Regional News

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.

Arizona's Kris Mayes is among a handful of attorneys general suing the Trump administration for canceling a solar energy grant program.

The Idaho Department of Agriculture says it wants to rid the river of invasive mussels for good, which hasn't been done before in a river system.

After mining industry trade groups sued to overturn the rule, federal judges twice paused its enforcement before the government shutdown delayed it a third time this month. Andy Martin went to the Department of Labor to speak out against further delays.