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Monica Samayoa/OPBEnvironmental and climate groups are asking lawmakers to again fund heat pump rebates for rental housing. -
Julie Leopo-Bermudez/CalMattersFrom higher costs to export worries, California’s agricultural and wine industries face many possible tariff effects. But some hope for opportunity.
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In 2023, the Oregon legislature created a plan for more recovery high schools for teens with substance use disorder. But, Governor Tina Kotek’s recent proposed budget cuts back on what was promised. -
The district attorney's office in Shasta County is facing high workloads and high vacancy rates. -
JPR's Vanessa Finney spoke with AIFF co-director of programming, Richard Herskowitz, plus filmmakers Richard Green and Gary Lundgren, about the curated slate of films. -
While it’s an unprecedented third year in a row for no commercially caught salmon, brief windows will be allowed for sportsfishing in California. -
The California DMV routinely allows dangerous drivers with horrifying histories to continue to operate on our roadways. Too often they go on to kill. Many keep driving even after they kill. Some go on to kill again. -
Humboldt County cannabis farmers are struggling as the price of their crop drops. Add local taxes and regulations, and it’s likely never been harder to make it growing legal marijuana. But economists say there may be hope for small growers — if they can survive long enough. -
Filmmakers Jessica Plumb and Jeremy Monroe join KS Wild's Allee Gustafson to talk with JPR's Vanessa Finney about inspiring environmental activism and a love for nature. -
Roy Sutton passed away in March while in the middle of three projects. JPR revisits his 2024 conversation with "My Better Half" host Vanessa Finney. -
After decades of conflict, farmers and tribes say they’re working in concert to restore salmon habitat in the Klamath Basin. But two dams remain. -
Staffing uncertainties and delayed reimbursements threaten to gut the U.S. Forest Service’s capacity to care for the 1.8 million-acre Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest. -
Nearly 60% of third graders aren’t reading at grade level. A new bill would require schools to use a phonics-based approach to teach students -
Rural counties are some of the most reliant on federal funding and federal workers. But some still welcome Trump’s upcoming cuts to forestry and other departments.
