The National Federation of Federal Employees, which has been pushing hard for the reform, is hopeful of ultimate passage, pointing to significant bipartisan support for firefighter raises.

Selling federal land often worries conservationists, but an environmental law professor says this proposal is different.

Wyoming, Nevada, Arizona and New Mexico all rank in the bottom ten states nationwide when it comes to how healthcare systems are working for women.

The Forest Corps, a new collaboration between AmeriCorps and the U.S. Forest Service, just inaugurated its first cohort of nearly 90 members. They’ll be sent out into priority landscapes across the West to do fuels reduction, prescribed burn and tree reseeding projects, all intended to support the USFS’ broader Wildfire Crisis and Reforestation strategies.

A dozen agriculture, mining, oil and gas organizations filed a lawsuit this month to overturn the rule, which elevates conservation in land-use decisions. They argue it undermines traditional uses.

The step-by-step roadmap for a second Trump administration could have detrimental effects on public lands, according to conservationists. But mining advocates say it’s necessary to reverse Biden-era policies.

Tribal communities across the country are being allocated $45 billion for “climate resiliency.” This includes big projects such as improving community electric grids and creating solar, wind and battery storage.

Many parts of the West are in for at least a weekend of extreme heat – with daily temperatures exceeding normal readings by as much as 35 degrees. The group Climate Central says that 40 million people in the region are set to experience heat made at least three times more likely by human-caused climate change. Parts of states including Nevada, Utah, Idaho and Colorado are expected to see temps made five times more likely.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently denied federal protections for two native fish in the Mountain West with shrinking populations.

This week, the Biden administration announced more than $300 million in funds are being distributed to states and local communities aimed to help make housing more affordable.

There have been over 40 homicides in national parks over the last decade. And experts say accidents happen all the time, especially in the water.

It was over 100 degrees last week when 160 workers in Colorado were culling 1.8 million chickens with avian flu at a commercial egg-laying facility.