Federal Agencies

A new, stricter federal definition of legal hemp is raising concerns across the $28 billion hemp industry, with producers and retailers warning it could disrupt a rapidly growing market.

Critics of Utah’s Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument may employ a rarely used law to dramatically change how the monument is managed.

La Niña remains in place but is expected to fade by spring, shifting to ENSO-neutral conditions that could bring more typical precipitation to the Four Corners.

State regulators cite groundwater violations and legacy nuclear waste.

Ace of spades playing cards were left in abandoned vehicles last month after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detained the drivers, according to a Glenwood Springs-based Latino advocacy nonprofit. The cards have historically been used as an intimidation tactic.

Federal auditors say that Congress could use an obscure law called the Congressional Review Act to throw out the Utah monument's resource management plan, which sets which activities are or aren't allowed on the 1.9 million acres.

The announcement from Parks and Wildlife on Wednesday came three months after the Trump administration blocked Colorado's original plan to capture a second batch of wolves in British Columbia and fly them to the state.

Facing the prospect of a pause in additional wolves, wolf advocates say Colorado should add new protections for its existing population of less than 50 wolves.

The Trump administration's deadline to "review and remove" has passed with shops in the National Park closed for the season.

The first year of President Trump’s second term saw sweeping changes to energy policy, environmental regulations, and public lands management across the West.