A Republican-sponsored proposal before Congress to mandate the sale of federal public lands is getting a mixed reception from ...

Map: See how the wildfires across the Western U.S. compare to where you live See how the size of the fires in the Western U.S. look when overlaid on your town. Sept. 14, 2020, 9:19 AM EDT ...

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The result is a patchwork of laws protecting the nation’s wetlands. But if more Western states were to emulate their neighbors’ efforts and take action, millions of acres of wetlands could be saved, ...

Seven Western states that depend on the Colorado River are ending the year at an impasse in negotiations over the writing of new rules for dealing with chronic water shortages. Representatives of ...