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Judge dismisses young climate activists’ lawsuit challenging Trump on fossil fuels | OUT WEST ROUNDUP
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MONTANA Judge dismisses climate lawsuit BILLINGS — A federal judge on Oct. 15 dismissed a lawsuit from young climate activists seeking to block President Donald Trump’s executive orders promoting fossil fuels and discouraging renewable energy. U.S. District Judge Dana Christensen said the plaintiffs showed overwhelming evidence climate change affects them and that it will worsen…
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Company bids less than a penny per ton in biggest US coal sale in over a decade | OUT WEST ROUNDUP
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MONTANA Coal bid price plummets BILLINGS — A Navajo tribe-owned company bid $186,000 to lease 167 million tons of coal on federal lands in southeastern Montana on Oct. 6 in the biggest U.S. coal sale in more than a decade. The offer from the Navajo Transitional Energy Co. (NTEC) equates to one-tenth of a penny…
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New Mexico is first state to promise free child care for all families | OUT WEST ROUNDUP
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NEW MEXICO State promises free child care SANTA FE — New Mexico’s governor is promising universal free child care to families of all income levels. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced her plans in the second week of September, saying she wants to leverage a financial windfall from oil and gas production to help more parents…
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OUT WEST ROUNDUP | Officials weigh emergency actions in drought-stricken states
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THE WEST Emergency response weighed as drought worsens FLAGSTAFF, Ariz- Federal officials say it may be necessary to reduce water deliveries to users on the Colorado River to prevent the shutdown of a huge dam that supplies hydropower to some 5 million customers across the U.S. West. Officials had hoped snowmelt would buoy Lake Powell…
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New Mexico governor seeks funds for universal preschool
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SANTA FE, N.M. – New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham sounded a rallying cry to increase state spending on public education including preschool and encouraged allied Democratic lawmakers to revive initiatives on gun control, pay equity for women and climate-change regulation that stalled under her Republican predecessor. In her first State of the State address…
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OUT WEST ROUNDUP | Oklahoma fast-tracks medical marijuana, faces pushback
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Oklahoma Oklahoma fast-tracking medical marijuana, but with pushback OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma pushed ahead last week with emergency rules aimed at fast-tracking operations of the medical marijuana industry, but not before concerned health officials tacked on requirements that cannabis advocates say will only slow things down. The state Board of Health narrowly voted to prohibit…
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Out West Roundup: Friess will spend ‘whatever it takes’ in Wyoming governor’s race
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Wyoming Wyoming governor candidate Friess will spend “whatever it takes” to win CHEYENNE – Republican candidate for governor Foster Friess is slowly developing policy positions, but it’s hard to tell yet how his broad political convictions will compare to his primary opponents who are more well-versed in state government issues. Friess – a successful investor,…
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Out West Roundup: Film industry officials hope next New Mexico governor boosts business
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New Mexico Film industry officials hope new governor boosts business SANTA FE – Officials in New Mexico’s film and television industry say a new governor may help boost business for film production in the state. Gubernatorial hopefuls seeking to succeed term-limited Gov. Susana Martinez say some potentially consequential tweaks to the state’s film and television…
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Out West Roundup: Arizona governor suspends Uber from autonomous testing
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Arizona Arizona governor suspends Uber from autonomous testing PHOENIX – Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey suspended Uber’s self-driving vehicle testing privileges last week in the wake of a pedestrian fatality in a Phoenix suburb. Ducey said in a letter to CEO Dara Khosrowshahi that video footage of the crash raised concerns about the San Francisco-based company’s…
