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.

An appeals court hearing could determine whether feds reconsider Endangered Species Act protections for wolves across the West.

The Hoover Dam impounds the Colorado River and forms Lake Mead, pictured in 2022. Arizona has joined Nevada's lawsuit against the Trump administration's 10-year plan for managing the drying Colorado ...

New Mexico’s Elephant Butte Reservoir was nearly full on June 2, 1994 (left), in contrast with very low levels on July 27, 2026 (right). NASA Earth Observatory/Michala Garrison On July 11, the Rio ...

Her husband spent years working in Carbon County’s namesake coal mines. In this pocket of central Utah, energy and the ...

Finding a four-leaf clover feels like a moment of improbable luck; having a dog is a long, sustained luck you don’t recognize until you realize how extraordinary the ordinary days have been.

She and her family had taken their boat and two dogs out on the Columbia River near Portland, Oregon, in August 2024 to celebrate her birthday, a summer ritual as important to them as fireworks on the ...

Update: After this story was published, the Forest Service released a map showing Pitkin County would manage roughly 1,300 acres. The Maroon Bells, a beloved destination for hikers and sightseers in ...