Protections for greater sage grouse will get new look under Biden
The Biden administration on Friday said it will consider new measures to protect greater sage grouse, a bird species once found across much of the U.S. West that has suffered...
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Fight over U.S. wolf protections goes before federal judge
A U.S. government attorney urged a federal judge Friday to uphold a decision from the waning days of the Trump administration that lifted protections for gray wolves across most of...
U.S. says oil, gas sales damage climate 鈥� but won鈥檛 stop them
The Biden administration is planning to sell oil and gas leases on huge tracts of public land in the U.S. West, despite the Interior Department's conclusion that doing so could...
Senators urge emergency protections for wolves in U.S. West
A group of Democratic lawmakers on Thursday urged the Biden administration to enact emergency protections for gray wolves in the U.S. West in response to Republican-backed state laws that make...
Biden backs end to wolf protections but hunting worries grow
President Joe Biden's administration is sticking by the decision under former President Donald Trump to lift protections for gray wolves across most of the U.S. But a top federal wildlife...
Climate impact of coal sales from U.S. lands scrutinized
U.S. officials launched a review Thursday of climate damage and other impacts from coal mining on public lands as the Biden administration expands its scrutiny of government fossil fuel sales...
Fires charring range set up ranchers for hardship in US West
LAME DEER, Mont. (AP) — Wildfires tearing through Montana and elsewhere in the U.S. West are devouring vast rangeland areas that cattle ranchers depend upon, setting the stage for a...
Wildfire bears down on Montana towns as West burns
A wildfire bore down on rural southeastern towns Thursday as continuing hot, dry weather throughout the West drove flames through more than a dozen states.
EXPLAINER: As wildfire smoke spreads, who鈥檚 at risk?
Smoke from wildfires in the western U.S. and Canada is blanketing much of the continent, including thousands of miles away on the East Coast. And experts say the phenomenon is...
Keystone pipeline nixed after Biden stands firm on permit
BILLINGS, Mont. -- The sponsor of the Keystone XL crude oil pipeline pulled the plug on the contentious project Wednesday after Canadian officials failed to persuade President Joe Biden to...