Mountain West News Bureau

Colorado, Utah, New Mexico and Wyoming are not subject to mandatory reductions; instead, those states are setting up programs to voluntarily conserve water.

The federal decision, which imposes steep cuts on California, Arizona and Nevada, can now be challenged in court.

The federal government will cut back on the amount of water for Arizona, California and Nevada after years of negotiations. They will hit cities in the Phoenix and Tucson areas the hardest.

Organizers hope to raise awareness of expanded police surveillance amid growing backlash against Automatic License Plate Readers.

This comes after the U.S. Department of the Interior reportedly restricted staff from telling the public about deaths or injuries in national parks.

Along the 25–hundred miles of the “Mother Road” from Chicago to Los Angeles, communities are celebrating her centennial with food, music… and vintage cars.

The three countries have a years-long practice of sharing wildfire resources during each other's often intense seasons, which mostly don't overlap.

The administration also wants to dramatically increase logging on national forests.

Fast, intense wildfires are making it harder for forests to recover and can change the entire ecosystem.

As the climate warms, some mountain trees are moving higher up, while others are spreading downhill. Scientists say something inside the trees may explain why. And that split could reshape watersheds and wildfire risk.