The Velvet-Wood Mine is located southeast of Moab, just miles from the Colorado state line. It hasn't been operational since the 1980s, but it's now part of the Trump administration's efforts to ramp up mineral extraction and energy production.

Farmers and ranchers in Western Colorado rely heavily on the Colorado River to irrigate their crops. Groups like the Colorado Water Trust want to make it as easy as possible for these water users to participate in conservation efforts, but aging infrastructure can be a barrier.

Cities like Grand Junction, Colorado, and Moab, Utah, which experience many days over 90 and even 100 degrees, are looking at ways to make themselves more resilient to extreme heat. That includes public health services, education, and public messaging, and urban tree canopies.

A new study shows climate change is melting glaciers and permafrost in the Mountain West. Researchers say this can trigger the production of toxic mercury in mountain wetlands, posing risks to water supplies and wildlife.

The American Lung Association’s annual air quality report shows that some of the most polluted air is in the areas around Las Vegas, Phoenix, Denver, and Salt Lake City, but some of the cleanest is in the mountain areas in Wyoming, Colorado, St. George, Utah, and Prescott Valley, Ariz.

For decades, hydrologists believed most spring snowmelt rapidly enters rivers and streams. But a new study from the University of Utah shows that most of it spends years as groundwater before it spills into reservoirs – new research that could help western water managers and farmers better plan each year.

Federal forecasters are warning that the fire season could be very active across broad swaths of our region this July and August.

Scientists have known that dust settling on snowpack speeds up snowmelt, but new research shows that nearly all of the Upper Colorado River Basin has experienced dust on snow events in the last 23 years, making the problem more widespread than initially realized.

Drought conditions in the Rocky Mountains could further lower water levels at Lake Powell.

Local scientists are hopeful the new tool will help fill the gaps following funding cuts for federal land management and wildfire prevention employees.