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 ...

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

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 ...

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.

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

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.

People view the Glen Canyon Dam from a viewpoint above the Colorado River, Tuesday, July 14, 2026, in Page, Arizona. Credit: John Locher/AP On August 29, monsoon storms sat over northern Arizona, ...

When Coalmine Canyon Chapter’s members first learned of the proposed Painted Desert Power project — one of the largest solar installations in the United States in terms of output and size — they were ...

This story was originally published by Grist and is republished here through a partnership with Climate Desk. Nevada officials have long presented themselves as a voice for compromise and conservation ...

This story is a partnership with Drilled, an independent global newsroom focused on multimedia climate accountability reporting. Reporting for this story was funded in part by the Center for Media and ...

Two-thirds of Americans are worried about climate change, but many don’t realize how they can play a significant role in climate action — at least, not yet. KH: First, if you look at the data, the ...