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 BureauEvery summer, thousands of wildland firefighters endure months of heavy exposure to smoke and other toxins without respiratory protection. As a troubling picture of the health implications emerges, policies are beginning to change. -
Mountain West News BureauThe ongoing federal government shutdown is putting crucial food programs – and families that rely on them – at risk. -
Mountain West News BureauAt least 1 in 5 Interior cuts could be in the Mountain West. -
Mountain West News BureauAs predators like grizzly bears and gray wolves expand their ranges or are being recovered to more habitats, wildlife managers in the Mountain West are increasingly tasked with preventing conflicts between the animals and people. Some are turning to new strategies and technologies, including drones. -
Mountain West News BureauA new study finds that what Americans eat — particularly beef — plays a major role in carbon emissions in cities. And cities in the Mountain West rank among those most heavily impacted. -
Mountain West News BureauAnytime you punch a question into Chat G-P-T, even just Google something, the results bounce back from a data center. The facilities are popping up across the Mountain West to power the AI boom. That includes a north Denver neighborhood already struggling with poor air quality. Now some worry the project will make the problem worse. Sam Brasch reports for the Mountain West News Bureau’s Wired Wired West series. -
Mountain West News BureauLate-spring frosts aren’t just tough on gardens — they’re creating new challenges for black bears in the Mountain West. -
Mountain West News BureauThe Utah Supreme Court said a private company failed to show the water would be put to “beneficial use.” -
Mountain West News BureauAn A-I data center uses lots of power and water. But there are some that want to use less. As the Mountain West News Bureau's Hanna Merzbach reports for our series, the Wired Wired West, even the ones that want to go green face challenges. -
Mountain West News BureauTouro College of Dental Medicine in New Mexico is on a mission to reach the underserved
