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Chris Wright, U.S. Secretary of Energy
Yvette Fernandez
Mountain West News Bureau
Democratic lawmakers push back saying workers are victims of politics
John Locher (AP) ; Courtesy of Brightline West ; Ross D. Franklin (AP)
A line of pack horses carries gear up a rocky trail
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Mountain West News Bureau
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FILE - In this Dec. 3, 2020 file photo a firefighter works to keep flames from a structure while battling the Bond Fire burning in Orange County, Calif. As consecutive years of catastrophic wildfires drive up the cost of insuring homes across California, state regulators announced on Monday, Feb. 8, 2021, a step toward creating incentives for retrofitting older homes to make them more resilient to fires. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)
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Mountain West News Bureau
The American West has seen the number of structures lost in wildfires more than triple in recent decades. But new research shows that home hardening measures can significantly increase a home’s chances of survivability during a wildfire.
A “no hunting” sign on Rattlesnake Pass near Elk Mountain, Wyoming
Will Walkey
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Wyoming Public Media
Mountain West News Bureau
"Zombie tree"
Yvette Fernandez
Mountain West News Bureau
Artists stand with their flags in Las Vegas
Courtesy Shahab Zargari
Unseen Territories, a short film, allowed 14 Las Vegas artists to self-identify their heritage through flags. Some reconnected to their Indigenous roots during the making of their flags.
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Daz Weller sits in the seats of a theater.
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