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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Some lawmakers in our region are arguing abortion bans help keep a population young and growing. Others say they lead to more people leaving the state. -
In recent years, concerns among the workforce about health risks of all kinds have been getting louder. And mental health is no exception. -
New funding is aimed at helping fossil fuel-dependent communities in the Mountain West navigate a changing energy economy, with one project focused on the Four Corners region. -
The move is part of a “sweeping restructuring," which the agency said is intended to move leaders closer to the land they oversee. The plan has been met with concern. -
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The new ruling could be a setback for the Trump administration, which is trying to loosen habitat protections. -
Proposed legislation would protect nearly 450 miles of waterways from dams and mining amid the Trump administration’s push for more development. -
In the arid Mountain West, rivers are under growing pressure — from climate change, drought and rising demand for water. But new research from New Mexico suggests some river ecosystems may be more resilient than they appear. -
Interest in environmentally friendly Green Burials rising particularly among Millennials and Gen Z -
Kootenai County, Idaho paused data center development to pass regulations to protect water resources and require a public process.
