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 BureauVicki Christiansen, who retired as Forest Service chief in 2021, pointed to aggressive agency mandates to quickly extinguish fires as a possible factor at play during this dangerous season. -
Mountain West News BureauThe Trump administration tried to shut down campuses last year. Courts kept them open, but enrollment plummeted. Now, it’s on the rise again. -
the government says the rule is outdated and land protections should be state based -
Mountain West News BureauThe tribe released two golden eagles in Montana last year. One died in Colorado, likely due to lead poisoning. -
Mountain West News BureauIdaho, Montana, Nevada and Wyoming have been slow to fund electric vehicle chargers with federal dollars, while other states in the Mountain West have been more eager. -
Mountain West News BureauDroughts and wet periods in major Western watersheds often happen together, according to new research that shows how water conditions in one area can be closely tied to those hundreds of miles away. -
Mountain West News BureauNew federal data shows a wide gap in the amount of carbon pollution produced by electricity generation across the West, reflecting stark differences in how states produce their power. -
It’s part of a multi-city bus tour advocating for local decision-making -
Mountain West News BureauMicroplastic concentrations in Nevada’s Truckee River increased nearly tenfold during spring runoff, according to new research that offers a glimpse into how plastic pollution moves through some western waterways. -
Mountain West News BureauDrought relief may only be temporary
