But win in other states in the midst of legal challenges

The plan would consolidate research leadership — currently dispersed across the country — in Fort Collins, Colo., while closing laboratories in Montana, Utah and Nevada.

The grizzly was previously relocated from Montana to Wyoming to improve genetic connectivity. Now, she has reproduced.

The monthly National Interagency Fire Center outlooks are typically staid documents, providing just-the-facts analysis. But the latest is superlative-laden as it describes record-low snowpacks, record-early snow melt and record-high temperatures.

Several new bridges and tunnels were built in the last few years to prevent wildlife-vehicle collisions. Now, state lawmakers are looking to build on the momentum — and qualify for remaining federal grant dollars.

Disputes over water are becoming more common across the Mountain West as populations grow and supplies tighten. Now, a coalition of counties, ranchers and water advocates in Utah and Nevada is appealing federal approval of a groundwater pipeline project in southern Utah.

New investigative reporting from The Lever traces the issue of price fixing and ski monopolies back to the 1970s.

This as cloud seeding efforts increase

Topics included how to transition off of coal and how to respond to the AI data center boom.

Some lawmakers in our region are arguing abortion bans help keep a population young and growing. Others say they lead to more people leaving the state.