Wealth also continues to skyrocket in resort towns in Utah, Colorado and Idaho.

Avalanche centers across our region were exempted from a U.S. Forest Service hiring pause for seasonal workers.

Grizzly advocates want the species to be treated as one “metapopulation” — rather than separate islands throughout the Northern Rockies.

The legislation creates a pilot program under the Environmental Protection Agency that allows nonprofits, governments or landowners to clean up old mines without taking on the risk.

The case could end up limiting the scope of environmental analyses that the federal government conducts when considering significant infrastructure projects or management decisions.

The Bureau of Land Management has approved a major wind energy project on public lands in South Central Idaho. It has faced strong opposition, especially from descendants of Japanese Americans unjustly incarcerated during World War II.

Last week, Our Living Lands highlighted the challenge of living without electricity. Now, hear from Navajo families who are getting power for the first time through a life-changing mutual aid program.

The federal government is allocating more funding to help rural and tribal communities better respond to wildfires. Several of those communities in Mountain West states have already seen an improvement in their firefighting abilities.

Early polling suggested heavy Native support for Republican President-elect Donald Trump. The Indigenous Journalists Association, one of several groups to criticize the methodology, called it “misleading and irresponsible.” In the newly released poll, 57% of respondents said they supported Democrat Kamala Harris compared to just 39% for Trump.

In Jackson, a state agency has found a way to stretch limited dollars by bringing in modular homes. This sped up the construction time by months and was a game changer for one family.