Rachel Cohen
Mountain West News Bureau reporterRachel Cohen is the Mountain West News Bureau reporter for KUNC. She covers topics most important to the Western region. She spent five years at Boise State Public Radio, where she reported from Twin Falls and the Sun Valley area, and shared stories about the environment and public health.
As a National Science Health and Environment Reporting Fellow (SHERF), she studied the intersection of these topics and examined how climate change affects human health.
Her favorite part of working in public radio is getting to meet interesting people and talk about what matters to them. When not working, she enjoys hiking, skiing, checking out coffee shops and watching women’s soccer.
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The National Park Service said most roads and trails are open, but most buildings are closed. Some are confused about what they’ll find when they arrive at any given park site. -
It wasn’t a typical fall day at one of the most popular national parks in the country. The night before, the federal government shut down, leaving fewer workers on the job. Yet the Trump Administration decided that national parks should largely remain open, nonetheless. -
Park road and trails will mostly be open to visitors, but buildings and sites that can lock during non-business hours will stay inaccessible. -
The pattern generally means cool and wet weather for the Northwest and northern Rockies, but drier conditions in the Southwest. -
The agreement was reached Tuesday to settle all the claims brought by more than 4,000 homeowners, businesses and insurers. -
Xcel Energy was scheduled to go to court to fight a lawsuit brought by more than 4,000 homeowners, businesses and insurers. -
The estimate includes tickets and food sales, hotel stays, workers’ wages, advertising and more, but not the revenue made by concessionaires and other businesses at the fairs. -
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service incentive launched last year and is now expanding to more wildlife refuges. -
The Public Lands Rule was among the Biden Administration's signature efforts to protect and restore Bureau of Land Management land in the face of climate change and increasing land fragmentation. -
Environment and outdoor recreation advocates say changes to the Land and Water Conservation Fund could undermine its effectiveness.
