Pollution

The U.S. Supreme Court has affirmed Shoshone-Bannock jurisdiction over a hazardous waste site on the tribes' reservation.

Mountain West Tribes Score Rare Victories Against Corporate Polluters

Savannah Maher

Tribes in the Mountain West reached resolutions in two long standing environmental disputes this week. The victories for the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes and...

Bangladeshi commuters use boats to cross the Buriganga River in the capital Dhaka in 2018. In July, Bangladesh's top court granted all the country's rivers the same legal rights as humans.

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Should Rivers Have Same Legal Rights As Humans? A Growing Number Of Voices Say Yes

Ashley Westerman

"Environmental personhood" was once considered a fringe issue, but several countries have granted rivers within their borders legal person status. Bangladesh became the latest in July.

Environment

Report: Pollution Still Drifting Into Rocky Mountain Park

Associated Press

Harmful nitrogen pollution is still drifting onto fragile, high-elevation ecosystems in Rocky Mountain National Park from Colorado highways, power plants鈥�

Environment

U.S Government Sued For Costs Of Water Contamination Effects

Associated Press

A water utility company and the owner of a farm in Colorado Springs are suing the federal government for at least $18 million, claiming the Air Force鈥�

Smoke column from the High Park Fire near Fort Collins, CO in 2012

Air Pollution Down In US Except For Wildfire Regions

Ali Budner

A new study shows air pollution like soot, dust and smoke is down around the country with one exception: wildfire prone areas like the Mountain West.

Many Trout Face Extinction Due To Climate Change, Pollution

Nate Hegyi

A new study published in Science magazine found that many of the world鈥檚 trout species are facing extinction due to climate change, overfishing and...