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The Trump administration’s proposed budget bill would cut funding to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) by nearly 40%, including grants to universities. That could affect funding relied on by survey offices in several Mountain West states.

Plus there’s no guarantee the public would maintain access.

Some local officials in the Mountain West say federal land could be used in certain cases to ease the region's housing crisis. But they view a plan from Senate Republicans as going much farther than the solutions that have worked in their areas.

The updated bill targets Bureau of Land Management land near population centers. But hunters say these areas are important for recreation — and wildlife.

A new report shows the rate of spills from oil-and-gas drilling is dropping in some of the Mountain West’s top fossil fuel-producing states. But conservation groups warn these spills are still significant and can harm area waters, lands and wildlife.

One of the big themes at the Western Governors’ Association conference in Santa Fe, NM, this week is artificial intelligence.

The report comes as the Trump administration tries to “unleash” domestic energy supplies.

The federal trade program for low-income young people got a reprieve.

The rural healthcare shortage has hit some tribal nations especially hard. One tribe in Nevada has found a solution: a doctor’s office on wheels.

OSHA holding series of hearings for input on potential federal heat regulations