The legislation creates a pilot program under the Environmental Protection Agency that allows nonprofits, governments or landowners to clean up old mines without taking on the risk.

Last month, Professor Todd Felts of the Reynolds School of Journalism unexpectedly passed away. He was 54.

The case could end up limiting the scope of environmental analyses that the federal government conducts when considering significant infrastructure projects or management decisions.

The Bureau of Land Management has approved a major wind energy project on public lands in South Central Idaho. It has faced strong opposition, especially from descendants of Japanese Americans unjustly incarcerated during World War II.

Last week, Our Living Lands highlighted the challenge of living without electricity. Now, hear from Navajo families who are getting power for the first time through a life-changing mutual aid program.

The federal government is allocating more funding to help rural and tribal communities better respond to wildfires. Several of those communities in Mountain West states have already seen an improvement in their firefighting abilities.

Early polling suggested heavy Native support for Republican President-elect Donald Trump. The Indigenous Journalists Association, one of several groups to criticize the methodology, called it “misleading and irresponsible.” In the newly released poll, 57% of respondents said they supported Democrat Kamala Harris compared to just 39% for Trump.

En este episodio de Al Aire con KUNR, la reportera Maria Palma informa acerca de cuáles legislaciones pasaron a la próxima etapa, líderes católicos locales reaccionan a la muerte del Papa Francisco.

En este episodio de Al Aire con KUNR, la reportera Maria Palma informa acerca de una legislación que haría más fácil deshacerse de los vehículos abandonados de la propiedad pública y privada.

En este episodio de Al Aire con KUNR, la reportera Maria Palma informa acerca de la REAL ID, los recortes federales para Nevada Humanities y más.

Every two years, lawmakers and lobbyists from Las Vegas pack up their lives and move more than 400 miles to Carson City for the Nevada Legislative Session – and it’s a mad dash to find a place to live.

A Northern Nevada lawmaker is advocating to expand paid family and medical leave to more workers in the state. The bill was introduced in Carson City on Monday.

Nevada’s public universities are now granting collective bargaining rights to graduate student workers and faculty, empowering them to negotiate wages and workplace protections. However, graduate workers have reported unsafe conditions, harassment, and low pay, asserting that current university policies fail to safeguard them.During a recent hearing, dozens of graduate workers stood in solidarity, sharing testimonies about mistreatment and job insecurity. Despite a supermajority signing authorization cards, the university has refused to recognize their union, instead directing them to Human Resources and Title IX.The graduate workers await the reviewing of the bill and plan to rally to demand recognition from the Board of Regents.

As wildfires burn across the Western U.S., a new study using AI technology shows that evacuating a major tourist area in the Mountain West could take more than three times longer than local experts thought.

Climate change is putting pressure on trails, bridges and roads across the West. The Mountain West News Bureau spoke this week with U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg about federal efforts to help address the issue.

The League to Save Lake Tahoe released data from 11 years of 4th of July beach cleanups last week. The data reveals significant improvements in the amount of trash found this year.