Mountain West News Bureau

The reservoir, which straddles the Arizona-Nevada border, has suffered due to an imbalance between supply and demand for Colorado River water.

Leadville, Colo, saw a drop in tourism in July because of the nearby Willow Fire. But August could still bring a score of visitors.

As communities across the West keep a close eye on water supplies and wildfire risk, a new federal drought forecast highlights where relief may be on the way, and where dry conditions are likely to continue.

A new generation of small nuclear reactors is poised to come online in the next few years. Not everyone is as supportive as Atomic City residents.

In a letter to regulators, they ask if betting on tragedies is in the "public interest"

Researchers and geologists from Idaho, Nevada and Wyoming are using AI to digitize data on critical minerals and put it in a database.

Coal-fired power generation jumped 13% in the U.S. last year, according to a recent report from the federal Energy Information Administration. That helped push carbon emissions from the power sector up about 4% — the first rise after years of declining emissions.

The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation voted to advance revisions to the National Historic Preservation Act. Proponents say the changes would streamline regulations, including those affecting energy permitting.

For the first time, the United States Forest Service authorized the use of N95 respirators for federal wildland firefighters.

As local air quality readings remain in the unhealthy to hazardous range, what are the impacts of wildfire smoke on people's health?