Visits dropped about 8% in Colorado in the first year after wildfires. But recreation stayed flat or even increased after low-intensity prescribed fires.

They’ll notify one another when well projects are proposed within a mile of the shared state border. And the model may expand to neighboring states.

AI technology expands in the Mountain West to reduce wildfires

A new analysis of public federal workforce data shows about 5,800 fewer workers at public lands agencies in 2025 compared to the year before.

Getting the common abortion medication mifepristone via telehealth, mail or pharmacies was banned over the weekend. The U.S. Supreme Court has temporarily restored access, but that could change.

The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to roll back federal coal ash cleanup rules, raising concerns about groundwater contamination at dozens of coal plants and waste dumps across the Mountain West.

A new report from the American Lung Association finds about half of U.S. children are living in areas with unhealthy air quality, and several Mountain West cities rank among the most polluted in the country.

More than 60 organizations published a policy paper in response to a recent push to sell public lands for housing. They argue that such proposals would need to check certain boxes to ensure affordability and community benefits.

“Suppression is always going to be there,” Chief Brian Fennessy told the Mountain West News Bureau. “But we're not going to suppress our way out of this situation.”

Proponents of a bill in Colorado say stronger roofs would mean less damage during storms, and lower home insurance costs.