Arizona cannabis sales totaled more than $1.4 billion for the third consecutive year in 2023, as medical sales continued to tank and recreational buyers made up an overwhelming share of the sales.
The Jewell School District in the Clatsop State Forest predicts it could lose nearly $1 million in revenue if a plan to scale back logging is implemented.
The Center for Biological Diversity points to increasing visitor pressure and unregulated cattle grazing as part of the threat to desert tortoise habitats in Nevada's Basin and Range and Gold Butte national monuments.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is encouraging local housing authorities to experiment with giving cash directly to renters in pilot programs it wants to follow.
Several conservation groups are asking the federal government to cancel a proposed utility-scale solar energy development, arguing the project will cause significant impacts to the imperiled Mojave desert tortoise.
President Joe Biden announced the award of $8.5 billion to chipmaker Intel, along with $11 billion in loans that will help the semiconductor manufacturer expand operations in Arizona and three other states.
Current data shows Utah’s snow water equivalent — essentially how much water is currently in the state’s snowpack — at about 125% of what’s normal for this time of year.
California voters have approved Proposition 1, a ballot measure aimed at boosting mental health resources and addressing the state’s homelessness crisis.