The order grants the official placed by DOGE oversight over the consolidation process, including control over funding, policy and personnel decisions. www.kunc.org/regional-new...

Outdoor recreation is a big industry in the Mountain West, but most gear and clothes for outdoor activities is made overseas. Here's what some outdoor brands say about the impacts of tariffs on their business (w/ Alex Murphy): www.kunc.org/regional-new...

A federal effort to understand and reduce the risk of cancer among firefighters has been shut down. By @murphywoodhouse.bsky.social: www.boisestatepublicradio.org/health/2025-...

Hunters and other recreationalists argue that “corner crossing” private properties is sometimes necessary to access public lands. A judge, looking at a Wyoming case, agreed. From the Mountain West News Bureau's @racheldcohen.bsky.social - www.kunc.org/regional-new...

Canadians will no longer be allowed to freely use the American entrance to the cultural building that sits on both sides of the U.S.-Canada border.

Black-footed ferret recovery could face setbacks amid staff cuts. From the Mountain West News Bureau's @racheldcohen.bsky.social (w/ KUNC) - www.kunc.org/regional-new...

Nederland will Nederland. Why a tiny Colorado town wants to buy a ski resort. From the Mountain West News Bureau's Rachel Cohen (w/ KUNC and @npr.org): www.kunc.org/regional-new...

Hundreds gathered at Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado to protest cuts over the weekend. Some fired workers touched on services that could be lost. From the Mountain West News Bureau's Rachel Cohen (w/KUNC): www.kunc.org/regional-new...

I was at Rocky Mountain National Park this weekend where ~800 protestors lined an entrance road to push back on the firing of federal employees. It was one of more than 150 demonstrations at park sites. www.kunc.org/regional-new...

I’m really glad I went up to McCall for this. In towns like that across the West, the Forest Service and other public land agencies are a major presence. That means these layoffs hit hard. www.boisestatepublicradio.org/politics-gov...

Big news on presumptive coverage for wildland firefighters. Many women - 16 percent of the federal wildland force - raised issues about the notable absence of cancers like breast and uterine from the original list or presumptively covered cancers for workers' compensation claims.