Emma Gibson

Weeds. Cannabis Consulting is testing several hundred plants in central New Mexico to see which cannabis strains can best tolerate heat and drought. They hope the experiment will help cannabis farmers throughout the West grapple with drought and climate change.

Heading into midterm election season, a new poll focuses on what voters in Mountain West swing states think about the outdoors and public lands.

Officials in New Mexico recently celebrated the purchase of about 54,000 acres to create its largest state-owned recreation area, and it’s one of the biggest public land acquisitions in the U.S. this year.

A few of the states with the most home births are in the Mountain West, and the region also includes two states that saw some of the country’s largest increases from 2019 to 2020.

Netflix and IllumiNative have launched a training program for Indigenous film producers that aims to increase Native representation in Hollywood. Its first cohort of fellows includes Ashley Browning, who is from the pueblos of Pojoaque and Santa Clara in New Mexico.

A new U.S. Forest Service report shows that while national forests and grasslands make up about 19% of the land in the West, they contribute about 46% of its surface water supply.

As the cannabis industry flourishes in New Mexico and around the Mountain West, tribal businesses operate in a legal gray area. Federal deference to states that have legalized medical or recreational cannabis doesn't always occur in all of Indian Country, exposing tribal businesses to crackdowns. Some call it discrimination.

University of Arizona sociologist Jennifer Carlson wins $800,000 MacArthur Fellowship for her research into gun culture, politics and violence in the U.S.

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.

As residents of a small community on the Navajo Nation eagerly await construction of a 7-mile water pipeline from the Rio Grande, they imagine the luxuries of running water.