/tags/mountain-west-news-bureau Mountain West News Bureau en-US Copyright Fri, 05 May 2023 20:22:11 GMT /2023-05-05/analysis-shows-the-significance-of-the-mountain-wests-outdoor-recreation-economy Headwaters Economics recently released an updated analysis of federal data on the economic impact of the recreation economy, whose scale rivals or exceeds that of many sectors that get a lot more attention, like car manufacturing and air transportation. Those impacts are on the whole even more significant in much of the West. Fri, 05 May 2023 20:22:11 GMT /2023-05-05/analysis-shows-the-significance-of-the-mountain-wests-outdoor-recreation-economy Murphy Woodhouse /2023-04-28/neh-interior-dept-federal-indian-boarding-school As a part of the Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative, the Department of Interior and the National Endowment for the Humanities will be digitizing records that document the experiences of those who survived such schools, as well as their descendants. $4 million from the NEH will also support an oral history project with those people. Fri, 28 Apr 2023 22:35:04 GMT /2023-04-28/neh-interior-dept-federal-indian-boarding-school Murphy Woodhouse /2023-04-28/western-cities-polluted-ozone-particulates The American Lung Association’s new State of the Air report includes a number of Western cities among those most impacted by ozone, short-term and year-round particle pollution. They include Salt Lake City, Boise, Albuquerque and a number of front range cities in Colorado. Fri, 28 Apr 2023 20:05:08 GMT /2023-04-28/western-cities-polluted-ozone-particulates Murphy Woodhouse /2023-04-26/u-s-fire-administrator-building-code-enforcement-key-to-addressing-wildfire-threat The US Fire Administrator visited Boise this week, along with a number of other officials, to discuss a new national report on fire prevention and control. Among the key components is the promotion of enforcement of building codes - with the emphasis on structures in the wildland-urban interface - to improve fire resilience. Wed, 26 Apr 2023 18:01:42 GMT /2023-04-26/u-s-fire-administrator-building-code-enforcement-key-to-addressing-wildfire-threat Murphy Woodhouse /2023-04-26/in-visits-to-utah-idaho-former-ukrainian-president-yushchenko-thanks-u-s-for-solidarity Yushchenko, who survived a 2004 poisoning before becoming Ukraine’s third president, spoke at a packed Boise State University auditorium and thanked the rapt audience for the solidarity that many Americans have shown Ukraine since Russia’s February 2022 invasion. Wed, 26 Apr 2023 17:25:12 GMT /2023-04-26/in-visits-to-utah-idaho-former-ukrainian-president-yushchenko-thanks-u-s-for-solidarity Murphy Woodhouse /2023-04-25/new-study-suggests-many-are-crossing-state-lines-for-abortion-access A new study provides a detailed look at the number of abortions being performed in all 50 states and the District of Columbia before and after Roe V. Wade was overturned. In the West, as elsewhere, states where significant restrictions were approved saw numbers collapse, while neighboring states without such restrictions saw abortions rise. Tue, 25 Apr 2023 23:53:33 GMT /2023-04-25/new-study-suggests-many-are-crossing-state-lines-for-abortion-access Murphy Woodhouse /2023-04-25/analysis-population-growth-across-large-swath-of-western-u-s-returns-to-pre-pandemic-levels Earlier this month, the US Census Bureau released its 2022 county-level population estimates. The Economic Innovation Group recently analyzed that data at a regional level, and across the West it found that - while population growth rates remain well above national averages - they have slowed to near pre-pandemic levels. Tue, 25 Apr 2023 23:50:51 GMT /2023-04-25/analysis-population-growth-across-large-swath-of-western-u-s-returns-to-pre-pandemic-levels Murphy Woodhouse /2023-04-14/tribal-congressional-leaders-call-on-biden-to-create-1-1-million-acre-monument-near-grand-canyon The proposed monument's name would include the Havasupai phrase "Baaj Nwaavjo," which means "where tribes roam," and the Hopi phrase "I’tah Kukveni," which means "our footprints." Fri, 14 Apr 2023 23:14:23 GMT /2023-04-14/tribal-congressional-leaders-call-on-biden-to-create-1-1-million-acre-monument-near-grand-canyon Murphy Woodhouse /2023-04-13/report-spills-related-to-oil-gas-extraction-up-in-colorado-new-mexico-down-in-wyoming The Center for Western Priorities' most recent annual spills report logged nearly 2,500 spills in the three important oil- and gas-producing Western states. Thu, 13 Apr 2023 22:04:37 GMT /2023-04-13/report-spills-related-to-oil-gas-extraction-up-in-colorado-new-mexico-down-in-wyoming Murphy Woodhouse /2023-04-10/interior-dept-seeks-input-on-proposed-changes-to-indian-arts-and-crafts-act-rules That law bars efforts to misleadingly present products as having been produced by tribal members, and the changes would expand the definition of what constitutes an "Indian Product" under the law and in some cases allow for non-native labor in the making of such products. Mon, 10 Apr 2023 18:40:48 GMT /2023-04-10/interior-dept-seeks-input-on-proposed-changes-to-indian-arts-and-crafts-act-rules Murphy Woodhouse