54+ min ago  (315+ words) A majority of people support using public lands to generate solar and wind power. That's according to a new climate-focused poll out of Yale. The poll from the university's School of the Environment found that 75% of people "somewhat" or "strongly…...

1+ hour, 32+ min ago  (291+ words) A program aimed at easing big-game migration on private land is expanding in the Mountain West. The federally funded effort to preserve migratory routes that run through private land has been happening in Wyoming since 2022. It then expanded to Colorado…...

22+ hour, 52+ min ago  (26+ words) Scientists have developed an artificial hearing system that harnesses the brain's ability to amplify certain sounds while suppressing others. It could lead to better hearing aids....

4+ day, 1+ hour ago  (817+ words) Arizona, California and Nevada announced a plan this month to save up to 1 million acre-feet (44 billion cubic feet) of Colorado River water through 2028. That's on top of cuts already announced by the three states and Mexico, bringing the total proposed…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago  (609+ words) In much of the West, the first sign of a wildfire is still a plume of smoke reported by a hiker or concerned resident. But often by the time fire crews arrive, the fire has already spread. Pano AI, a…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago  (442+ words) Wyoming and Colorado signed an agreement on May 5 to work together on carbon storage projects. This comes as carbon capture technology gains attention as a way to limit carbon dioxide emissions, which could increase with rising energy demands. The states…...

6+ day, 47+ min ago  (32+ words) When beekeepers saw honeybee die-offs last year, experts at a USDA research center stepped in to help. The Trump administration plans to close the facility, and beekeepers and scientists are worried....

1+ week, 2+ hour ago  (298+ words) In a region where many rural communities rely on groundwater as their main drinking water source, along with agriculture and industry, even small increases in contamination risk can have outsized impacts, especially where there are few alternative water supplies. Coal…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (912+ words) The Green and Colorado river flows might seem like a bounty of moisture in a parched desert of sandstone arches and prickly cacti, but in fact it's just the opposite. After the driest winter on record, officials this spring want…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (398+ words) A new study led by the University of Illinois finds that much of that information isn't publicly available, creating challenges for communities trying to plan in a region where water is already scarce. Data centers " the massive facilities that power…...