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The groups are asking Colorado Parks and Wildlife launch a phased ban of lead ammunition and fishing tackle on state lands to address animal and human health concerns.

Pitkin County's move to change the zoning of most federal land within its boundaries won't affect how the land is used today but is intended to limit development there if it's ever transferred to private ownership.

The number of golden eagles colliding with wind turbines may have doubled in the last decade.

Mountain West News BureauA regional collaboration of public media stations that serve the Rocky Mountain States of Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming.

Longtime local newspaper executives announced plans on Aug. 12 to intervene and keep them running.

A new report finds multi-day streaks of extreme heat are becoming stronger and lasting longer across the U.S., especially in Mountain West states. Experts warn that heatwaves are not only a health concern, but can strain energy resources.

Researchers are working on the largest study of hail in the U.S. in 40 years.

For millennia, Indigenous peoples have intentionally set fires to care for the land. Colonization and fire exclusion largely put an end to those practices, though the tradition endured. Now, California tribes have opened the door to a new era of cultural burning - a potential model for the rest of the West.

Idaho and Wyoming are investing in education programs so these physicians can do higher risk baby deliveries.

A new study shows climate change is causing the Earth’s supply of fresh water to quickly disappear. One of the world’s fastest-drying regions is the American Southwest, where future food supplies could be threatened.