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Polis says it may take weeks to reopen I-70 after mudslides trapped more than 100 motorists on the interstate last week.
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States around the Mountain West are seeing an uptick in COVID-19 cases, and it’s started to affect some tribes, too. The Navajo Nation’s increase in cases is modest compared to surges in states like Arizona, though. -
A study published earlier this year found that even without bark beetle outbreaks and wildfire, trees in Colorado's subalpine forests are dying at increasing rates from extreme summer conditions.
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Low vaccination rates make many counties in the Mountain West especially vulnerable to the COVID-19 delta variant right now, according to data from the public health research group PHICOR. That’s prompting tough new action from some state and federal officials.
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As Western states battle thousands of acres of wildfires that are degrading air quality across the country, President Biden on Friday told Western governors that his infrastructure plan provides needed relief.
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