Regional News
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Murphy Woodhouse/Boise State Public RadioEvery summer, thousands of wildland firefighters endure months of heavy exposure to smoke and other toxins without respiratory protection. As a troubling picture of the health implications emerges, policies are beginning to change. -
Rumble Press/FlickrAt least 1 in 5 Interior cuts could be in the Mountain West. -
David Condos/KUERThe shutdown hasn't stopped the crowds at the very popular Zion National Park. But keeping it open has required tens of thousands from state funds and donations. -
Alex Hager/KUNCDrought and steady demand along the Colorado River are draining the nation's second-largest reservoir. Land that was once submerged is now full of beavers and thriving ecosystems.
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Late-spring frosts aren’t just tough on gardens — they’re creating new challenges for black bears in the Mountain West. -
The Utah Supreme Court said a private company failed to show the water would be put to “beneficial use.” -
Collaborative crime fighting efforts keep violent crime rates at historic lows -
California just took a major step toward reshaping how electricity moves across the Western U.S. It’s a change that could transform the region’s power grid and boost clean energy. -
The document was submitted as part of a lawsuit to stop the layoffs of government workers during the shutdown. -
Democratic lawmakers push back, saying workers are victims of politics. -
Lee's bill amends the Wilderness Act of 1964 to make exceptions for the Department of Homeland Security to conduct immigration enforcement actions. Public lands advocates say it's an excuse to roll back environmental protections. -
It's been an interesting few weeks since Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren suddenly fired the tribe's controller. The Navajo Nation Council contends Nygren's recent behavior has been "unlawful." -
The American West has seen the number of structures lost in wildfires more than triple in recent decades. But new research shows that home hardening measures can significantly increase a home’s chances of survivability during a wildfire. -
That means stepping over private land access public land remains legal in some states, including Wyoming, Utah, Colorado and New Mexico.
