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The Great Salt Lake reached record lows this year and Utah lawmakers are scrambling for solutions. One key factor will be preserving the largest river that feeds the lake. But solutions aren’t easy to find. -
Will Walkey/Wyoming Public MediaThe fraught and complex move away from fossil fuels is top of mind for many in Wyoming and across the Mountain West.
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In order to increase the number of Indigenous principals in Native communities and in public schools, a program called POLLEN is meeting teachers halfway by covering many of the costs. -
Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder are studying how honeybees in swarms form a structure that holds all of them up.
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Permanently switching to daylight saving time could prevent 33 human deaths and 36,550 deer deaths while saving more than $1 billion annually, according to University of Washington researchers.
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A new report shows rainy day funds in most states are reaching new highs, but the strength of those funds varies widely in the Mountain West.
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A recent study found that when mountain goats and bighorn sheep compete over mineral sources at high elevations, it’s the goats that usually go home happy.
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A new report reveals that 91% of the nation’s coal plants are heavily contaminating groundwater, and some of the most polluted sites are in the Mountain West.
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Colorado officials say that three wolves recently shot and killed in Wyoming may be a part of the North Park wolf pack. The pack made headlines last winter after giving birth to Colorado’s first known litter of pups in 80 years.
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The location and proximity of homes destroyed in the Marshall Fire highlight the importance of fire mitigation efforts while building – and the possible long-term saving in planning for fire.
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As abortion becomes more restricted across the country, efforts are underway to connect women with abortion medications – a dose of two pills that can be taken at home.
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Some campaign commercials and mailers in our region are mentioning the deadly drug fentanyl and border security. According to experts, though, that may be oversimplifying the deadly issue.
