How COVID-19 Threatens An Accurate Census Count In The Mountain West
Originally published on April 1, 2020 1:44 pm You probably got a letter in the mail recently from the U.S. Census Bureau asking you to fill out its survey.
Can A Private ICE Detention Center Save A Rural Town’s Economy?
Originally published on March 10, 2020 11:12 am Support for our series Private Prison: Locking Down The Facts came from The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, a non-profit news organization […]
New Test Can Help Mushroom Foragers Avoid Deadly Toxin
Wild mushroom foragers in the Mountain West may soon have a new and easy way to tell if their pickings are poisonous. Scientists at the U.S.
Utah Republican Introduces Resolution Opposing Reintroduction Of Wolves In Colorado
A Utah Republican state lawmaker is pushing a resolution condemning its neighbor, Colorado, if voters there decide to pass a November ballot initiative to reintroduce gray wolves into the southern […]
How To Prepare For The West’s Most Deadly Natural Disaster
Originally published on January 26, 2020 8:22 pm On a frigid Tuesday evening, Brent Yatkeman is scrambling to save an avalanche victim buried in the snow somewhere on a ski […]
In Shrinking Monuments, Trump Invites Industry And Threatens Tourism In Utah’s Red Rock Desert
Originally published on February 11, 2020 12:20 pm Southern Utah’s red rock desert is home to towering canyons and the clear, shallow Escalante River.
Trump Administration Releases Final Plans For Grand Staircase, Bears Ears National Monuments
Originally published on February 7, 2020 4:25 pm Updated 2:24 p.m.
Bureau Of Land Management Plans To ‘Modernize’ Grazing On Public Lands
Originally published on January 28, 2020 7:02 pm The Trump administration has spent the past month announcing sweeping changes that could benefit ranchers on public lands, including a proposal to […]
Colorado Public Radio To Expand, Take Over Operations Of KRCC
Originally published on January 22, 2020 4:18 pm Note: KRCC is a member of the Mountain West News Bureau.
‘Huge Win’ For Ranchers As Trump Targets Bedrock Environmental Law
Originally published on January 22, 2020 4:20 pm Many ranchers are applauding President Donald Trump after he announced an overhaul of the nation’s bedrock environmental law on Thursday. The National […]
Report: Some Federally-Subsidized National Park Nonprofits Have Drifted From Original Mission
Originally published on January 3, 2020 12:06 pm Since the 1960s, the National Park Service has partnered with nonprofit organizations to provide environmental education services to the public.
A Hunter’s Holiday: How To Make Elk And Wild Rice Cabbage Rolls
Originally published on December 30, 2019 12:37 pm The holidays often mean Christmas hams, mulled wine and potato latkes.
District Court Will Hear Public Lands Fracking Lawsuit In January
Originally published on December 23, 2019 7:08 pm After a long hiatus, a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s 2017 decision to rescind regulations on hydraulic fracturing on public lands is […]
‘It Changed Our Lives’: Banished Women Fight Ute Tribal Leaders In Federal Court
Originally published on December 12, 2019 10:52 pm Four women from the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation in northeastern Utah have turned to the federal court system after they were […]
BLM Retirees Lobby Lawmakers To Block Agency’s Relocation
Originally published on December 10, 2019 7:09 pm A group of retired top officials from the Bureau of Land Management is in Washington, D.C., this week criticizing the agency’s planned […]
It’s ‘An Incredible Race’ For Climbing’s First Olympic Hopefuls
Originally published on December 2, 2019 5:18 pm Rock climbing is making its debut in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and the U.S. national team is training in Salt Lake City.
