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Durango residents decry Trump cuts to national monuments
10+ hour, 12+ min ago (964+ words) U.S. Rep. Jeff Hurd makes low-profile trip through Southwest Colorado Saturday, Sep 12, 2026 3:11 PM MT Updated Saturday, Sep 12, 2026 3:26 PM MT Concerned citizens gather on Camino del Rio in front of the Double Tree Hotel on Friday waving signs advocating for the preservation…...
Arizona water experts warn Colorado River cuts would be 'unprecedented' for Phoenix taps
3+ hour, 15+ min ago (611+ words) At the highest end of the proposal, Lower Basin use would drop below levels "not seen since 1935." Independent researchers studying the Colorado River say the federal plan for reducing water deliveries to Arizona, California, and Nevada would force cutbacks on…...
Colorado River Cuts Bring Fresh Uncertainty to Home Gardens Across the Southwest
1+ hour, 12+ min ago (222+ words) The federal government finalized a two-year plan to cut Colorado River withdrawals amid drought, underscoring risks as reservoirs reach historic lows. Under the Bureau of Reclamation plan, California, Nevada, and Arizona must reduce use by 1.25 million acre-feet annually, with further…...
Why Salt Lake City is seeking to sell over 950 acres near its airport to the state
5+ hour, 9+ min ago (721+ words) SALT LAKE CITY — Utah's capital city is seeking to sell nearly 1,000 acres of land it owns near Salt Lake City International Airport as part of a plan to preserve the Great Salt Lake's wetlands. Under a proposal that Salt Lake…...
Colorado's black bears are flooding into neighborhoods at record rates, raiding trash cans and breaking into homes as drought strips their forests bare, and drought is only part of the story
9+ hour, 43+ min ago (714+ words) Colorado’s black bears are flooding into neighborhoods at record rates — and drought is only part of the story In many Colorado mountain towns, black bears and people have shared the same forest edges and neighborhood perimeters for generations — an uneasy…...
Bears, caribou and other animals are messing with this researcher's equipment, and he's got photos to prove it - CBC
9+ hour, 33+ min ago (78+ words) Lucas Brehaut is studying how forests in Atlantic Canada regrow after forest fires Caption: Lucas Brehaut stands in a burned forest in Newfoundland. Brehaut has had some difficulties with his five-year study on how forests regrow after a fire in…...
Black bears are big eaters in the Okanagan
7+ hour, 34+ min ago (668+ words) Published 5:00 pm Saturday, September 12, 2026 By Roseanne Van Ee Okanagan's Nature Nut Rightly so; these lumbering, yet agile hulks lose up to 40 per cent of their body weight while hibernating for up to six months each winter (November to April). So…...
The Counties That Are Almost Entirely Desert
9+ hour, 38+ min ago (1089+ words) San Bernardino County has the strongest numerical case on this list. Its official Community Indicators program places 77% of the county in the North Desert Region and 17% in the East Desert Region. That leaves only a small share outside those two…...
Utah riders weigh in as UTA's $3 fare plan would tie for highest in the US
5+ hour, 3+ min ago (580+ words) "They're making it inaccessible for us." Utah transit riders could soon be asked to pay some of the highest base fares in the country simply to keep current service running. That possibility is drawing renewed attention to whether public transportation…...
The U.S. Is Having One of Its Most Active Wildfire Seasons. Here’s How the Costs Are Adding Up
4+ hour, 31+ min ago (775+ words) An Orange County Fire Authority helicopter drops water on the Gibby Fire near Caspers Wilderness Park in Trabuco Canyon, California, on Sept. 2, 2026. The United States is on pace to see one of its most active wildfire seasons on record. According…...