A new program offers a lifeline for homeowners, but the disaster aid isn’t available to everyone.
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Diné leaders demand the return of Bears Ears, fully intact
‘They call it protection. We call it theft.’
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AI gets people into trouble in the backcountry
ChatGPT and other chatbots are the latest new technology to lead to wilderness rescues.
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Arizona joins Nevada to fight federal Colorado River plan
The Grand Canyon State is suing over Trump administration rules that would sharply reduce the amount of water Arizona receives from the river.
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The future of wolf protections in the West hangs on the Ninth Circuit
An appeals court hearing could determine whether feds reconsider Endangered Species Act protections for wolves across the West.
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How climate change is messing with the West’s weather
Record fires, floods and weather whiplash makes for a region of extremes.
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Will Coloradans choose the ‘right to hunt’?
A constitutional amendment on the November ballot asks who should choose how to manage the Centennial State’s wildlife.
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Utah’s coal country pushes back against data centers
Carbon County is getting 456 small nuclear reactors and a giant gas plant for data center complexes.
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Watersheds near RÃo Frijoles bear the brunt of wildfire
In the aftermath of drought, wildfire and floods in northern New Mexico, residents who rely on a centuries-old irrigation system are concerned about water quality.
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The ‘grandmother’ cottonwood trees bulldozed for the border wall
After a 71-day protest, the last of the 100-plus-year-old trees was cut down southeast of Tucson.
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Duck banding in the Centennial Valley helps save the lesser scaup
The longest-running study on breeding ducks has given Montana state biologists the highest-resolution dataset to aid in the bird’s survival.
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Toxic algal blooms are spreading across the West
Climate change is increasing the frequency of the blooms. Here’s what you need to know.
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The Forest Service is poised to hand off one of the West’s most visited landscapes
Critics say this is a test case for privatizing public lands.
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Montanans are demanding better Indian education, setting an example for other Western states
Experts say good education is about relationships – and a constitutional amendment doesn’t hurt.
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How the Interior secretary has let down public lands and the nation
Doug Burgum was once seen as a conservationist. Reality shows otherwise.
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As bears ‘spin out’ in southern Montana, wildlife managers are at wit’s end
Amid a record-breaking year of Western bear conflict, the historically tolerant Red Lodge community is grappling with opposing views on how to live with the species — and if a ‘fed bear’ really should be a ‘dead bear.’
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American Samoans punished for voting in Alaska get relief after a yearslong nightmare
Alaska officials accused American Samoans caught in a unique legal limbo of illegally voting but finally dropped those charges this month.
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Wyoming chooses public lands at the ballot box
Voters finally felt the threat to public lands had reached a critical point, observers say.
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Ranch manager tied to top Trump appointee started 5,600-acre Idaho wildfire
A state investigation shines light on the unpermitted fire, which cost nearly $950,000 to contain.
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Studies link New Mexico drilling to radiation, air pollution, health risks
Small towns in the Permian Basin have become a petri dish for the perils of living amid the nation’s largest oil fields.