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Political pressures may have driven the federal agency to backtrack on its decision to suspend automated weather translations.
The agency pointed to gazebos, massages, and a $20,000 budget for pens to justify the cuts. But the groups that lost funding say those claims don't add up.
Utah laws cap wildfire damages and let utilities pass the cost onto customers. Utility lobbyists are pushing the model in other states.
The federal government promised to pay for upgrades to keep utility rates down. Now what?
Regulators just imposed unprecedented fees on water usage in the state's agricultural heartland.
The Department of Energy has canceled or stalled funding for thousands of projects that would improve the country’s stressed grid — and not just in blue states.
America's Breadbasket hasn’t had enough rain to sustain crop growth, including food, animal feed, and ethanol production.
Roughly two-thirds of grazing on Bureau of Land Management land is controlled by just 10 percent of permit holders.
The right to repair can reduce emissions and pollution. But for conservatives, it's "a freedom and liberty issue."
