Utah

Utah lawmakers have given the state more voice in negotiations over the Colorado and Bear rivers. The move, however, has some environmentalists concerned about the sensitive multi-state agreements that govern the rivers.

Wyoming is the latest state to let electric companies off the hook if they create a wildfire mitigation plan. But homeowners can still sue if utilities fail to follow those plans.

Wyoming could be next to require adult sites verify age.

The resolution to hand over wide swaths of public land failed after a bumpy ride in the Senate.

Support from 34 states is needed to hold a convention around limiting federal powers. Nineteen have already signed on, with six more up in the air.

More precipitation is falling as rain, instead of snow — which impacts ski resorts, tourism and ecosystems.

Wyoming, Nevada, Arizona and New Mexico all rank in the bottom ten states nationwide when it comes to how healthcare systems are working for women.

The rollout of the relatively new crisis lifeline has been uneven across Mountain West states. Wyoming has some of the highest response rates at 90%, while Nevada’s is at 68%.

With a new year underway, many Americans have sworn off alcohol for “Dry January” or as a New Year’s resolution. A new nationwide report reveals alcohol consumption trends vary widely in the Mountain West.

Yushchenko, who survived a 2004 poisoning before becoming Ukraine’s third president, spoke at a packed Boise State University auditorium and thanked the rapt audience for the solidarity that many Americans have shown Ukraine since Russia’s February 2022 invasion.