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Funding for the Mountain West News Bureau is provided in part by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
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The report comes as the Trump administration tries to “unleash” domestic energy supplies.
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The rural healthcare shortage has hit some tribal nations especially hard. One tribe in Nevada has found a solution: a doctor’s office on wheels.
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A new report shows the rate of spills from oil-and-gas drilling is dropping in some of the Mountain West’s top fossil fuel-producing states. But conservation groups warn these spills are still significant and can harm area waters, lands and wildlife.
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OSHA holding series of hearings for input on potential federal heat regulations
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Measles outbreak slows pace in Mountain West states
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How governors are pushing back on Republicans public lands proposals
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Some local officials in the Mountain West say federal land could be used in certain cases to ease the region's housing crisis. But they view a plan from Senate Republicans as going much farther than the solutions that have worked in their areas.
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Understanding ancient horse migration patterns could help us adapt to climate change. That's according to a new study from a team of Indigenous and non-Indigenous researchers.
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This comes as the vocational and high school program for youth with low incomes is caught in the crosshairs of a legal battle.
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Confusing messaging over immigration efforts