A new report says weeds and wildfire are major threats to sagebrush habitat.
Items by Jodi Peterson
A new report found the BLM falls short in overseeing orphan wells.
Forest Service rangers manage to bust some tree thieves — but most still get away.
Mount St. Helens research enlightens the response to the recent Hawaiian eruption.
Scientists recently discovered the species in Wyoming’s Wind Rivers and Washington’s South Cascades.
A bill could establish New Mexico’s second national park within a missile range.
Recent indicators don’t bode well for the state.
Court order to help beleaguered fish forces operators to spill more water over dams.
An escape of non-native salmon prompted the state to shut down aquaculture.
But conservation groups fear contamination at Colorado’s Rocky Flats still lingers.
A decade-old case on the Tongue River is resolved.
The EPA will begin treating the pit’s toxic water five years earlier than planned.
The Commerce Department affirms the growing clout of outdoor retailers.
Invasive nutria were eradicated from California but are coming back.
Agency says risks to fisheries and natural resources justify gathering more data.
Citing risks, Gov. Inslee rejects plans for the nation’s largest oil terminal.
State scrambles to respond to discovery of deadly neurological disease
Designation recognizes decades of work to reduce light pollution.
Feds intend to fix inbreeding but enviro groups call plan inadequate
Obama-era plan required mining companies to prove they can pay for remediation.
Navajo council rejects plans for Escalade’s tram, shops, restaurants.
A sampling of the season’s best new reads.
Western authors offer different lenses through which to understand our region.
A judge denies compensation for the 2001 water shut-off to protect salmon runs.
Proposed terminal in Longview, Washington, denied key water permit.
Judge tells BLM to redo plans for compensating for wildlife habitat that would be lost to massive groundwater project.
The burgeoning North Rim population threatens vegetation, water and cultural sites.
Cyanide meant for coyotes also kills dogs and eagles, and injures people
Feds move to accept land that would open access to the Sabinoso Wilderness
A convoluted legal battle takes a step forward.
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