Officials say the new plan is like digging in the "couch cushions" for promises to save Colorado River water, but compensation from the Arizona Water Banking Authority could help reach a larger goal.

The high court will not issue an opinion on the contentious case for several months

Earlier this month, a federal audit published by the Interior Department's Office of the Inspector General found that the Bureau of Indian Affairs' Missing and Murdered Unit is understaffed and its few special agents are spread thin — handling "unmanageable workloads" throughout Indian Country.

The partner organizations were planning conservation or cultural resource projects in parks across the Mountain West.

The tour company owner said she spoke with 80 to 90 potential international customers who decided not to book trips, most of whom indicated that the higher costs played a role.

A top U.S. Fish and Wildlife official told Idaho lawmakers Monday the Trump administration will immediately push to remove grizzly bears from the endangered species list after a proposed rule is finalized.

Several other Mountain West states are bracing for storm surge in Hurricane Polo's aftermath.

Democrats say western states, with abundant BLM lands, of most concern

Tribal communities in Northern Nevada pass resolutions to ban data centers on their homelands and speak out against proposed data centers in the region.

The tribe wants the Bureau of Land Management to remove 2,500 acres on the reservation from an upcoming oil and gas lease sale.