federal lands

Federal officials are reportedly considering shrinking at least six national monuments in the Mountain West region to increase energy development on public lands.

A coalition of Western conservationists and tribes are working to protect more public lands before the November presidential election.

The U.S. House of Representatives remains without a speaker after the ouster of former Speaker Kevin McCarthy by far-right members of his own party on October 3. Northern Nevada Congressman Mark Amodei said that is going to make passing legislation harder.

A new report shows public land conservation lagged in some Western states over the past decade, but the number of acres protected in the Mountain West varies widely by state.

Data shows that people are seeking spaces beyond the country’s most popular national parks.

The Truckee Meadows Public Land Management Act, formerly known as the Washoe County Lands Bill, is back before Congress. It would allow federal land in…

The Oregon standoff at a national wildlife refuge enters Day 33 with only a few holdouts remaining. So far 11 people have been arrested, including Ammon…

A new mobile app launching this spring will allow ranchers and farmers to submit data on vast tracts of Nevada rangeland that currently go unmonitored.…

The federal government owns more than 80 percent of all public lands in Nevada and some conservationists want it to stay that way. That’s why they’re…