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Indigenous health workers strive to combat opioid crisis in New Mexico

A new report finds that rising temperatures are making droughts across the Mountain West and Southwest even worse — and longer-lasting.

Senate Republicans confirmed William Kirkland among more than 100 Trump nominees along party lines — while Democrats, including Arizona Sens. Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego, voted against it a week into the government shutdown.

Students going to and coming from are especially vulnerable to accidents

Every two and a half miles of barbed wire is responsible for killing one deer, elk or pronghorn a year, one study estimated.

Increase in gas prices due to a fire at a CA refinery

The National Park Service said most roads and trails are open, but most buildings are closed. Some are confused about what they’ll find when they arrive at any given park site.

In recent months, concern about the health risks wildland firefighters face has been growing. Now a major conference exploring that issue has started in Colorado.

When conditions allow for it to be done safely, research strongly suggests that land managers should let some fires burn to reduce the risk of catastrophic blazes. But making that decision can be complicated. A new study highlights ways to incentivize that often difficult call.

On the Flathead Indian Reservation in Northwest Montana, picking apples means there’s less food to attract bears.