Colorado's negotiator, Becky Mitchell, and Nevada's, John Entsminger, spoke to a crowd of policy experts and answered questions from the audience.

More than 80 places in the Mountain West have been certified by the nonprofit DarkSky. The designation requires steps to reduce light pollution. But it also allows communities to market themselves as stargazing destinations.

The agency is asking anyone with relevant tips to reach out to its field office in Cody.

Researchers looked at more than 750,000 wildfires in the West between 1992 and 2020. In the second half of that period, the number of reported wildfires were down by 31%, but acreage burned was up 40%.

Longer wildfire seasons can blanket communities in smoke. Summer heat records continue to rise. Drought remains a persistent concern for water supplies, agriculture and ecosystems.

Federal layoffs dovetail with a low-snowpack year to make for tenuous firefighting teams, say ex officials.

The purplish weed sucks up nutrients before native plants have a chance, fills in needed gaps between sagebrush and leaves crispy dry fuel on the landscape all summer long.

New technology intersects with traditional grazing in a double-win for wildfire mitigation and conservation.

Millions of photos of the Cache-Game Creek system reveal hidden harmonies and that some wildlife are more sensitive than others.

The microreactor from Antares, a private nuclear technology company, had a successful nuclear fission reaction for the first time at Idaho National Lab. National officials dubbed it ‘historic.'