Mountain West News Bureau

Drought conditions are expected to continue. Las Vegas has many conservation efforts including using water patrols.

Hotel and rental bookings are up slightly compared to last summer according to data from 17 western destinations, including Vail, Colo., Sun Valley, Idaho, and Jackson Hole, Wyo.

Trevor Neilson is a supporter of Project Winchester, an anonymous group he said exists to keep U.S. Rep. Harriet Hageman (R-WY) from selling or giving away federal public land if she's elected governor. Hageman hasn't announced a run.

They say extreme heat and other climate impacts should be considered in monetary policy-making.

In June, the US government withdrew from an agreement designed to protect salmon and renewable energy in the Columbia River Basin. Our Living Lands Producer Daniel Spaulding spoke with Erik Holt, chairman of the Nez Perce Tribe's Fish and Wildlife Commission, about the future of salmon in the region.

The groups are asking Colorado Parks and Wildlife launch a phased ban of lead ammunition and fishing tackle on state lands to address animal and human health concerns.

Pitkin County's move to change the zoning of most federal land within its boundaries won't affect how the land is used today but is intended to limit development there if it's ever transferred to private ownership.

The number of golden eagles colliding with wind turbines may have doubled in the last decade.

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Longtime local newspaper executives announced plans on Aug. 12 to intervene and keep them running.