Hillary Hoffmann, professor of law at the University of Wyoming and former co-director of the Bears Ears Inter-Tribal ...

After 20-year controversy and numerous court battles, the Trump administration declared grizzlies recovered despite public ...

Utah Rep. Casey Snider spent years quietly carrying out a plan to guarantee hunter access to pristine roadless country — by blocking the Ute Indian Tribe from buying it back.

Among the many dramatic peaks of the West, few mountains stand out like Mount Shasta in the northernmost reaches of California. Shasta erupts from the landscape, a solo peak with no other mountains ...

Dangerous landslide-triggered tsunamis linked to receding glaciers — which are shrinking globally due to climate change — are ...

It was established so biologists could collect data from bears in captivity to better understand and manage grizzlies in the wild.

Returning a rare orchid to the wild is a complex challenge, but if these scientists succeed, they’ll blaze a path for future reintroductions.

The federal government is rewriting its rules governing ranching on public lands to increase the number of cattle, sheep and ...

The largest tidal restoration project in the Sacramento Delta’s history awaits the return of the threatened Delta smelt.

It’s expensive to live in the Western U.S. In Rocky Mountain resort towns, short-term vacation rentals have usurped affordable living options, while high-paying tech companies have driven up prices in ...

Since the 1970s, more than 230 young people have come through HCN’s intern and fellowship programs, going on to use the skills and knowledge they gained here to make important contributions to the ...