1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (696+ words) Public opposition will slow plans to remove and display a section of a dead Shoshone National Forest tree that surveyors mapping Yellowstone Forest Reserve boundaries inscribed 133 years ago. The dead Engelmann spruce still stands about 28 miles from the nearest trailhead…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (181+ words) Kiowa County Press Governor Polis appoints V. William Scarpato, III to 2nd Judicial District Court Colorado Governor Jared Polis has appointed V. William Scarpato, III to the 2nd Judicial District Court in Denver, filling a vacancy created by the retirement of the Honorable Bruce…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (234+ words) New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham on Tuesday announced that her office had sued the Federal Emergency Management Agency for failing to reimburse the New Mexico National Guard for at least $61 million in costs it incurred fighting a 2022 wildfire that…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (283+ words) A landmark law and one of the country’s largest sources of funding for maintenance and repair on public lands expired last year and now, a coalition of environmental groups is pressing Congress to restore it. Committees in both the House…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (454+ words) A panel of judges has placed on hold a federal court order protecting an Idaho fetal medicine doctor from prosecution for abortions performed in specific circumstances. The order means Idaho’s abortion laws are fully in effect, with only exemptions to…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (884+ words) Federal regulators have suspended a wetlands-fill permit allowing construction of a controversial road through an Alaska national wildlife refuge, but the on-the-ground result of that action is a subject of legal contention. State officials say they still intend to start…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (268+ words) © iStock - Minerva Studio An experiment deep underground in South Dakota’s Black Hills has reported its “most compelling hint of dark matter” to date. A news release Tuesday from the LUX-ZEPLIN experiment announced the recording of a single particle interaction that…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (809+ words) A judge has ordered the 23-year-old Utah man charged with shooting and killing conservative political activist Charlie Kirk to stand trial for aggravated murder. Judge Tony Graf read his ruling from the bench Tuesday at the conclusion of a dayslong…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (462+ words) The Federal Trade Commission and attorneys general from 22 states sued Amazon Monday, claiming the online retail company used artificial bids to inflate costs for advertisers, bringing in tens of billions of dollars. The complaint alleges that Amazon used an “invented…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (630+ words) Education leaders and lawmakers are weighing in after a bipartisan coalition of 47 state attorneys general announced a $17 billion settlement with Meta Platforms Inc., over allegations that the company harmed children and teens through its social media platforms. The lawsuit was…...