Kirk Siegler

Facing worsening homelessness and sprawling illegal encampments, some American cities are resorting to setting up regulated, outdoor shelters even in the dead of winter.

Rural health leaders warn that more hospital closures loom as federal pandemic relief money dries up. At the same time, there are concerns of a surge in hospitalizations due to the omicron variant.

President Biden faces pressure to end fossil fuel development on federal land to fight climate change. But industry expects new drilling opportunities, putting his public lands chief in a tight spot.

President Biden is under pressure to end all fossil fuel development on federal land in order to fight the climate crisis, yet the influential industry still expects new drilling opportunities.

In one of the poorest rural regions of the country's poorest state, a Black entrepreneur is helping Black owned businesses open and thrive even during the pandemic.

The newly passed infrastructure bill could lead to a boom in solar production requiring a lot more land, including farmland. But research is showing solar panels might actually help grow some crops.

Seven people were shot and three died in a recent shooting at a mall in Boise, Idaho. Killings with few deaths aren't considered mass shootings by FBI standards, but still traumatize communities.

Vaccination rates in much of rural America remain low. But there's one consistent holdout demographic: seniors, many of whom remember lining up eagerly as children to get the polio vaccine.

Vaccination rates in rural America remain extremely low, but there's one holdout demographic: seniors — many of whom remember lining up eagerly to get the polio vaccine as children.

At the same time Montana hospitals are seeing record numbers of Covid patients, county health officers are resigning or being forced out by elected officials who don't follow public health guidance.

Marking Indigenous Peoples' Day, tribes are calling on Congress to swiftly pass the infrastructure bill — which they say would begin to address historical inequities in Indian Country.

The Biden administration is restoring the original boundaries of two large national monuments in Utah - Bears Ears and Grand Staircase Escalante.

Ranchers in North Dakota have been forced to sell off their herds at historic rates. Now they're worried they won't have enough feed to keep their remaining cows alive this winter.

After a prolonged and bitter nomination, the Senate has narrowly confirmed Tracy Stone-Manning to be the next U.S. public lands chief.

Rural health leaders are warning that the Biden administration's vaccine mandates will worsen staff availability at small-town hospitals as the pandemic wears on.

The president viewed the wildfire ravaged West Monday, to renew warnings about climate change its role in extreme weather and fire events.

Months of intense heat and smoke is wearing on westerners, sidelining workers who have to be outdoors and disrupting all kinds of summer, and soon to be fall plans.

An estimated 50,000 people have been evacuated as the Caldor Fire rages on. Shelters are filling up and hotel rooms are hard to find, leaving evacuees struggling to cope with the uncertainty.

Around 50,000 rapidly evacuated Lake Tahoe on Monday. Many shelters are full, and hotel rooms are scarce and pricey. Some older evacuees are stressed and worried about how long this crisis will last.

In Nevada, tribal opposition to a proposed lithium mine is testing the White House's pledge to electrify America's transportation system and give more of a voice to indigenous people in federal lands.