Kirk Siegler

Idaho has more backcountry airstrips and wilderness pilots than any state other than Alaska. Many airstrips were incorporated into protected wilderness but now conservationists are challenging them.

Environmental groups have filed suit against the state of Utah arguing leaders aren't doing enough to prevent the state's namesake Great Salt Lake from drying up.

When the deadly wildfires ignited on Maui, tourists were turned away. Three weeks later, business owners are eager for them visit — responsibly.

When the deadly wildfires ignited on Maui, tourists were turned away. Three weeks later there are now desperate pleas for them to return and visit responsibly.

There's frustration and confusion as hundreds remain unaccounted for on Maui. Officials have asked for patience as they work through the list.

Search and recovery teams say the work to identify human remains in Lahaina is grueling and complicated by the fact that the fire burned so hot, even just making a positive ID is difficult.

Close to 1,000 people are unaccounted for after the Maui wildfires. The fire burned so hot, some people may never be able to recover the remains of loved ones. (Story aired on ATC on Aug. 24, 2023.)

There are still close to 1,000 people unaccounted for after the Maui wildfires. The fire burned so hot that some people may never be able to recover the remains of loved ones.

Record high temperatures, strong winds and thunderstorms are prompting warnings for high wildfire danger across the Pacific Northwest.

Ammon Bundy was ordered to pay an Idaho hospital tens of millions of dollars after leading armed protests there. But the antigovernment extremist might not pay the fine.

A jury as ordered Ammon Bundy and an associate to pay more than $50 million in damages to Idaho's largest hospital after armed protests last year led to a security lockdown.

Closing arguments are expected Friday in a trial against extremist Ammon Bundy. Idaho's largest hospital sued him for $7.5 million after armed protests he led prompted a major security response.

A federal appeals court on Monday denied a last-ditch effort by tribes to block construction of what's likely to be the largest lithium mine in North America on federal land in Nevada.

Two large mines important for America's green energy transition are being fought in federal court by Native Americans who say the developments would destroy sacred, religious sites.

The antigovernment militant is scheduled to appear in a Boise, Idaho, court Monday on charges stemming from a tense protest that led to the lockdown of one of the state's large hospitals.

Western tribes are making a last ditch effort to thwart a large lithium mine in a federal appeals court.

West Coast Native American tribes will make a last-ditch effort in federal court Tuesday to block what would be the nation's largest lithium mine.

One small Caribbean country is trying to become the world's most climate resilient nation, even in the face of rising seas and intensifying storms.

As the Atlantic hurricane season begins, there is anxiety on the small island nation of Dominica which is still reeling from Hurricane Maria that damaged or destroyed 95% of its housing.

The state of Arizona today said it will no longer issue new development approvals based on groundwater alone.