fossil fuels

For the first time on record, solar power generated more electricity than coal in the United States during a full calendar month — a milestone that underscores how quickly the nation's power system is changing.

People living near oil refineries can often see or smell signs of industrial pollution. Now, a new interactive map aims to help them better understand the potential health impacts associated with those facilities.

Longer wildfire seasons can blanket communities in smoke. Summer heat records continue to rise. Drought remains a persistent concern for water supplies, agriculture and ecosystems.

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.

A new report from the Solar Energy Industries Association warns that more than 500 planned solar projects nationwide could be delayed or canceled as the Trump administration pivots back toward fossil fuels.

The Trump administration’s proposed budget bill would cut funding to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) by nearly 40%, including grants to universities. That could affect funding relied on by survey offices in several Mountain West states.

A new report shows the rate of spills from oil-and-gas drilling is dropping in some of the Mountain West’s top fossil fuel-producing states. But conservation groups warn these spills are still significant and can harm area waters, lands and wildlife.

A new report shows the rate of spills from oil and gas drilling is dropping in the Mountain West region’s top fossil fuel-producing states.

This spring, the federal government is expected to finalize a rule that would require oil and gas companies to pay more to drill on public lands across the Western U.S.

A new study looks into how fossil fuels and renewable energy fund local government services in several states, including some in the Mountain West.