Mountain West News Bureau

Growth has been strong over the last year despite a great deal of uncertainty last spring over the future of the ambitious effort.

Veterans, and research, say getting outdoors helps their physical and mental health. A new report aims to find ways to expand these opportunities.

One of the studies found that over seven recent years, U.S. Forest Service projects helped communities avoid $2.8 billion in fire-related harm.

It’s just one example of federal lawmakers and officials recrafting or eliminating regulations around nuclear power as they try to speed up its development.

The world’s smallest rabbit is at the center of a new legal fight that conservation groups say could have broad implications for sagebrush ecosystems across the Mountain West.

Dozens of independent, rural hospitals in Montana, Nevada and Wyoming are eligible for the program, where they could have access to a consistent supply of drugs at wholesale prices.

The Dragon Bravo fire burned about 145,000 acres. Some businesses and trails are now back open.

Storms across the Western U.S. are dumping more rain in shorter bursts than in decades past. But according to new research, that doesn’t necessarily mean landscapes are holding onto more water.

The party-line vote came after months of public debate between conservationists and ranching and energy groups over the president’s pick to oversee millions of acres of land.

Fire weather days are different than fire season. They are increasing due to climate change.