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How Did the Housing Crisis Revitalize Efforts by Western Republicans to Sell Off Public Lands?

By Zoë Rom

Department of Justice Gives Trump Go-Ahead to Eliminate National Monuments

By Wyatt Myskow

Colorado River Basin Aquifers Are Declining Even More Steeply Than the River, New Research Shows

By Wyatt Myskow

Supreme Court Backs a Controversial Railroad in Utah for Carrying Oil

By Lisa Sorg

Locals Oppose ‘Insane’ Plan to Sell 500,000 Acres of Public Lands for Housing in Nevada and Utah

By Wyatt Myskow

Wyoming Begins Exploring Voluntary Water Conservation Programs

By Jake Bolster

A deer roams in front of a wind farm on a private ranch near Kevin, Mont. Credit: William Campbell-Corbis via Getty Images

Property Rights Take Center Stage as Montana Grapples With Wind Development

By Karin Kirk

Skiers descend Arapahoe Basin Ski Area in Colorado on May 4. Snowpack across the mountains that supply the Colorado River is far below normal for this time of year. Forecasts call for 55 percent of average runoff into Lake Powell, the nation's second-largest reservoir. Credit: Alex Hager/KUNC

A Dry Winter on the Colorado River Has Big Reservoirs on Track for Trouble

By Alex Hager, KUNC

New PacifiCorp Forecast Sees More Fossil-Fueled Electricity. How Will That Affect Western Energy Jobs?

By Jake Bolster

A family walks through what remains of their grandfather’s house in a neighborhood decimated by the Marshall Fire on Jan. 2, 2022, in Louisville, Colo. Credit: Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images

Climate Disaster Survivors Organize Across America, Turning Common Bonds of Loss Into Action

By Gabe Castro-Root

House Committee Offers Fossil Fuel Industry a ‘Once in a Generation’ Opportunity to Develop on Public Lands

By Jake Bolster

Wyoming Has Been Slow to Transition From Fossil Fuels, but Is Moving Fast Toward New Nuclear Technologies

By Najifa Farhat

Mica Kantor, a 14-year-old plaintiff, testifies on the second day of the Held v. Montana trial in June 2023. Credit: Richard Forbes/Inside Climate News

In Montana, Republican State Legislators Fight Back After Successful Youth Climate Lawsuit

By Nick Mott

A technician with North American Weather Consultants works on a cloud seeding generator in Ogden, Utah on March 20. Utah has the nation's largest program, and nearby states are watching to see how it adds to the water supply. Credit: Alex Hager/KUNC

Snowflakes, Death Threats and Dollar Signs: Cloud Seeding Is at a Crossroads

By Alex Hager, KUNC

How Will Trump’s Effort to Revitalize Coal Play Out in the Nation’s Most Productive Coal Fields?

By Jake Bolster

New Stream Gauges and Weather Stations Poised to Help Wyoming Tribes Endure Flooding and Drought

By Jake Bolster

Mosquitoes fly over the Lake Mead National Recreation Area in Nevada. Credit: David McNew/Getty Images

Climate Change Is Helping Heartworm Spread to Pets in the Mountain West

By Tina Deines

Amid Questions of Loyalty to Trump, a Longtime Oil and Gas Advocate Withdraws as Nominee to Lead BLM

By Jake Bolster

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