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Smoke exposure, researchers have found, raises the risk of dementia, poor mental health, fertility problems, and neurodegenerative diseases.

Native Americans in Arizona heavily favored Joe Biden in 2020. Democrats hope they can help Harris defeat Trump in the state.

Utah asked the Supreme Court to weigh in on the future of federal lands. The case could impact more than 200 million acres across the U.S.

It's one example of how cities are grappling with surging housing insecurity and homelessness: by using government-owned sites to develop affordable housing.

Records unearthed by a University of Virginia professor shed new light on states' vocal opposition in the 1950s to tribes claiming their share of the river. Today, many are still fighting to secure water.

Researchers are trying to unravel the mystery of snow that falls but never shows up in the river.

As it negotiates water rights with tribes, Arizona goes to unique lengths to extract concessions that limit tribes' opportunities for growth and economic development, according to a ProPublica and High Country News investigation.

A conversation with County Commissioner Ashley Stolzmann on her community and what comes next for the Boulder-area suburbs.

Ten outstanding science journalists have been selected for the 2023-24 fellowship class of the Knight Science Journalism Program at MIT.

The Yakama Nation is fighting a pumped hydro storage development near Goldendale, Washington – but it's just one of many.

An investigation into poultry farming in North Carolina and related unregulated environmental hazards won the 2023 Victor K. McElheny Award in Science Journalism, an award honoring local and regional science journalism from the Knight Science Journalism Program at MIT.

Mushers and sled dogs must adapt to warmer temperatures and worse trail conditions in the world-famous race.

Frozen rivers are vital transportation routes for communities outside the state's traditional road system.

A thirsty megafarm is driving a libertarian enclave in rural Arizona to a radical solution: government regulation of its groundwater.

Harriet Hageman once opposed Donald Trump's nomination and supported Cheney's congressional bid. Now she's handcuffed herself to Trump and is attacking Cheney for her role on the Jan. 6 committee.

Chaotic returns leave some communities with an abundance of fish, and others with none.

Who owns the beds of Colorado's rivers? After years of uncertainty and altercations, a court may soon decide.

Once nonexistent in the northwest part of the state, beavers are both benefiting from and changing a warming landscape.

Progress roundup: Indigenous art goes home to Brazil, rights are granted to children born to Malaysian mothers overseas, and farms help birds migrate.

How schools, hospitals, and prisons in 15 states profit from land and resources on 79 tribal nations