In Idaho the agency is challenging gold mining claims in an area once slated for hydropower
From the Blogs
How and why we’ve changed it.
Republicans look to Alaska in their bid to overtake the U.S. Senate.
Our quickie guide to trivial, extraction-related iPhone apps
The Cowboy state makes an ambitious bid to get California in on its wind
What good are public meetings when neither the BLM nor the locals are being heard?
The EPA's annual toxics report is out. It's not perfect, but we shouldn't take it for granted.
New reports highlight issues in how pipelines are managed
Want a lot of solar and wind? Then you'll need a lot of power lines
The biggest environmental issue of our time is back on the political agenda
How the built environment can help us conserve
New 30-year climate normals show there's less snow now
Fast-growing farmed salmon could hurt a salmon economy already facing other threats
The poorly regulated practice needs some attention
Watching Blackfeet oil and gas drilling near Glacier National Park
When The New York Times dismantles its environmental news desk, it says something. But what?
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service must continue to help these endangered felines
If Congress won't act, the president should kickstart conservation in the Rio Grande del Norte
Comparing fracking regulations across the country
Congress fails to close a loophole that allows many non-natives to get away with crimes on reservations
Las Vegas can pump groundwater from rural Nevada and pipe it across federal land
The Saguache Crescent still prints every week, on a letterpress
Who cares about climate change? Still too few
Are mining companies paying their fair share for the coal and minerals extracted from public land?
How the Ranter rolled into the new year in a dramatic fashion
The climate friendliness of natural gas comes into question, again
The Old West was wild at times, but the notion that it was saturated with guns is false
The author tries to save the world from doom by listing important energy and climate figures
How do you cover oil and gas development in an exciting way?
The Land of Enchantment's economy is in the dumps, and the fiscal cliff will hit hard
A long overdue evaluation of the popular 1822 poem
What happens to land management agencies when sequestration kicks in
From jaguars to wolves, a roundup of news around the West
Park Williams on why warmer temperatures will debilitate Southwestern forests
Hunting group has plans for new type of conservation
An update on the drought situation in the West
In which we summarize some speculation about Obama's second-term Cabinet
Alaska environmental groups seek evaluation of oil dispersants' harms
Western growth spikes while other states lag
A cautionary tale about canine and wildlife interactions
Spending time in the forests reveals clues of climate change
American paternalism is on the outs in Indian Country
Scientists try to predict how much water makes a landslide
Salazar shuts down Drake's Bay Oyster Company to create marine wilderness
Outdoor industries rile Utah’s conservative pols with call to protect land around Canyonlands National Park
In which a jury of Great Basinians is put on trial
A roundup of this year's wolf hunt so far
Arizonans try to reclaim a national monument from drug violence, trash and trafficking
A bipartisan conservation bill fails to pass
Report shows who feels most pain at the pumps
And why we shouldn't take trees for granted
In Southwestern Colorado a coal mine owned by a Mexican cement company thrives
The latest on the Colorado River and California's Owens Lake
The economics of carbon capture
U.S. and Mexico sign Colorado River deal
The governor's political appointees are dismantling environmental protections
Interior's photo site captivates, with beautiful landscapes
Controversial Colorado oil and gas leases back on the table
Millionaires who invest locally just might win
In the West, efforts to combat global warming
Grand Canyon soon to be in digital format
Low prices cripple the sheep industry
The Animas-La Plata project in southwestern Colorado nears completion, 70 years after it started
The future of the West's strictest anti-tax laws hangs in the balance
The Democrats' formidable ground game delivered Obama to the White House and a surprise seat in Congress
Skiing company gets clean energy from new coalbed methane power plant
Neither political party can take the hunter/angler vote for granted
Sen. Inhofe's Bible theories won't lead environmental committee
As like-minded people flock together, rural areas are getting redder
What's next for weed legalization in Washington and Colorado?
Montana senate race ended hinged on how well the candidates represented sportsmen
You're welcome to add your observations
Peabody Energy will cut 1,000 jobs, but it is not because of hard times.
Companies hope to open mines in Wyoming, Utah, and Idaho
Beleaguered Pinedale Anticline Working Group votes to disband
When the most important thing in a lake is not water
A proposed gondola near Salt Lake stirs up a public-lands fight
Things get weird in politics
Ranchers fear water pollution and lost supply as mines expand
A Frontline documentary gets inside a secretive Montana political group
Home prices show signs of recovery in Phoenix, but hopes for a return to boom times are delusional
Why do we still let sewage overflow into our rivers and streams when a bad storm hits?
The University of Wyoming removes a controversial art sculpture after receiving pressure from energy industry funders
Oregon's salmon politics have taken a curious turn
As Congress refuses to create wilderness, conservationists turn to presidential actions to help
A mountain rescue helicopter pilot shares his story
Biologists puzzle over what this means for fish
Newspapers are weighing in on the election. Does anyone care?
Canadian U.S. Oil Sands plans to begin mining in late 2013
Parasite no friend for frogs
Marriner S. Eccles, a prominent Utah banker and businessman, helped build the foundation for the New Deal
How environmental issues are playing in two important Western races
Maybe or maybe not a trend, it's worth rooting for ...
Texas wants us to think so, but probably not
California carbon trading program strict on enforcement
The Department of Justice formalizes its eagle feather policy, but conflicts remain over eagle killing
A few charts show the decline of the natural gas industry in Colorado
Changes to critical habitat designations under the Endangered Species Act could have a chilling effect
The agency has been trying to do more for conservation, but in many places energy extraction still reigns supreme
Delaying Keystone XL avoids the harder conversation
Outbreaks broaden the conversation on climate change
Figures get slippery in California's genetic modification labeling ballot measure
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