Out West

Members of the National Rifle Association claim Colorado’s capitol city provides no legal pathway for out-of-state residents to carry firearms for self defense within municipal and county borders.

At the center of the rift is whether upstream states will agree to evenly share mandatory water cuts and accept long-term conservation plans in order to spare downstream states from taking steeper cuts.

A record-breaking stretch of high temperatures late last month was Colorado’s worst heat wave in the 75 years that such records have been collected, state climatologists said Tuesday.

Three of Idaho Gov. Brad Little’s opponents in the 2026 general election say they have concerns with Little’s proposed partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy to bring a new nuclear lifecycle innovation campus to Idaho.

The Washington State Department of Transportation is relocating employees and scaling back access to its aging headquarters on the Capitol Campus in Olympia amid continuing concerns about the building’s structural integrity.

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes sued the owners of three Tucson rental properties accused of leaving tenants without central air conditioning under extreme summer heat.

Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson signed an emergency proclamation Monday to temporarily suspend some state laws in order to fast-track the recovery process from wildfires ravaging central and eastern Washington.

The coastal marten, a rare orange-furred carnivore native to the forests of Oregon and Northern California, was listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act in 2020 after losing much of its habitat to logging and wildfires.

The Division of Air Quality has picked up speed, outfitting eight locations with new equipment as part of the Utah Dust Observation and Research Network.

A 1979 report advising companies on how to avoid liability under modern litter laws suggests tobacco manufacturers have known what happens to their product after use for decades.