/mountain-west-news-bureau �ʹ���ַ is among the founding partners of the Mountain West News Bureau, a collaboration of public media stations that serve the Western states of Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming. en-US Copyright �ʹ���ַ/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Thu, 24 Apr 2025 19:06:10 GMT /2025-04-24/endangered-threatened-wyoming-colorado-species-habitat-loss-trump-fish-wildlife-service-proposed-rule It would still be illegal to harm Mountain West species, such as jumping mice, migratory birds and desert tortoises, but their habitats may no longer be federally protected. Thu, 24 Apr 2025 19:06:10 GMT /2025-04-24/endangered-threatened-wyoming-colorado-species-habitat-loss-trump-fish-wildlife-service-proposed-rule Hanna Merzbach /2025-04-22/native-american-group-creates-free-online-resource-for-tribal-water-law-information-and-updates A Native American law group has launched a free online resource to help tribal nations obtain legal information about their water rights. This comes at a time when tribes face increasing water challenges. Tue, 22 Apr 2025 23:15:33 GMT /2025-04-22/native-american-group-creates-free-online-resource-for-tribal-water-law-information-and-updates Kaleb Roedel /2025-04-22/job-growth-wildfires-salt-lake-denver New research shows that job growth in our region has been faster in areas with serious wildfire danger, a trend that raises the prospect of serious economic fallout from major blazes. Tue, 22 Apr 2025 23:12:40 GMT /2025-04-22/job-growth-wildfires-salt-lake-denver Murphy Woodhouse /2025-04-22/drought-has-increased-significantly-across-mountain-west-states Drought this spring has increased significantly across our region, with some states already hitting the highest levels. Tue, 22 Apr 2025 20:50:58 GMT /2025-04-22/drought-has-increased-significantly-across-mountain-west-states Yvette Fernandez /regional-news/2025-04-21/interior-department-announces-restructuring-led-by-doge-official Secretary Doug Burgum’s order grants that DOGE official oversight over the department's consolidation process, including control over funding, policy and personnel decisions. Mon, 21 Apr 2025 22:19:20 GMT /regional-news/2025-04-21/interior-department-announces-restructuring-led-by-doge-official Rachel Cohen /2025-04-18/a-western-slope-baseball-team-has-adopted-an-endangered-and-endearing-new-mascot Springtime is here and baseball is back. This year, that’s good news for sports fans AND lovers of a threatened fish native to the Colorado River. As Alex Hager reports for the Mountain West News Bureau, one minor league team will take the field as the “humpback chubs” every Wednesday this season. Fri, 18 Apr 2025 19:40:50 GMT /2025-04-18/a-western-slope-baseball-team-has-adopted-an-endangered-and-endearing-new-mascot Alex Hager /2025-04-18/national-parks-week-begins-with-a-free-day-saturday-including-parks-across-the-mountain-west National Parks Week begins this weekend, kicking off with free entry to all parks on Saturday, April 19 — just weeks after mass layoffs and court-ordered reinstatements of some park workers. Fri, 18 Apr 2025 17:20:55 GMT /2025-04-18/national-parks-week-begins-with-a-free-day-saturday-including-parks-across-the-mountain-west Yvette Fernandez /regional-news/2025-04-17/denver-donates-23-bison-to-tribes-for-their-own-herds The donation is part of a larger effort to return bison to Indigenous lands and stewardship. Thu, 17 Apr 2025 14:41:08 GMT /regional-news/2025-04-17/denver-donates-23-bison-to-tribes-for-their-own-herds Rachel Cohen /2025-04-16/climate-change-national-parks-extreme-heat-zion-national-park For example, Utah’s Zion National Park has four days annually on average above 92.4 degrees – its 99th percentile temperature. That could jump to 21 days, or even higher. Wed, 16 Apr 2025 23:13:41 GMT /2025-04-16/climate-change-national-parks-extreme-heat-zion-national-park Murphy Woodhouse /2025-04-16/wyoming-supreme-court-hears-arguments-abortion-bans-2025 Justices have until mid-August to decide on the future of reproductive rights in the state. Wed, 16 Apr 2025 23:03:03 GMT /2025-04-16/wyoming-supreme-court-hears-arguments-abortion-bans-2025 Hanna Merzbach