Indigenous communities in Alaska's North Slope rely on Walrus for subsistence but climate change has shifted walrus habits. The U.S. Geological Survey and the University of Alaska Museum of the North are working with Indigenous hunters to understand these changes and document traditional knowledge.

Early forecasts suggested that 2025 would have a very active fire season. But so far, things have played out a little differently.

A new report shows America’s water systems need more than a trillion dollars in upgrades in the coming decades. In the West, states are dealing with shrinking reservoirs, worsening drought, and a lack of data to plan for the future.

A group of young Indigenous men spent a week on the Wind River Reservation for a photo camp with National Geographic. The students camped, fished, explored and even helped with a bison harvest, all while honing their skills as storytellers and photographers.

Flagstaff, Ariz,. became the first ever DarkSky Community in 2001. Central Idaho is home to the only DarkSky Reserve in the U.S. and Utah has the highest concentration of DarkSky places globally. More towns in Colorado want to join the ranks.

A new study led by the University of Michigan shows that large livestock farms are polluting the air across the U.S., including parts of the Mountain West. Researchers say these impacts are felt hardest by nearby communities, where people of color often live.

The Shoshone-Paiute Tribes sign a deal with the owner of a proposed Owyhee County mine.

How can plant-rich eating help save the planet?

We look back at the 15 year struggle to protect Idaho's Boulder White Cloud Mountains from development.

One of the goals of controversial wolf hunts in the Western U.S. is to help reduce the burden on ranchers, who lose livestock to wolves every year. A new study finds that those hunts have had a measurable, but small effect on livestock depredations.