The risk of climate catastrophe is complex, but people of color often face ‘unnatural hazards.’
Analysis
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Is uranium poised for a renaissance?
As prices climb, mining proposals proliferate. But it might just be hype.
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Will the Supreme Court allow agencies to continue interpreting ambiguity in laws?
If the ‘Chevron deference’ is overturned, federal enforcement of key environmental and health care regulations will be sharply curbed.
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Is Biden waging a war on energy? Or on the climate?
A year-end review of the administration’s policy on fossil fuels and public lands.
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Paws on the ground: How Colorado got its wolves back
Five wolves were released in remote western Colorado yesterday, marking the beginning of an ambitious reintroduction program.
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A Westerner’s guide to the Endangered Species Act
What you need to know about the law that’s shaped our region.
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The Endangered Species Act’s complicated legacy in Indian Country
The landmark law has served as both sword and shield.
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Pondering public lands and the energy transition conundrum
Fighting the climate crisis will require difficult choices.
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Outrage, disinformation and threats rise up in Wyoming around a BLM land plan
Is there a new Sagebrush Rebellion flaring in the Cowboy State?
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Could the 151-year-old mining law finally be reformed?
A working group calls for reforms in advance of a green metals boom.
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Public lands had a roller coaster month
Rounding up the Biden administration’s ups and downs on land policy.
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The West sizzles — even at midnight
Climate change and the urban heat islands take their toll from Phoenix to Portland.
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Public Lands Rule rhetoric gets wacky
Conservatives aren’t so keen on conservation.
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Supreme Court keeps the Navajo Nation waiting for water
The court case was the Nation’s bid to accelerate decades of fruitless negotiations and secure water for its reservation.
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Utah’s latest attack on the Antiquities Act
The bid to diminish national monuments threatens landscape preservation.
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The breakdown on the Colorado River ‘breakthrough’ water deal
The agreement isn’t the sustainable, permanent one that’s necessary.
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Can the Dolores River be saved?
A beleaguered Colorado waterway garners new attention.
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Biden’s push for power lines
Can a flurry of new power lines tame California’s solar conundrum?
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A ‘seismic shift’ for public lands?
The new Public Lands Rule would put conservation on par with other uses.
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Atmospheric rivers ease Western drought
Record-breaking rain and snow bring salvation — and destruction — to a drought-parched West.