Mountain West News Bureau

Low water devastated recreation; effects on fish and electrical production could be next

A top U.S. Fish and Wildlife official told Idaho lawmakers Monday the Trump administration will immediately push to remove grizzly bears from the endangered species list after a proposed rule is finalized.

In Wyoming’s Beartooth Mountains, scientists are studying ice that has survived for thousands of years — and what could help some patches persist as the climate warms.

The tour company owner said she spoke with 80 to 90 potential international customers who decided not to book trips, most of whom indicated that the higher costs played a role.

Eastern and southeastern portions of the state are expected to be hardest hit

Democrats say western states, with abundant BLM lands, of most concern

The cost of diesel fuel in Colorado hit a new record high this week

With Colorado River water cuts coming to the lower basin states, a longstanding debate may be bubbling up to the surface, advocates say what water there is should go toward filling Lake Mead.

Last week, the Washington Sun identified four data center proposals on federal public lands in Arizona. Congressman Greg Stanton, and other democratic lawmakers, co-signed a letter to the Bureau of Land Management demanding transparency.

New Mexico tops the list. Colorado ranks 13th.