Rae Ellen Bichell
Mountain West ReporterRae Ellen Bichell was a reporter for KUNC and the Mountain West °µºÚ±¬ÁÏ Bureau from 2018 to 2020.
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Wildland firefighters use fire retardant — the red stuff that air tankers drop — to suppress existing blazes. But Stanford researchers have developed a… -
Reservoirs can get messy after a big wildfire. The issue isn’t the fire itself, it’s what happens after. Ash deposits can make the ground repel water… -
Researchers are looking into what may be a peaceful solution to the timeless struggle against a Mountain West rodent. They’re giving prairie dogs birth… -
Researchers say the fungus behind a disease called Valley fever may spread in the Mountain West as rain and temperature patterns change. -
As kids head back to school, some of their teachers may be packing a lot more than pencils. We followed a group of teachers, principals, bus drivers, coaches and school administrators brushing up on their firearm training. -
Instructor Graham Dunne is holding up some printouts with faces on them. He tells his students they're smaller than real heads."Here's some useless… -
Immigration and Customs Enforcement invited journalists to visit their detention center in Aurora Friday. The facility, run by private contractor GEO… -
Many parts of the Mountain West are news deserts -- and it’s getting worse. More than 20 counties in our region have no local newspaper. The ones that are… -
The Mountain West featured heavily in a House Natural Resources Committee hearing Thursday looking into issues of scientific integrity in the Interior… -
A pair of scientific reports out this week looked at air pollution and how it’s changed in recent years. The Mountain West looks clean compared to other…
