Colorado’s vote next month on whether to amend the state Constitution by codifying the right to hunt and fish has intensified debate among hunters,

Wildfires across the West have renewed concerns over the fate of water quality in the aftermath. Fire retardants used to slow the spread of a blaze add to the worries.

Some populations of scarlet monkeyflowers can evolve fast enough to save themselves from climate change-induced drought. This is the first time researchers have documented evolutionary “self-rescue”…

Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.

One of the few requirements for Arkansas private schools is that they have an American flag and a flagpole. But millions in state funds go to the largely unmonitored schools while complaints about saf...

The longest-running study on breeding ducks has given Montana state biologists the highest-resolution dataset to aid in the bird’s survival.

After a 71-day protest, the last of the 100-plus-year-old trees was cut down southeast of Tucson.

Experts say good education is about relationships – and a constitutional amendment doesn’t hurt.

Climate change is increasing the frequency of the blooms. Here’s what you need to know.

Andrea Bell, executive director of Oregon Housing and Community Services, filed amended state ethics paperwork after ProPublica asked about her husband’s work at a firm that’s consulted on projects re...

Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming are resisting the deal because it would allow the Navajo and Hopi to lease water to cities downstream, likely the growing towns around Phoenix.

Every winter night, thousands of crows flock together to sleep in downtown Portland. Their presence is controversial, but one writer finds a surprising kinship with this curious gathering.

Pitkin County, Colorado, will take over management of the Maroon Bells scenic area, following Forest Service budget cuts and staffing cuts.

When people thought infrastructure could solve the arid West’s water problems.

Alaska officials accused American Samoans caught in a unique legal limbo of illegally voting but finally dropped those charges this month.

Experts say good education is about relationships – and a constitutional amendment doesn’t hurt.

Doug Burgum was once seen as a conservationist. Reality shows otherwise.

On September 24, the Israeli Prime Minister delivered a speech devoid of any facts or truth

Even with beauty and nature all around, the online worldbeckons.

At a Colorado cold lab, scientists race to better understand hail in a warming world.

Alaska officials accused American Samoans caught in a unique legal limbo of illegally voting but finally dropped those charges this month.

Amid a record-breaking year of Western bear conflict, the historically tolerant Red Lodge community is grappling with opposing views on how to live with the species — and if a 'fed bear' really…

To give voucher programs a toehold in state legislatures, politicians touted how students with disabilities would gain access to private education. But those students’ families often have the hardest ...

Over 95% of Utah voters rely on mail-in ballots, making destroyed ballots critical loss.

Leaders of the state’s House and Senate housing committees said they want to eliminate a law that exempts the detailed financials of subsidized housing projects from public disclosure requirements.

The Treaty of Point Elliott bears the signatures of over 80 Indigenous leaders representing more than 20 tribal nations from the Pacific Northwest. Contemporary leaders from some of those nations…

Even with beauty and nature all around, the online worldbeckons.

Leaders of the state’s House and Senate housing committees said they want to eliminate a law that exempts the detailed financials of subsidized housing projects from public disclosure requirements.

Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.

Voters in the Equality State finally felt the threat to public lands had reached a critical point, observers say.

#iamthewest: Giving voice to the people that make up communities in the region.

Tohono O’odham Nation fights Southern Arizona border wall construction near Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument and on its reservation.

Small towns in the Permian Basin have become a petri dish for the perils of living amid the nation’s largest oil fields.

Everything from sand to summer vacations is projected to change in the Grand Canyon as the river’s flows are reduced.

Katharine "Kit" Kerr, long-time author of SF&F, has been wielding her pen fo… Diane Osborne needs your support for Give Kit a little help with life and taxes!

Noah Starling, a wildlife technician for Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, is helping the city ofBozeman anticipate and prevent conflicts between people and wildlife.

The Pueblo of Sandia urges lawmakers to transfer lands within the T’uf Shur Bien Preservation Area.

With prompt and appropriate medical care, experts say, people shouldn’t die from an ectopic pregnancy. Women in Texas and Oklahoma have sued over delays in care, which, coupled with our new analysis, ...

Tohono O’odham Nation fights Southern Arizona border wall construction near Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument and on its reservation.

When people thought infrastructure could solve the arid West’s water problems.

An art exhibit centers LGBTQ+ magic and spirituality as an useful reminder of how queer people fought oppression and formed community in the past.

The creatures in our midst may have answers to life’s vexing questions.

The state’s lawsuit claims the federal government’s plan for the river could strip Las Vegas of two-thirds of its water supply.

Noah Starling, a wildlife technician for Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, is helping the city ofBozeman anticipate and prevent conflicts between people and wildlife.