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The electronic cigarette maker Juul has agreed to pay nearly $440 million to settle an investigation into its marketing. The money will be paid out directly to 34 states and territories, including Wyoming, Utah, Idaho, Montana and Nevada.
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A federal program is giving about $30,000 to individual rural communities to help them develop outdoor recreation economies.
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The complaint filed in Gunnison County District Court contends that Colorado state officials failed to approve or deny an air pollution permit required by the U.S. government within the 18 months allotted by state law.
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Extreme heat can dry out fuels, starting with grass and brush and then drying out trees. If that’s followed by more hot, windy weather and thunderstorms, that’s a recipe for more wildfires.
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The recent flooding around Yellowstone National Park also created challenges for gateway towns like Gardner, Red Lodge and Cooke City in Montana. That includes lost homes and possibly lost livelihoods. For travelers who can no longer access the park through those towns, there’s another Montana entrance: West Yellowstone, the most popular gateway to the park.
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The park says "unprecedented amounts of rainfall" has caused hazardous conditions, including rock and mudslides and washed out roads and bridges.
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A new report evaluates the business climate for LGBTQ+ people in every state, and most of the Mountain West ranks on the low end.
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Glacier National Park has re-instituted a mask mandate inside federal buildings, like visitor centers. Officials there say they’re following National Park Service and Interior Department guidance. That is, when the CDC reports a high level of COVID-19 community spread around a park, officials re-institute an indoor mask mandate. Other national parks could bring back mask requirements, too, if rates increase around the West.
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As historic levels of drought persist across the Mountain West, water officials in Northern Nevada are warning that peak fire conditions might appear sooner this year than in the past – and at least one rural reservoir is so dry it can’t provide water for irrigation.
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Court cases for the hundreds of Jan. 6th capitol rioters are ongoing. More than 40 of those charged are from the Mountain West.