environment

The study comes in advance of the upcoming midterms.

The Trump administration has eliminated a critical review step for experimental nuclear reactors. The U.S. Department of Energy has posted a notice to the Federal Register that it is excluding advanced nuclear reactors from review under the National Environmental Policy Act. The agency is accepting public comments on the new exclusion through March 4.

They’ll talk about the management plan for the chicken-sized birds and the impact of wildfires.

More than 60 grizzlies have been struck by trains in Montana and Idaho over the last 15 years. Some say warning systems could help.

A new report shows air pollution is affecting most national parks across the U.S., including parts of the Mountain West.

A coalition of environmental groups has proposed a set of new rules for managing the Colorado River amid heated negotiations about how to share the water supply, which is shrinking due to climate changed.

A bill that will fund the cleanup of abandoned coal mines in Wyoming was signed into law by Gov. Mark Gordon this month.

The Environmental Voter Project is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that surveyed at voters in 18 states to see which ones prioritize climate change or environmental issues. The report found that voters 65 and older are the second-most concerned group when it comes to the environment.

New Mexico and Nevada are among at least a dozen states that have considered so-called "green amendments" to their state constitutions so far this year. The amendments are modeled after Montana's constitutionally guaranteed right to a clean environment.