ban amounts to an illegal threat against medical providers.
![Group sues California for allowing off-road vehicles in state park](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/04/attachment-California-public-lands.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Group sues California for allowing off-road vehicles in state park
The plaintiff claims that off-roading vehicles disturb the peace and quiet of the park and threaten at-risk plants and animals.
![Inflation could boost county payments for federal land](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/04/attachment-Yellowsone-.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Inflation could boost county payments for federal land
The Interior Department budgeted $580 million for local governments in 2023, up 5.5% from the year prior.
![Ninth Circuit urged to save salmon dying in Sacramento River](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/04/attachment-Water-salmon-california.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Ninth Circuit urged to save salmon dying in Sacramento River
For 20 years, environmentalists, water managers and the federal government have been fighting over the balance between keeping farms watered and keeping threatened fish alive.
![EPA clears way for California’s zero-emission truck sales requirement](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/03/attachment-Electric.jpg?w=980&q=75)
EPA clears way for California’s zero-emission truck sales requirement
California can proceed with its plan to require that truck manufacturers sell an increasing percentage of zero-emission medium and heavy-duty trucks in the state starting next year.
![Trump indicted in NY, will face criminal charges](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/03/attachment-Trump.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Trump indicted in NY, will face criminal charges
The indictment of Donald Trump in his home state ramps up one of several criminal investigations facing the former president in the early days of his 2024 campaign.
![Challenge to public access on private Montana land gets high court liftoff](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2022/10/attachment-Supreme-Court.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Challenge to public access on private Montana land gets high court liftoff
The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 Tuesday to revive a lawsuit against the federal government by two Montana property owners who say a public road brought increased traffic, trespassers and theft.