Gaps in wildfire smoke warning network leave people exposed
BILLINGS, Mont. — Huge gaps between air quality sensors in the western U.S. have created blind spots in the warning system for wildfire smoke...
Scientists launch effort to collect water data in US West
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — The U.S. Department of Energy on Tuesday announced a new kind of climate observatory near the headwaters of the Colorado River...
Biden backs end to wolf protections but hunting worries grow
FARIBAULT, Minn. — President Joe Biden's administration is sticking by the decision under former President Donald Trump to lift protections for gray wolves across...
Patagonia boycotts Wyoming ski resort over owners’ GOP event
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The outdoor gear and clothing company Patagonia has stopped providing its merchandise for sale at a Wyoming ski resort to protest...
Climate impact of coal sales from US lands scrutinized
BILLINGS, Mont. — U.S. officials on Thursday launched a review of climate damage caused by coal mining on public lands as the Biden administration...
Booming Colo. town asks, ‘Where will water come from?’
GREELEY, Colo. — "Go West, young man,'' Horace Greeley famously urged.
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Mustang roundups fuel deepening debate as drought grips West
TOOELE, Utah — The sound of the helicopter propeller thundered across the horizon as it dipped down toward mustangs dotting the golden brown plain....
GOP hits Biden despite divides over Afghanistan withdrawal
WASHINGTON — When President Joe Biden announced he would stick to his predecessor's plan to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan, Republican reaction was mixed...
Biden admin to appeal order blocking oil, gas lease pause
NEW ORLEANS — President Joe Biden's administration filed notice Monday that it is appealing a federal judge’s order that blocked Biden’s suspension of new...
EXPLAINER: Western states face first federal water cuts
WASHINGTON — U.S. officials on Monday are expected to declare the first-ever water shortage from a river that serves 40 million people in the...