ICN Mountain West

What the US Would Lose If It Eliminates the National Center for Atmospheric Research

Interview by Steve Curwood, Living on Earth

Trump Administration Bans a Nonprofit’s Bison From Grazing on Federal Lands, but Spares Tribes

By Blaine Harden

New Paper Shows Surges of Concentrated Precipitation Can Lead to Dryer Landscapes

By Jake Bolster

As a Colorado Aquifer Runs Low, Dangerous Heavy Metals Threaten Rural Communities’ Drinking Water

By Emily Payne

Colorado Warns of Severe Fire Risk in Southwestern States. It May be Difficult to Share Resources.

By Colorado College Journalism Institute

Wyoming’s Largest Utility Joins a New Western Day Ahead Market for Electricity

By Jake Bolster

Facing Drought and Low Snowpack, Rio Grande States Expect a ‘Challenging’ Year

By Martha Pskowski

Is the Keystone XL Pipeline Back?

By Nicholas Kusnetz

Meeting Climate Targets Requires Humanity to Reorient Its Relationship With Nature, New Study Says

By Jake Bolster

Trump Administration Targets Bison on Federal Grazing Lands

By Blaine Harden

The Warm, Dry Winter Has Left Firefighters in Wyoming Nervous

By Jake Bolster

Lessons From Salt Lakes for Making a Home in a Changing World

By Wyatt Myskow

Colorado River Negotiations Resume With Focus on Stopgap Measures

Scott Franz, KUNC

The Latest Front in the Battle Over Climate Lawsuits: Bills Wiping Out Liability

By Dana Drugmand

A Little-Used Maneuver Could Mean More Drilling and Mining in Southern Utah’s Redrock Country

By Georgina Gustin

New Lawsuit Aims to Halt Expansion of a Montana Coal Mine Blamed for Drying up the Land Above It

Story and photos by Jake Bolster

Supreme Court to Decide Key Issue in Fate of State and City Suits Against Oil Companies Over Climate Change

By Lee Hedgepeth

A Groundbreaking Geothermal Heating and Cooling Network Saves This Colorado College Money and Water

By Phil McKenna