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A new study shows that grassland fires burn more land and destroy more homes than forest fires. Yet more homes are being built in these fire-prone areas across the nation, including the Mountain West.
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Last winter, a fifty-two-year-old man named Richard Lonebear died of hypothermia on the streets of Riverton. Lonebear’s death highlighted the lack of options available to those without shelter in the community and has prompted clothing drives and conversations about how to provide more support. Now, community members and local care providers are trying to make sure no one else suffers the same fate.
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Community members urge sustainability measures, while local officials are marching ahead with plans to build over 150 units at the Virginian RV Park.
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The state task force has become a vehicle for Teton County residents to voice their concerns about the direction of housing development in the region. Some say this could have big consequences for local control.
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More and more people are visiting and moving to cities and towns around the Mountain West, drawn by access to public lands and other natural amenities. That brings economic growth – and also growing pains. A new report aims to help communities address the challenges.
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As Jackson Hole continues to grapple with how to fund new housing, local advocates are working to help people with developmental disabilities.
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State officials around the Mountain West are looking to provide property tax relief to residents as they struggle with the increasing costs of living in the region.
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An Indigenous professor is conducting a national study to learn more about the housing experiences of millions of American Indian and Alaska Native people living in urban areas.
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Demand to live in mountain communities is through the roof, and that’s putting a strain on local workers.
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Some politicians in the Mountain West are renewing calls to transfer federal lands to state and local governments as a way to ease the affordable housing crisis. They argue that such transfers could provide much-needed space in fast-growing communities hemmed in by public lands.