natural resources

A new national report finds access to nearby nature in the United States is deeply unequal. And that the gap is closely tied to race, income and pollution exposure. Researchers say the pattern shows up across the country, including in the Mountain West.

Large farms in parts of the Colorado River Basin are paying little — and in some cases nothing — for federally supplied water, even as cities and residents are being asked to conserve, according to a new report.

A bill in the state legislature is pushing Nevada’s utility companies into providing half of their power from renewable sources of energy.Opponents of the…

The Truckee Meadows Water Authority is asking for input on its water resource plan, as the agency looks to how best manage the region's critical water…