The National Park Service encourages people to avoid going to parks, monuments and historic sites it manages if they close because of a shutdown.

Fixed anchors, which climbers use to get down from rock faces, have been at the center of a year-long fight between climbers, conservationists and the federal government.

More precipitation is falling as rain, instead of snow — which impacts ski resorts, tourism and ecosystems.

“Delivering for America” is intended to cut costs and increase efficiency, as the postal service strives to break even amid a $9.5 billion dollar loss last year due in part to mail volume declines and inflation.

Researchers pored over roughly four dozen papers that assessed exposure to various carcinogens on the fireline. They identified 31 carcinogens – including asbestos, volatile organic compounds like benzene and crystalline silica.

Conservation groups are suing the federal government for failing to protect a national trail in the Mountain West that they say is under ‘eco-assault’ due to industrial development.

Affordable housing is a top concern and was the topic of discussion during the Western Governors’ Association winter meeting in Las Vegas recently. They discussed a number of options.

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.