Mountain West News Bureau

The nominations include Picabo Street and signal that major change could be afoot.

Municipalities across the Grand Canyon State are raising concern over the rapid rise of data centers, especially when it comes to water consumption in the drought-stricken Southwest.

Experts say diesel hitting an all-time high will likely contribute to higher prices on consumer goods like groceries

Trees rely on water to perform their most basic functions, and by shutting down for winter earlier, they can conserve water… but that means fall colors arriving earlier.

The Native American Rights Fund finds disparities in voter registration, mail-in ballots and other stages of voting in Native communities

The new agreement means less water for Mexico, but provides stability to those who use the Colorado River near its delta.

That’s especially true in the Mountain West. In most states, if one delivery unit shuts down, the next closest one is more than an hour away.

The faster a fire burns, the more severe its ecological impacts. That's one of the findings of a new paper in the journal Science Advances. Climate change only promises to further accelerate those fires, according to its lead author.

Blame wildfires and hail — made more destructive by climate change — for the deteriorating insurance situation in the West. Add hurricanes and other disasters elsewhere, and it’s a nationwide trend that a new report from the advocacy group the Insurance Fairness Project says is threatening home sales.

Cataloging information from the Confluence may also be used to potentially deter future commercial development by industries like hydropower — while the Trump administration is eyeing energy projects on tribal lands.