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About 1 in 3 Americans thinks global warming is a growing problem, but that sentiment isn鈥檛 as strong in some less urban Mountain West states, such as Wyoming and Utah.

The announcement comes as many cities and rural communities across the Mountain West struggle with housing affordability. About half the land in the West is owned by the federal government.

The debate over whether to keep federal protections for grizzlies is 鈥渄eeply laden in values,鈥� according to one expert.

Wildland firefighters have been pushing for permanent pay raises for years. A stopgap funding measure approved by the U.S. House of Representatives and now heading to the Senate would do just that.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture says it will reinstate thousands of workers laid off in February starting this Wednesday. That includes many hundreds of Forest Service workers across the Mountain West.

The Conservation in the West poll asks voters across the region about a wide range of environmental and policy topics. For 15 years, the Colorado College-run opinion survey has found strong support for conservation on public lands.

At least 95% of community members need to be vaccinated to protect against the virus. That number is a lot lower in some western states.

Record numbers of visitors came to national parks last year, and many of those sites were in the Mountain West. But staffing cuts and potential reductions have some advocates worried for the future.

Wyoming is the latest state to let electric companies off the hook if they create a wildfire mitigation plan. But homeowners can still sue if utilities fail to follow those plans.

As the Trump administration tries to cut down on spending, some small biotech companies in the Mountain West are getting caught in the crosshairs.