Mountain West News Bureau

The Trump Administration is using revenue from recreation fees to keep bathrooms clean and trash tidy at national parks during the shutdown. But parks are not charging fees at this time.

That means stepping over private land access public land remains legal in some states, including Wyoming, Utah, Colorado and New Mexico.

Zombie trees may look alive but are in the process of demise weakening them and increasing risks to people and property

A new data center campus is currently under construction in Elyria-Swansea — a neighborhood already struggling with pollution from major highways and Colorado’s only oil and gas refinery.

A proposal to build one of the largest solar projects in the U.S. has been abruptly halted by the Trump administration — a move critics say undermines the nation’s renewable energy transition.

New research shows that wildfires are a major contributor to ozone pollution, and can significantly exceed the impacts of human-generated emissions.

The Great Outdoors Fund helps to fill funding gaps for public lands projects by leveraging private investment.

Artificial intelligence is increasingly creeping into our lives. And in support of that super technology, nondescript data centers are popping up in cities, towns and even near cattle ranches. They require lots of power — creating new challenges for utilities.

Maybe, but even the ones that want to be environmentally friendly face energy challenges.

AI data centers use large amounts of water for cooling. And many are being built in the drought-stricken Mountain West, sparking concerns over water supplies.