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![Grizzly bears may return to North Cascades after all](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2022/11/attachment-Grizzly.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Grizzly bears may return to North Cascades after all
Under the Biden administration’s new proposed plans, grizzly bears may make a comeback to Washington state’s North Cascades.
![‘Red wave’ never arrived due to Gen Z voters, experts say](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2022/11/attachment-elections.jpg?w=980&q=75)
‘Red wave’ never arrived due to Gen Z voters, experts say
Experts say widespread wins for Democrats on Tuesday night are defying early poll predictions of a “red wave” because Gen Z voters turned out in high numbers, signaling their concern for the rights of all Americans.
![Supreme Court adds fight over Colorado River water rights to its docket](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2022/07/attachment-Colorado-River.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Supreme Court adds fight over Colorado River water rights to its docket
The Navajo Nation is suing the Biden administration and three states over the right to access water from the Colorado River. Running through multiple states in the drought-prone west, water in the Colorado River has long been at the center of legal fights.
![Investment firms blamed for making California’s housing crisis worse. But is it earned?](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2022/11/attachment-Housing-California.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Investment firms blamed for making California’s housing crisis worse. But is it earned?
With a run on affordable homes across much of the West Coast, experts say investment firms may be influencing the housing market in hot markets like the San Francisco Bay Area. But they disagree on how much these investors are driving the severity of the statewide housing crisis.
![The haunting tale of Bakersfield’s Padre Hotel](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2022/10/attachment-Hotel-Haunting-3.jpg?w=980&q=75)
The haunting tale of Bakersfield’s Padre Hotel
The seventh floor is said to be a particular hotbed of paranormal activity, as are the upper floors in general.
![Republican, Democrat parents far apart in beliefs over what children should learn in school](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2021/02/School-development.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Republican, Democrat parents far apart in beliefs over what children should learn in school
Researchers say parents of children in primary education are further apart than ever in what they believe children should learn at school, including about gender identity and slavery — based on whether they vote Democrat or Republican.
![First Amendment battle in Oregon moves to final stage](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2017/05/court.jpg?w=980&q=75)
First Amendment battle in Oregon moves to final stage
The powerful hand of Oregon’s court bureaucracy was revealed in its ability to derail a return of traditional access to journalists reporting on a long-time source of news.
![Right-wing challenge to student debt forgiveness plan heads to Supreme Court](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2018/05/graduation11.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Right-wing challenge to student debt forgiveness plan heads to Supreme Court
The application from Brown County Taxpayers Association says the president had no legal authority to forgive student loan debt from tens of millions of Americans.
![Prairie zephyrs power Iowa utility toward renewable energy goal](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2022/10/attachment-Energy-wind.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Prairie zephyrs power Iowa utility toward renewable energy goal
Des Moines-based MidAmerican Energy, a state regulated utility owned by Omaha investment guru Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Energy, which serves 800,000 electric and natural gas customers in Iowa, Illinois, Nebraska, and South Dakota, has its sights set on generating the annual equivalent of 100% of its electric power from renewable sources.
![New research exposes animal behaviors in national parks](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2019/12/grizzly-bears-glacier-park.jpg?w=980&q=75)
New research exposes animal behaviors in national parks
New research from the University of Washington shows that wildlife in national parks drastically change their behaviors when people are around.