Stories intertwined

Sweeping new study based on archaeological evidence, chemical isotope analysis, and ancient DNA “totally changes the game.”

Columbia River salmon hatcheries need billions of dollars worth of upgrades to withstand climate change. They’re getting $50 million.

The whitebark pine tree is receiving federal protection at same time states are pushing to remove grizzlies from imperiled list. A story about how fate of trees and bears is intertwined.

Hunting mentor DeAnna Bublitz breaks down stereotypes.

RareWaters fashions itself as the “Airbnb of fly fishing.”

Much of the Mountain West has endured a long, harsh winter, and it’s been an especially hard season for deer and other big game. Now, wildlife managers are searching for ways to help herds recover.

A fish ecologist said during a talk on Thursday that the science around climate change is clear — we’re going to see less snow, more extreme weather events and drought in the future. As that transition occurs, it’s likely we’ll lose lots of native trout habitat.

After the waterways form, insects move in, alders and willows spring up, and spawning fish arrive in thousands.

Engineers struggled to keep snow geese away from Montana’s deadly Superfund site, but ecologists have a new plan.

Wyoming coal will play a shrinking role in PacifiCorp’s energy supply portfolio as the utility adds more wind and solar power and either retires or converts its coal-fired power units in the state to natural gas.

By 2030, only two of Rocky Mountain Power’s 11 Wyoming coal-burning units will remain.

Senior administration officials announced new policies Tuesday that aim to ensure that rural regions hit by mine closures and shuttered power plants can get an economic boost from new federal cash for energy and infrastructure funding.

“This is a long-term structural decline. This is not an economic cycle that is simply going to go away. It is a real phaseout across the industry of the use of coal.”

A power plant in the offing will need trained workers to build and operate it. A local college has the first power-line program in the state.

Up against a heavily Democratic Legislature, fossil fuel firms funnel cash to politicos they’ve previously ignored to win precious votes.

A new machine to draw carbon from air in Brighton may be North America’s largest effort. But is there a “moral hazard”?

Global Thermostat's demonstration unit near Denver was announced with much fanfare, but the company is still sorting out what to do with the carbon dioxide it captures.

The push to evict natural gas appliances from buildings, explained.

A Government Accountability Office audit warns that reduced dam generation because of drought conditions and extreme heat threatens to raise power prices and reduce deliveries of low-emission hydroelectricity

“This is great thing for this year. But it doesn’t solve a 23-year drought,” said Camille Calimlim Touton, the commissioner of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation.

Two classrooms in Colorado are learning about water by connecting pen pals between Basalt and Aurora.

Parched is a podcast about people who rely on the river that shaped the West – and have ideas to save it.

The Senate approved a resolution to overturn the Biden administration’s expanded protections for waterways. Biden has said he will likely veto the measure, which also passed the House in mid-March.

April 6 marks the 5th anniversary of the Denver Post Rebellion. The leader of that rebellion — Chuck Plunkett — finds cause for hope.

Two large broadcasters — Colorado Public Radio and Denver7 — have joined forces to launch a new public affairs show focused on the “stories and experiences of underserved communities.”

TikTok gave the world a glimpse of Native communities and connected its users. Now, many fear what they would lose if the app goes away.

"Local public radio has a staffing problem. Stations have considerable potential but aren’t yet in a position to make it happen."

As Nevada and other Western states look to spread out across more federal land, environmentalists and advocates of “smart growth” worry about sustainability, sprawl, water and climate change.

People relocated to smaller cities in search of lower costs and a better quality of life. Job cuts are pushing them in unexpected directions.

Up and down Colorado's Front Range and in mountain counties, wildfire planners are trying anything and everything to make 2023 safer.

There is a marijuana boom in Ontario, Oregon, just across the river from the Boise metro area where pot is illegal. It's the latest flashpoint for conservatives who want to annex eastern Oregon.

The Senate has advanced a plan to use marijuana tax revenue to pay for habitat purchases and restoration. It will likely need to be reconciled with a House bill that has other plans for the money.

A bill being considered by the Montana Senate would upend the finances of nonprofit groups that bring a lawsuit against the state for violations of environmental and natural resources law.

Republican lawmakers have rolled out another bill making it more expensive for the public to challenge government decisions.

The Gitxaała Nation and Ehattesaht First Nation want the province to change how it gives out mineral titles — and they’re taking their fight to the B.C. Supreme Court.

A new report from a public health watchdog found that more than 40,000 pounds of PFAS has been injected into more than 1,000 wells across Texas — and warned that the chemicals could pose a risk to public health.