Last week, that argument made it to the U.S. Supreme Court. The justices are currently considering a $10 billion lawsuit filed by the Mexican government, which alleges that U.S. gun manufacturers ...

The toxic legacy of Cold War uranium mining and milling has shattered lives, destroyed homes and created a pollution problem for an entire region.

The scientists responsible for crucial fish and wildlife research projects in the West involving species like elk, mule deer, ...

Successfully fighting a wildfire requires more than people digging line or cutting fire breaks with chainsaws. It also ...

In the months before the Navajo Generating Station closed, many observers prognosticated economic doom for nearby Page, ...

Researchers with the National Bureau of Economic Research have estimated “the demise of coal” could lower local government revenues in coal-reliant counties by 20%. But in a 2021 study, they also ...

Despite statewide restrictions on the deadly poisons, new research shows they’re still infiltrating the food web.

During a Feb. 14 speech before the Wyoming Legislature, U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis, R, heaped praise on the Trump ...

Trail work, though underappreciated, made for a life well-lived in the woods.

This article appeared in the March 2025 print edition of the magazine with the headline “‘Rights of nature’ laws take root in the West.” ...