The Mountain West News Bureau is a collaboration between Boise State Public Radio in Idaho, KUNC in Colorado, KUNM in New Mexico, KJZZ in Arizona, KUNR in Nevada, Nevada Public Radio, and Wyoming Public Media, with support from affiliate stations across the region.
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 BureauA new study is challenging one of the most persistent arguments against removing aging dams: that nearby communities will suffer economically if the structures come down. -
Mountain West News BureauArizona, Colorado and Utah got C grades in a new maternal mental health report card. Idaho, New Mexico, Nevada and Wyoming got Ds. -
Mountain West News BureauThe Public Lands Integrity Act would classify public lands sales as “erroneous” under special rules for budget reconciliation bills, making them ineligible to pass with a simple majority vote. -
Mountain West News BureauLawmakers are divided along party lines -
Mountain West News BureauPressure to defund renewable energy projects is coming from the Trump administration and from grassroots groups. -
Mountain West News BureauBoth in the United States and around the world, fire seasons in 2025 were relatively light. Yet the loss of lives and property hit historic highs, raising questions about whether acres burned is the best metric to assess devastation caused by wildfires, according to a recent analysis. -
Mountain West News BureauConservation and historical groups sued as the Trump administration targeted hundreds of exhibits on climate change, civil rights and diverse communities. -
Mountain West News BureauCompanies have long registered in Delaware because of its favorable business environment. But Wyoming’s low tax rates, cryptocurrency industry and chancery court could be making them change course. -
Mountain West News BureauIncreased federal funding is helping to create new public and private alliances and provide culturally appropriate pre-natal and post-birth care. -
Mountain West News BureauThe Roadless Rule has been in place for decades. Lawmakers are divided.
