In Colorado and New Mexico – states where Democrats control the legislature – lawmakers are proposing banning the sale of assault weapons or banning them altogether, while Idaho and Wyoming legislators look to do away with concealed carry limits.

“This idea that children are the vulnerable spot – the way to go after the LGBTQ community – is really taking hold,” says Olivia Hunt, the policy director at the National Center for Transgender Equality.

Researchers now link the death of thousands of birds migrating across New Mexico in 2020 to extreme temperature and climate conditions. The event inspired a partnership between Los Alamos National Laboratory and New Mexico State University to study "disaster ecology."

The Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony Act was recently signed into law and bans the export of cultural tribal objects. It also increases penalties for stealing and trafficking them.

With the largest wildfire in state history, it’s no surprise New Mexico claimed the second spot with almost 900,000 acres burned. Idaho ranked fifth with about 440,000 acres.

Two measures in the House of Representatives new rules package are regionally significant. One measure makes it easier to transfer federal public lands and the other supports oil and gas development.

Researchers are traversing Western mountains to better understand snow algae – and whether its blooms are hastening the melting of mountain snowpack.

As drought and steady demand shrink the Colorado River and Lake Powell, Glen Canyon Dam faces an existential threat. It's a rare example of the Southwest's water crisis made visible.

The National Audubon Society kicked off its annual bird count Wednesday — a program that helps experts understand how birds respond to climate change.

The Biden Administration has recognized some national landmarks in our region. But some advocates want to see more sites protected that are important to underrepresented groups.