Nevada Public Radio is a partner of the Mountain West News Bureau, a regional newsroom investigating the issues that define the Mountain West – from land and water use to urban growth to our unique culture and heritage.
The Mountain West News Bureau partners include Boise State Public Radio in Idaho, Wyoming Public Media, Nevada Public Radio, KUNR in Reno, Nevada, KUNC in Northern Colorado and KANW in New Mexico. Colorado Public Radio (CPR News) and KJZZ in Phoenix, Arizona, are associate partners. Many other stations across the region are affiliates of the Mountain West News Bureau.
The bureau also produces “Our Living Lands,” a weekly radio segment exploring how climate change affects Indigenous communities, in partnership with Koahnic Broadcast Corp. and Native Public Media.
The Mountain West News Bureau was formed in 2018 and joined NPR’s network of regional newsrooms in 2025. It receives funding from Eric and Wendy Schmidt and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
Managing Editor: Michael de Yoanna
Bureau reporter for Nevada Public Radio: Yvette Fernandez
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Mountain West News BureauStates across the Mountain West added record amounts of wind and solar power in 2024. Now, a new industry report shows the region is also becoming a national leader in battery storage. -
Mountain West News BureauStudy finds link between wildfire smoke exposure and depression -
Mountain West News BureauAnd that has a broad impact—from tourism to drought to allergies -
Mountain West News BureauOutdoor recreation remains a major economic player, but inflation, tariffs and affordability concerns may have contributed to a slowing growth rate in 2024. -
Mountain West News BureauConservation groups filed a lawsuit on March 2 challenging the Trump administration’s rollback of federal protections for the greater sage-grouse across nine states: California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, North Dakota, and South Dakota. -
Mountain West News BureauBut critics say the Trump administration’s request does little to hold big tech companies accountable -
Mountain West News BureauThey're urging the industry to adapt to a more diverse workforce -
Mountain West News BureauSteve Pearce, a former Republican congressman from New Mexico, would next need to clear a vote in the full Senate in the coming weeks to be confirmed. -
Mountain West News BureauThe Utah congressional delegation introduced a resolution to undo the Biden-era management plan for the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, employing a rarely used law that's never before been used to target a national monument. -
Mountain West News BureauResearchers at the University of Nevada, Reno, have received a $9 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to study an unlikely candidate for future fuels: cactus pear.
