Trump Administration

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.'

Coal mines in New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming could go to revived coal plants and be exported through a new port in California.

Many visitors objected to what they saw as an attempt to downplay difficult chapters of American history.

The decision will delay attempts to break up a center often called the “mothership” of climate science.

The federal government shifts away from workplace inspections. Meanwhile some states have their own workplace rules to address heat.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection said the approximately 1,000-year-old geoglyph in Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge was disturbed by border wall contractors nearly two weeks ago.

A new analysis of public federal workforce data shows about 5,800 fewer workers at public lands agencies in 2025 compared to the year before.

The Trump Administration wanted to scrap the program. But is now releasing funds earmarked to help people pay air conditioning during an anticipated extreme heat summer.

“Suppression is always going to be there,” Chief Brian Fennessy told the Mountain West News Bureau. “But we're not going to suppress our way out of this situation.”

Traffic deaths declined overall in 2025, but several Mountain West states saw increases. The new initiative focuses on risky driving behaviors.