The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is making new efforts to help solve Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP) cases. Now, the federal agency is using forensic technology to help reunite the remains of Native Americans with their families and tribal nations.

A new scientific analysis shows spring is getting warmer across the U.S. because of climate change. Some of the fastest-warming cities are in the Mountain West, threatening to shrink water supplies and increase wildfire risk.

The Trump administration has cut federal education dollars, and that includes money that goes to schools serving Indigenous students. A lawsuit says these funding cuts are a violation of treaties between the U.S. and sovereign tribes.

The report finds that about one-third of species, including many in the Mountain West, are at high or moderate concern from a conservation perspective.

Wildland firefighter advocates are celebrating the permanent pay raises included in a larger funding bill passed by Congress late last week.

Wyoming and 23 other states already have offices that boost the outdoor economy. Could Idaho join the bandwagon?

Cyrus Western will implement the Trump administration’s environmental and energy agenda, overseeing extractive industries in Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Montana, the Dakotas and 28 tribal nations.

Six universities in the Mountain West are among the schools under investigation for participating in a program aimed at helping minority students earn doctoral degrees in business.

About 1 in 3 Americans thinks global warming is a growing problem, but that sentiment isn’t as strong in some less urban Mountain West states, such as Wyoming and Utah.

The announcement comes as many cities and rural communities across the Mountain West struggle with housing affordability. About half the land in the West is owned by the federal government.