Mountain West News Bureau

The advocacy group the Wilderness Society has released an interactive map that allows users to locate the wildest places in their communities, even if they are far from formally designated protected areas.

The Interior Department is spending another $90 million on restoring rivers and wetlands across the Western U.S., including several in the Mountain West region.

Quagga or zebra mussels have been detected in every state in the region except for Wyoming and New Mexico.

The investment fund could help tribes unlock tens of millions in federal money and enhance their sovereignty.

Beavers are often seen as pests, but recent research in Idaho suggests they play an important role in helping forests rebound from wildfire by creating “refugia” for plants and animals.

During the pandemic, vehicle miles traveled, or driving rates, plummeted across the country. Now, not only are driving rates back up, but a new analysis shows Americans – including those in the Mountain West – are driving more than ever.

A new federal map shows nearly half of the U.S. could experience a landslide, and the risk is especially high across the Mountain West region.

A new report shows the nation’s solar workforce grew 6% to nearly 280,000 jobs last year, which is a record high. And a lot of that growth was led by the West.

The arguments center around a federal law signed in 1906 called the Antiquities Act, which allows presidents to protect areas of federal lands with “critical natural, historical and scientific resources.”

A new study shows lakes in white communities are seven times more likely to have long-term monitoring data than lakes in communities of color. Researchers say that makes it hard to assess how safe the water is for those populations.