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.

A new study finds the iconic whitebark pine, which spans several Mountain West states, could lose most of its habitat to climate change in the coming decades. Scientists say the loss could impact wildlife – and people.

Earlier this year, the National Firefighter Registry for Cancer (NFR) went offline in the wake of massive layoffs at the Department of Health and Human Services. But since restarting in May, enrollment has surged by roughly 8,000.

For hundreds of years, Hispanic communities across the Southwest have relied on these networks of hand-dug irrigation ditches to water their crops and feed their families. Now, these ancient traditions are under pressure from a changing climate.

The federal grants are focused on reducing risk in areas where people live near forests.

The pattern generally means cool and wet weather for the Northwest and northern Rockies, but drier conditions in the Southwest.

Federal officials would like to quadruple nuclear energy capacity to 400 gigawatts by 2050.

Xcel Energy was scheduled to go to court to fight a lawsuit brought by more than 4,000 homeowners, businesses and insurers.

The Senate appropriations bill could also lift a hiring freeze and prevent future land sell-offs.