Federal Agencies

Proposed federal budget cuts and tariffs could impact farmers, rural services, and agricultural research, while concerns grow over threats to bald eagle populations.

As federal SNAP cuts and new requirements take effect, Colorado groups are working to help eligible families navigate barriers and access food assistance.

Drought conditions in Cortez worsened after a warm, dry winter. Forecasters say drought is likely to persist across the West through spring.

A new NOAA index is helping scientists better track El Niño and La Niña patterns, improving drought forecasting and water outlooks across the Western U.S.

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.