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 BureauMillions rely on this help to pay their bills during extreme cold and heat surges -
Mountain West News BureauA Vail journalist discusses ‘the long-forgotten story of how we broke skiing — by very nearly saving it.’ -
Mountain West News BureauBut win in other states in the midst of legal challenges -
Mountain West News BureauThe plan would consolidate research leadership — currently dispersed across the country — in Fort Collins, Colo., while closing laboratories in Montana, Utah and Nevada. -
Mountain West News BureauThe grizzly was previously relocated from Montana to Wyoming to improve genetic connectivity. Now, she has reproduced. -
Mountain West News BureauThe monthly National Interagency Fire Center outlooks are typically staid documents, providing just-the-facts analysis. But the latest is superlative-laden as it describes record-low snowpacks, record-early snow melt and record-high temperatures. -
Mountain West News BureauSeveral new bridges and tunnels were built in the last few years to prevent wildlife-vehicle collisions. Now, state lawmakers are looking to build on the momentum — and qualify for remaining federal grant dollars. -
Mountain West News BureauDisputes over water are becoming more common across the Mountain West as populations grow and supplies tighten. Now, a coalition of counties, ranchers and water advocates in Utah and Nevada is appealing federal approval of a groundwater pipeline project in southern Utah. -
Mountain West News BureauNew investigative reporting from The Lever traces the issue of price fixing and ski monopolies back to the 1970s. -
Mountain West News BureauThis as cloud seeding efforts increase
