Wyoming

Resort towns in Wyoming are trying to preserve middle class populations and public servants by offering housing subsidies to relatively well-off families.

The seven western states dependent on the Colorado River for their water are on the verge of coming to an agreement on a management plan to ensure a steady supply of water from the increasingly stressed source. But some say the plan won't do enough.

A state's carbon emissions is largely correlated with the source of its electricity -- the more coal power, the larger the carbon footprint, and the lower the electric rates.

A new vision of development in Idaho, Montana and Wyoming is taking shape.

A series of articles and reports addressing growth in the Western United States, including Nevada, Arizona, Colorado, Utah, Oregon, Idaho and other states.

Blue-collar Michigan workers leave the land of the sagging auto industry to work in Wyoming's energy boom.

Three times larger than Saudi Arabia's proven reserves, the oil shale deposits in the Western United States are already being tapped, and are expected to eventually produce 10 million barrels/day in potentially an environmentally friendly manner.

In the Rockies, developers and oil and natural gas companies are vying for access to the same land -- but what could be the consequences for local communities?

I don't know how long my family's printing company can survive, since Wal-Mart moved into my town and displaced most of the local businesses, writes Kat Smyth.

Experts say climate change's impact could affect timber industry.

The state moves 90 percent off welfare, but many remain in poverty.

Last year, the Bureau of Land Management issued some 4,000 oil and natural-gas drilling permits; this federal fiscal year it's on track to issue a record 6,000.

A Bush administration plan to allow expand snowmobile in Yellowstone National Park is rejected.

Carbon County, WY has adoped a square mile minimum zoning based on the county's comprehensive plan.

President Bush approved a Clinton administration ban on snowmobile use in the Grand Teton and Yellowstone national parks.

Wyoming has found a booming market for Coalbed methane. But the cost could be quite high -- it's water supply.