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States warn of ‘Band-Aids and duct tape’ for road maintenance
Big federal dollars for small state projects aim to get more cars off the roads
States sweeten their offers to chipmakers to outdo one other
Drug decriminalization stumbled in Oregon. Other states are taking note.
Don’t poo-poo these states’ pleas to keep the parks pristine
Indigenous language interpreters unite to fill gaps
It’s time for buildings to stop using a third of US energy, some states say
Route 66, America’s ‘Mother Road,’ readies for its centennial
Converting Offices to Housing Is Hard. These Changes Could Make It Easier.
Some States Want to Give You a Constitutional Right to a Clean Environment
Governors Push Faster Construction to Meet Housing Needs
States Consider Ending Right on Red to Address Rising Pedestrian Deaths
As Pandemic Rent Relief Ends, States Struggle to Prevent Homelessness
States Return Indigenous Oral Histories to Tribal Control
That Hoppy IPA Might Have a Terroir, Just Like Wine
Wildfire Maps Underscore Risks — and Costs — of Climate Change
Scorching Summer Tests States' Workplace Heat Rules
Factory-Built Homes Could Help Solve Housing Crisis
‘Let's Try Something New’ Meets the National Housing Squeeze
Without Housing, Communities Struggle to Attract Summer Workers
Public Defenders Were Scarce Before Covid. It's Much Worse Now.
Less Parking Could Mean More Housing
In Replacing Monuments, Communities Reconsider How the West Was Won
Climate Change is Pushing Toxic Chemicals into Drinking Wells
Western ‘Zoom Towns’ Take Aim at Short-Term Rentals
The Era of Beach Driving May Be Coming to a Close
Oil-Friendly States Fight Back Against Sustainable Investment Trend
Prompted by Pandemic, Some States Buy Hotels for the Homeless
Emboldened Far-Right Groups Challenge Cities, States
In Slumping Energy States, Plugging Abandoned Wells Could Provide an Economic Boost
COVID-19 Is Crushing Newspapers, Worsening Hunger for Accurate Information
Summertime Visitors Swarm State Parks and Budgets
Jury Trials Begin Again, carefully
Mayors to Governors: Toughen Up!
This State Pays to Help Asylum-Seekers Avoid Deportation
Affordable Housing Push Challenges Single-Family Zoning
Huff Post:
I’ve Come To This Mountain All My Life. What Will It Be Like in 20 Years?
Dwell Magazine:
My YIMBY Beliefs Were Tested by the Construction Project Next Door
Energywire:
Hope outlasts prosperity in town flattened by oil bust
Oregon Business Magazine:
Trevor Mauch seeds a startup hub in Roseburg
Benny Augeri moves from doughnuts to dollars
Portland historic preservation rules get a revamp
To enliven the city, Salem opens up possibilities for adaptive reuse
Joseph and Redmond bet on historic hotels
Climatewire/E&E News:
Gentrification fears grow as high ground becomes hot property
Can a town that defied history survive climate change?
Trump country is flooding, and climate ideas are shifting
Extreme floods may be the new normal
Other favorites:
Vela Magazine: “Tough Odds, Lady Bird”
Washington Post: “In North Dakota, Searching for Her Roots”
New York Times Magazine: “Want to Get Fit? Sell your Couch”