Out West

Clearing the way for a redevelopment plan, Portland City Council on Wednesday said the mall's fate fell outside the scope of a narrow land-use vote.

Oregonians kept more than 130,000 mattresses and box springs from landfills during 2025, the first full year of a new statewide recycling program with free collection points in nearly all of the state’s 36 counties.

Though not listed as endangered, northern leopard frogs have disappeared from most of their historical habitats in Arizona since the 1960s, facing invasive species, long-term drought and a deadly fungus.

The U.S Wildland Fire Service – Great Basin is referring to the fire as the Claremont Fire. The fire has burned more than 2,000 acres, according to a Monday evening press release.

Lake Mead is projected to drop below the critical threshold of 1,035 feet above sea level within the next 12 months, at which point the hydropower generating capacity at Hoover Dam would be cut from 1,302 megawatts to just 382.

U.S. President Donald Trump has approved the state of Idaho’s major disaster declaration to help six Idaho counties and areas affected by a March storm that brought damaging winds followed by intense rainfall.

A mechanical engineer and the holder of 12 U.S. patents, Hahn has also pledged to help BSU grow its $70 million-a-year research portfolio.

A trio of conservation groups on Tuesday urged a federal judge to halt the first phase of a massive U.S. Bureau of Land Management logging project in southern Oregon, weeks before it is set to begin.

California's insurers of last resort took a massive $1 billion hit in 2025. They want to pass the losses on to all customers — even those unlikely to be affected by wildfires or other natural disasters.

A union representing federal wildland firefighters is raising concerns about their safety and fatigue after an “explosive” first phase of the season resulting in the deaths of three firefighters in Colorado near the Utah border.