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Ilana Newman/The Daily YonderIn the high desert of rural Taos County, a complex web of irrigation ditches has nourished the region for centuries. But adapting Western water law for a historic, community-led system can create complications. -
Hart Van Denburg/CPR NewsThe governor issued an executive order Friday requiring local governments to show they’re enacting policies to encourage more housing in order to qualify for transportation and energy funds. -
David Zalubowski/APThe outage in Colorado comes amid increasing scrutiny on the nation's main aviation agency following outages at Newark Liberty International Airport in recent weeks. -
NG-Spacetime/Adobe StockFor 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. -
Mike McMillan/BIAAfter being shut down “indefinitely” at the start of April, the registration portal of the National Firefighter Registry for Cancer is operational again. The registry is considered by many to be one of the largest and most promising efforts to further understand cancer risks among firefighters, including wildland firefighters. -
Courtesy of Mile High Youth CorpsColorado’s eight conservation service corps help prevent wildfires, build trails, and eradicate invasive species—all for an average of $500 a week.
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The Trump administration has floated the idea of using public lands for housing, but a recent economic study shows that this is not a viable solution to the country's housing problem, and half of the suitable land has high wildfire risk. -
Top water negotiators declined to speak at an upcoming conference amid closed-door meetings about the future of the water supply for 40 million people. -
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. -
Private wells near Durango were flooded with 12 feet of gasoline after 23,000 gallons leaked from a broken Enterprise Products pipeline in December. -
With the future of abortion rights in Wyoming in limbo, two residents share how their pregnancies led them to opposite sides on the issue. -
After DOGE cut over $400 million worth of AmeriCorps grants across the country, rural nonprofits will struggle to survive. -
Handing over some sites that cater to mostly local visitors could cut the agency’s budget by 25%. -
Tribal leaders and advocates rally against a controversial plan to sell public lands in Utah, NevadaRepublican representatives in Nevada and Utah this week were successful in getting an amendment to sell public lands in federal budget legislation. In Nevada, the idea is already facing strong opposition. -
Democrats said the bill was anti-public lands and anti-environment, even before Utah and Nevada representatives introduced an amendment to sell public lands in their states. -
Legislators failed to make revisions or to come up with a plan to keep a first-in-the-nation AI law that's been derided by tech companies from taking effect early next year. -
In recent months, the U.S. Senate Budget Committee and the Federal Insurance Office have each released detailed data on insurance premiums, non-renewals and other key metrics. The advocacy groups Public Citizen and The Revolving Door Project brought that data to life with interactive maps.
