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A new analysis from Climate Central shows that summer temperatures have risen steadily across the United States over the last half century, a trend that’s even sharper in the American West. The report chalks up much of the blame to climate change, but a researcher says that in urban areas the built environment can also play a huge role in temperature jumps.

Grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem are adapting to climate change and other ecological pressures, a new study suggests. It found that the bears have been able to maintain healthy body fat levels over the past couple of decades despite shifting availability of popular foods and increasing population density.

In less than four months, temporary pay raises given to federal wildland firefighters are set to end just as the season typically starts winding down. This week a group of Western senators, including one Republican, sent a letter to leaders of the Homeland Security Committee urging “swift consideration of legislation that authorizes a long-term solution to increase wildland firefighter recruitment and retention.” Colorado Senator Michael Bennet, a Democrat, said that “failure is not an option” when it comes to addressing the pay issue.

A record number of people are participating in recreation activities like hiking, biking and climbing. A new report shows that this surge in interest is changing people’s experiences on public lands, sometimes for the worse.

Idaho State Men’s Basketball Conference Schedule Announced for 2023-24

The Interior Department is spending another $64 million to clean up abandoned oil and gas wells that threaten the environment and public health, including some wells in the Mountain West.

Like many tribal leaders and advocates, Angel Charley of the Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women saw court challenges to the law as an attack on tribal sovereignty. She also says it was an opportunity for extractive industries to get a larger foothold on tribal lands.

In the first of five expected rounds of grant applications, the federal government awarded nearly $180 million to communities across the country to fund projects to reduce wildfire risk. Montana-based Headwaters Economics evaluated how well that first round met the goals of prioritizing high-risk, low-income and disaster-impacted communities. The short answer is pretty well, but there’s still room for improvement, especially when it comes to poorer communities with limited local government staff.

Big Sky Conference Announces 2023 Volleyball Conference Schedule

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has set aside about $400 million to help communities recovering from disasters like floods and wildfires, and parts of Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, New Mexico and Montana are set to receive funding.