The Mountain West News Bureau has six managing partner stations – Boise State Public Radio, KANW in New Mexico, KUNC in Colorado, KUNR Public Radio in Nevada, Nevada Public Radio, and Wyoming Public Media. Colorado Public Radio in Denver and KJZZ in Phoenix are associate partners and nearly a dozen other stations are affiliate members.
The bureau also produces “Our Living Lands,” a weekly radio segment exploring how climate change affects Indigenous communities, in partnership with Koahnic Broadcast Corp. and Native Public Media.
The Mountain West News Bureau was formed in 2018 and joined NPR’s network of regional newsrooms in 2025. It receives funding from Eric and Wendy Schmidt and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
Managing Editor: Michael de Yoanna
KUNR Mountain West News Bureau Reporter: Kaleb Roedel
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The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation voted to advance revisions to the National Historic Preservation Act. Proponents say the changes would streamline regulations, including those affecting energy permitting. -
The Trump administration created a new report showing how much coal lies under public acres. It’s part of its initiative to reinvigorate the industry. -
After years of stalled negotiations, the Department of the Interior releases final Environmental Impact Statement, covering 10 years of future management for seven states -
The campuses would manage nuclear waste, but could also mean other nuclear-related development, such as power plants, fuel processing centers or even nuclear-powered data centers. -
As federal officials negotiate new rules for sharing the Colorado River's shrinking water supply, scientists are expanding efforts to better measure one of the basin's biggest sources of water loss: evaporation. -
Money will go toward bolstering workforce education programs and supply chains, as well as helping nuclear companies commercialize reactors quickly. -
A new study found that human-caused warming increased the chances of snow conditions this severe. -
The region hasn’t experienced the virus with the same severity as the Midwest, but is beginning to see cyclosporiasis in communities. -
New Mexico is shielding residents from increases in Affordable Care Act monthly premiums, while Wyoming enrollment numbers are taking a steep dip. -
Soil that's been burned in a wildfire often can't absorb substantial rainfall, sending water, mud and fallen trees downstream.
