The new rules will cut pollution from diesel trains and trucks in low-income communities near the ports and rail yards and are projected to save the state tens of billions in health costs.
The new laws raise the minimum age to buy a gun to 21, impose a three-day waiting period for gun purchases, expand the state’s Extreme Risk Protection Order law and make it easier for gun violence survivors to sue the gun industry.
Environmentalists say the Salt River horse herd puts excessive stress on the environment and the endangered species that inhabit it, but horse advocates argue perceived damage isn't the herd's fault.
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.
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.
The measure was turned from a dramatic reshaping of zoning laws in the state into an effort to assess statewide housing needs without preemptions on local governments.
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.