Over the course of his long life, media mogul and philanthropist Ted Turner bought vast stretches of land in Colorado, New Mexico, Montana and Nebraska and managed them for conservation. That work is ...

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The western stretch of the Arkansas River is in trouble, compounded by uncertainty about what, exactly, is polluting & drying ...

In a grainy, undated video, a camera focuses on an elderly man with braided gray hair and a red headband festooned with feathers. The video, Grandfather Speaks, claims to feature the teachings of the ...

The latest findings suggest that vaquitas may survive, even with a reduced genetic diversity, if illegal fishing ends. One theory suggests its population has been relatively small, yet resilient all ...

Los Alamos National Laboratory plans to use over a million gallons of water per day for A.I. and nuclear weapons research and production.

Oil and gas giant Continental Resources wanted the BLM to sign off on new wells in Wyoming, despite a court injunction there.

Lucy Benavidez Garwood was 13 years old when the Trinity atomic bomb test was detonated at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico, 50 miles from her home in Tularosa, on July 16, 1945. A ...

The Burns Paiute and Shoshone-Bannock tribes are proving that reducing grazing may be the key to saving the iconic bird.

The pipeline would eventually cross 234 miles of tribal land. The hearing initiating the project caught community members off guard.

The family-owned team behind Big Red’s Barn dreamed up this reservation-only immersive experience that lets you hang out with adorable capybaras while enjoying açai bowls and Brazilian-inspired ...