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Colorado bill to fund AI cameras to detect, fight wildfires advances
Wildfires in Colorado have caused billions of dollars in damage and are expected to increase in frequency and severity as the climate changes.
Recent storms ease pressure on California water managers
California water managers remain cautious, noting the rains stopped after historic storms last year and the state remains mired in drought.
‘What the hell is wrong with us,’ Newsom asks after second California mass shooting in two days
California Governor Gavin Newsom also blasted the silence of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy — a California congressman — and the GOP.
Endangered species success stories touted off Southern California coast
The San Clemente Island Bell’s sparrow made its way off the endangered species list along with four plants only found on the U.S. Navy-owned island in Southern California, thanks to population recovery.
Arizona poised to drop legislator age requirement from 25 to 18
The Civic Participation Act, a constitutional amendment proposed by Representative Matt Gress, a Republican from Phoenix, would lower the minimum age to run for both chambers of the Arizona Legislature from 25 to 18.
Nevada mining company issued trespass notice over endangered plant
A mining company with eyes on an area between Las Vegas and Reno rich in lithium and boron was dealt a setback by the Bureau of Land Management over an endangered plant.
50-50 chance global warming exceeds Paris limit by end of decade, scientists warn
Depending on the methodology used, the scientists said 2022 was either the fifth or sixth hottest year on record.
Oregon butterfly makes comeback, moves to threatened list
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Wednesday it will move the Fender’s blue butterfly from endangered to threatened under the federal Endangered Species Act after “improved” species recovery in its endemic Willamette Valley region.
Arizona contemplates a water future without Colorado River access
The Central Arizona Project, a 336-mile canal that flows through Phoenix and past Tucson, brings water from the Colorado River to more than 5 million people in Maricopa, Pinal and Pima counties.
Job market ends 2022 on a high note
eating expectations, the U.S. economy added 223,000 jobs in December as the unemployment rate fell back to a half-century low of 3.5%.