Southern Arizona is renowned for its beauty. It's also home to some of the country's biggest proposed mines. Community members across the region are fighting back. My latest with Yana Kunichoff, a collaboration between ICN and Arizona Luminaria. insideclimatenews.org/news/08052025/…

These Alabamians want answers about what may be one of the largest data centers in the world, built right in their backyards, but their mayor and various city staff have signed non-disclosure agreements with the development company. Full story: insideclimatenews.org/news/11052025/…

Wyoming air quality regulators seek public comment on Microsoft's proposal to install a battery of 128 diesel-fired electric generators associated with new data centers planned near Cheyenne. - WyoFile wyofile.com/wyoming-intend…

Fossil fuel companies spent decades misleading the public about what they knew about climate change and the dangers of the products they were selling. A new report details how those companies did it—and how their efforts are evolving today insideclimatenews.org/news/14052025/…

“The sagebrush rebels of today don’t drive cattle," one source told me. "They drive Porsches and Mercedes.” My latest on the broad coalition opposing public land giveaways in Nevada and Utah: insideclimatenews.org/news/15052025/…

As Colorado River negotiations approach their 2026 deadline, Wyoming begins exploring a voluntary water conservation program in the Green River, the Colorado’s largest tributary. Check out my coverage of the concept for Inside Climate News insideclimatenews.org/news/15052025/…

As the U.S. continues to retreat from the global climate and energy stage, China has ramped up its spending on renewable projects abroad. Great reporting by an excellent Inside Climate News trio: Katie Surma Nicholas Kusnetz Georgina Gustin.

Floating solar is not perfect but has serious potential in the CO River basin, according to several studies. Read my latest to hear how western water managers view the tech—and check out my first batch of film for Inside Climate News!

A massive U.S. gas pipeline buildout currently underway would fuel LNG exports and climate change, a new report concludes. insideclimatenews.org/news/02062025/…

With Colorado River negotiations facing a 2026 deadline, the state wants to keep water management in its own hands, but lags its neighbors in planning to cut usage. Reporting from Inside Climate News wyofile.com/wyoming-begins…

Gila River Tribes Intend to Float Solar Panels on a Reservoir. The solar farm’s shape follows the path of a canal, with panels serving as awnings to shade the gently flowing water from the unforgiving heat and wind of the Sonoran Desert. Jake Bolster insideclimatenews.org/news/01062025/…

Love me a good longevity record story. The latest: Wolf 840M breaks Wyoming's age record, nears the all-time species record, and does it while living on the fringe of subdivisions in Teton Valley, Idaho. “Super savvy wolf,” Wyoming Game & Fish's Ken Mills said. wyofile.com/savvy-13-year-…

The Supreme Court may have declined to hear a case concerning Oak Flat, but the fight to save the site sacred to Western Apache continues. My latest details the two other court cases to stop a mining company from gaining access to the land. insideclimatenews.org/news/10062025/…

A devastating story shared with me by a Yellowstone employee and his family. sfgate.com/national-parks…

The Trump administration and Wyoming Legislature appear to be losing enthusiasm for commercial-scale carbon capture at existing coal-fired power plants — a key component of Governor Mark Gordon's coal-inclusive "decarbonizing" energy strategy. - WyoFile wyofile.com/trump-cancels-…

A must read from Wyatt Myskow

Today, against the backdrop of potential public land selloffs and Trump’s “energy emergency,” the USGS released its first map of potential oil and gas reserves under public land in almost 30 years. I covered what it could mean for the West. insideclimatenews.org/news/18062025/…

.Bureau of Land Management - National officials say they underestimated oil and gas reserves in the region and will consider accommodating more development in light of a new Trump administration assessment and Unleashing American Energy EO. - WyoFile wyofile.com/new-federal-es…