Bill To Give States Control Of Oil And Gas Drilling On Federal Lands Won’t Pass, Expert Says
Originally published on January 29, 2019 11:09 am A group of Western lawmakers have reintroduced legislation that would give states control of oil and gas projects on federal lands. U.S.
By Nate Hegyi
Slippery Slope: Do We Need All This High-Tech Ski Gear?
Originally published on January 18, 2019 9:31 am Wearing flannel, sporting beards and donning beanies, many of the workers at the DPS ski factory in Salt Lake City look like […]
By Nate Hegyi
Critics Say National Parks Facing Political Pressure To Keep Open During Shutdown
Originally published on January 4, 2019 4:52 pm Unlike previous administrations, President Trump’s Interior Department has directed national parks to keep their gates open while furloughing most workers during this […]
By Nate Hegyi
Is This Federal Conservation Program Still All It’s Quacked Up To Be?
Originally published on December 21, 2018 8:40 am The Federal Duck Stamp Program is for the birds, at least when it comes to birdwatchers.
By Nate Hegyi
Hundreds Of Indigenous Women Missing, Murdered In U.S. Cities, New Report Finds
Originally published on November 16, 2018 12:20 pm At least 500 indigenous women have either been murdered or have disappeared from 71 U.S.
By Nate Hegyi
15 Investigations And Counting: DOI’s Zinke Under Scrutiny
Originally published on October 22, 2018 5:02 pm Since taking power at the U.S.
By Nate Hegyi
Trump Praises Montana Congressman For Assaulting Reporter
Originally published on October 22, 2018 10:25 am On Thursday night, President Trump rallied in Montana for Republican candidates.
By Nate Hegyi
Federal Judge Declares Indian Child Welfare Act Unconstitutional
Originally published on October 9, 2018 4:30 pm A Texas federal judge just has declared unconstitutional a decades-old law that aims to keep Native American children within their own communities.
By Nate Hegyi
‘We Are Murdered By Outsiders’: International Agency Holds Hearing On Crisis In Indian Country
Originally published on October 8, 2018 9:56 am On Friday, an intergovernmental organization hosted a hearing in Boulder, Colorado on the ongoing crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous women in the […]
By Nate Hegyi
Trump Administration Uses Inevitability of Climate Change To Burn More Fossil Fuels
Originally published on October 8, 2018 10:05 am In recent years, President Trump has dismissed climate change as a hoax.
By Nate Hegyi
Judge Restores Endangered Species Act Protections For Yellowstone Grizzlies
Originally published on September 25, 2018 10:33 am A federal judge has restored Endangered Species Act protections for grizzly bears living around Yellowstone National Park. In his ruling, U.S.
By Nate Hegyi
Hunting And Angling Group Launches Get Out The Vote Campaign
Originally published on September 24, 2018 4:57 pm The midterm elections are notorious for low voter turnout. In 2014, it was the lowest since World War II.
By Nate Hegyi
Will More Logging Ease Wildfires? Canada Holds Answers
Originally published on September 20, 2018 8:29 am The sun is just a dim red dot. The nearby Canadian Rockies are shrouded in thick wildfire smoke.
By Nate Hegyi
Two Mountain West Governors May Take On Trump In 2020
Originally published on September 20, 2018 8:28 am The Mountain West is a pretty conservative place. So when Democrats win here… it’s big news.
By Nate Hegyi
Trade War With China Hits Hikers, Bikers And Trail Runners
Originally published on September 20, 2018 8:29 am The ongoing trade war with China is feeling close to home these days.
By Nate Hegyi
Guns, Poverty, And High Altitude Factor Into Region’s High Suicide Rates
Originally published on September 10, 2018 3:01 pm Monday was World Suicide Prevention Day. Here in the Mountain West, we have some of the highest suicide rates in the country.
By Nate Hegyi