ICN Mountain West
SunZia Southwest Transmission Project Receives Final Federal Approval
By Emma Peterson
At Lake Powell, Record Low Water Levels Reveal an ‘Amazing Silver Lining’
By Alex Hager, KUNC
Colorado Frackers Doubled Freshwater Use During Megadrought, Even as Drilling and Oil Production Fell
By Liza Gross
Montana’s New Anti-Climate Law May Be the Most Aggressive in the Nation
By Kristoffer Tigue
Amid Continuing Drought, Arizona Is Coming up With New Sources of Water—if Cities Can Afford Them
By Wyatt Myskow
Legislative Proposal in Colorado Aims to Tackle Urban Sprawl, a Housing Shortage and Climate Change All at Once
By Wyatt Myskow
Climate Change Wiped Out Thousands of the West’s Most Iconic Cactus. Can Planting More Help a Species that Takes a Century to Mature?
By Wyatt Myskow
Amy Green Joins Inside Climate News to Cover Florida; Regional and Local Networks Expand in the Southeast, Midwest, Texas and Mountain West
By ICN Editors
Las Vegas Is Counting on Public Lands to Power its Growth. Is it a Good Idea?
By Wyatt Myskow
A Proposed Utah Railway Could Quadruple Oil Production in the Uinta Basin, if Colorado Communities Don’t Derail the Project
By Wyatt Myskow
After Cutting Off Water to a Neighboring Community, Scottsdale Proposes a Solution
By Wyatt Myskow
Amid Drought, Wealthy Homeowners in New Mexico are Getting a Tax Break to Water Their Lawns
By Wyatt Myskow
Public Lands in the US Have Long Been Disposed to Fossil Fuel Companies. Now, the Lands Are Being Offered to Solar Companies
By Wyatt Myskow
Lake Powell Drops to a New Record Low as Feds Scramble to Prop it Up
By Alex Hager, KUNC
New Wind and Solar Are Cheaper Than the Costs to Operate All But One Coal-Fired Power Plant in the United States
By Dan Gearino
A Rare Plant Got Endangered Species Protection This Week, but Already Faces Threats to Its Habitat
By Wyatt Myskow
