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Some Western landowners are concerned with a Trump administration proposal that would limit their input on drilling or mining projects on their property.

The county adopted the moratorium in early July and state law requires it to initiate its study within 30 days. That process has already begun, officials said this week.

Ellie Boldman writes, "Out West, we have an old saying: whiskey is for drinking and water is for fighting. Data centers have finally given us something to fight against together."

Downwinders allege Utah’s $1.8 million taxpayer-funded ‘nuclear education’ campaign is misleading and downplays nuclear’s risks. State officials argue their messaging is ‘fact-based.’

The state of Montana is reviewing a exploration license for another company wanting to join the rush to mine Montana, this time on private land west of Lake Mary Ronan.

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.

A federal judge has ordered the Department of Defense to lift its blockade of wind energy projects and resume the permitting process that has ground to a halt during President Donald Trump’s second term.

Nicolle Fugere writes, "They come because it's wild. They don't come for well pads and roads."

Members of the public and a coalition of advocacy groups want NorthWestern Energy’s long-term plan for power to include more renewable energy and account for data centers’ impacts on their pocketbooks.

Idaho would be required to accept spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste if the state becomes one of the U.S. Department of Energy’s new Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campuses.