Mountain West News Bureau

Federal wildlife officials downlisted the razorback sucker to threatened status, but its life in Arizona rivers is still difficult.

Nathan Matthews had been hospitalized since he was caught in a burnover on June 27.

More than 56 million acres — nearly 3% of the U.S. landmass — belong to tribes. The Land and Water Conservation Fund has aided more than 47,000 projects, like parks and trails, in nearly every county nationwide.

Federal land officials are considering whether to remove almost 2,000 wild horses from Wyoming's Red Desert. They say the population has exceeded appropriate levels for the habitat, potentially leading to environmental harm.

Water experts are calling for urgent changes at Lake Powell and Lake Mead, as a dry winter could send reservoir levels dangerously low.

A team of researchers at Arizona State University is building models to track the amount of water in snow, soils and streams.

The Dragon Bravo fire burned about 145,000 acres. Some businesses and trails are now back open.

Dozens of communities and environmental groups in the Colorado River Basin are asking Congress for $2 billion to endure what they’re calling “one of the most challenging hydrologic years in more than a century of recordkeeping.”

Fire weather days are different than fire season. They are increasing due to climate change.

Authors say: this could impact preparedness before wildfire season