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The Department of the Interior has issued new guidelines on the National Environmental Policy Act.

Modern drones map farmland, inspect power lines and help fight wildfires across the Mountain West. Nationwide, the drone industry now employs more than 100,000 people — and demand for trained pilots continues to grow.

The discovery in the Nevada desert could make a big difference to consumers in the future

A celebration turns into a demonstration at the Death Valley National Park after Timbisha Shoshone historical plaques were removed from the park's visitors center.

The legislature is looking at stopping SLAPPs, lawsuits meant to silence people who speak out, like journalists or whistleblowers.

Steve Pearce, Trump's pick to lead the Bureau of Land Management, said he would not propose large-scale sales of public lands.

The team, led by a Boise State University civil engineering researcher, looked at half a million wildfire starts, and hundreds of attributes about them. Beyond the obvious weather variables like wind speed, temperature and humidity, they also considered human factors like density of development.

A new report finds 2025 brought widespread drought, massive wildfires and destructive windstorms across several Mountain West states — and underscores how closely connected those disasters have become.

Wildfires are a top concern across the region. But certain parts also fall within "hail alley" — the part of the country that sees the most hailstorms. It's driving up insurance costs in unexpected places.

That exhibit at the Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site on the Navajo Nation — still under review — hasn't been taken down yet, but his name is literally inseparable from this land in northeastern Arizona and its rich history.