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.
As Private Prisons Push To Keep Costs Down, Workers Can Pay The Price
Originally published on March 9, 2020 5:56 pm Support for our series Private Prison: Locking Down The Facts came from The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, a non-profit news organization […]
Budget Watchdog Calls For Hiking Oil And Gas Royalty Rates On Federal Lands
Originally published on February 26, 2020 5:35 pm On the 100th anniversary of the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, the nonpartisan group Taxpayers for Common Sense published a report Tuesday […]
The Clock Winds Down On The West’s Nuclear Downwinders
Originally published on January 27, 2020 6:11 pm For years during the Cold War, large swaths of land in Nevada were used for atomic weapons testing.
Coronavirus Outbreak Could Impact Tourism In The Mountain West
Originally published on February 28, 2020 5:32 pm Thousands of cases of the coronavirus have been reported worldwide, with most occurring in China.
Report Highlights The West’s Air Quality Challenges
Originally published on January 31, 2020 10:24 am About one-third of Americans live in areas that regularly have unhealthy levels of air pollution, according to a new analysis out this […]
Report: Highway Safety Laws In The Mountain West All Over The Road
Originally published on January 30, 2020 10:41 am Every year, road crashes injure millions of Americans, killing tens of thousands and costing taxpayers hundreds of billions of dollars.
Interior Department Disregards Public Comments, Analysis Suggests
Originally published on January 15, 2020 4:10 pm Update, Jan. 15 10:11 a.m.: The Department of Interior has provided a statement, which is now included in this story.
Raising Minimum Wage Could Reduce Suicide In Mountain West
Originally published on January 10, 2020 5:21 pm As minimum wage goes up, suicide rates go down.
Poverty Rates Decline As The Mountain West Grows
Originally published on December 30, 2019 6:27 pm Over the last five years, the Mountain West as a whole has experienced a spike in population, while at the same time […]
Why Nevada’s Democratic Caucuses May Be The Best Early Indicator
Originally published on January 2, 2020 10:18 am The first wave of Democratic voters will soon be making their choice for who they think should be the party’s presidential nominee.
Wildlife Refuge Or Military Bombing Range? Congress To Decide Fate Of Federal Land In Nevada
Originally published on December 6, 2019 7:40 am The U.S.
Park Service Mission Undermined By Invasive Animals, Study Says
Originally published on December 4, 2019 3:52 pm Invasive animals are posing a major threat to national parks throughout the country, according to a new paper published in the journal […]
As Student And Other Household Debts Climb, Coloradans Among The Most Saddled
Originally published on November 20, 2019 5:34 pm U.S. household debt is on the rise again.
Farm And Forests Hold Huge Potential To Reduce CO2, Study Shows
Originally published on November 26, 2019 8:26 am Agriculture, forestry and other land uses are responsible for about a quarter of human-caused greenhouse gases.
As California Passes ‘Roadkill Bill,’ Nevada And Wyoming Remain Holdouts
Originally published on October 22, 2019 12:10 pm Most states in the Mountain West allow people to harvest roadkill, and California passed its own “roadkill bill” earlier this week.
