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A new national report finds access to nearby nature in the United States is deeply unequal. And that the gap is closely tied to race, income and pollution exposure. Researchers say the pattern shows up across the country, including in the Mountain West.

Conservation groups filed a lawsuit on March 2 challenging the Trump administration’s rollback of federal protections for the greater sage-grouse across nine states: California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, North Dakota, and South Dakota.

But critics say the Trump administration’s request does little to hold big tech companies accountable

Steve Pearce, a former Republican congressman from New Mexico, would next need to clear a vote in the full Senate in the coming weeks to be confirmed.

A slew of energy- and climate-related bills are before Wyoming lawmakers this year. Many aim to support fossil fuels.

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

The study comes in advance of the upcoming midterms.

The 16th annual "Conservation in the West" poll by Colorado College revealed that voters across the political spectrum are concerned by the Trump administration's cuts to public land management.

The power grid across Western states is under growing strain. Now, a new report argues the region’s governments and utilities need to work together to keep the lights on and costs down.

The wind projects initially were proposed to power a hydrogen production facility, which the developer recently canceled. The project has been contentious for years.