An Anchorage natural gas company won three of five bids in the third Arctic National Wildlife Refuge lease sale since 2021, with major oil companies again staying away.

A federal appeals court dismissed a New Mexico cattle group's challenge to the Forest Service's aerial removal of feral cattle from the Gila Wilderness, ruling the practice moot since most cattle are already gone.

Northern New Mexico residents dealing with contaminated drinking water from the 2022 Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon Fire can now apply for up to $1 million in federal funding for repairs and treatment systems.

Oklahoma's ethics board begins drafting rules to require disclosure when artificial intelligence appears in political campaign ads and messaging.

A Texas congressman's bill would exempt about 80 percent of U.S. oil wells from federal pollution standards, environmental groups warn.

Arizona lawmakers are weighing an app store age verification requirement that critics say would burden all users without effectively protecting children from harmful content.

Texas has the highest rate of uninsured children under age 6 in the nation, reaching 10.8 percent between 2022 and 2024 after the state removed eligible children from Medicaid.

Federal work requirements for Medicaid take effect January 1, potentially forcing 110,000 Minnesotans off coverage unless they work 80 hours monthly.

The Trump administration will appeal a federal judge's decision blocking its demand for access to Arizona's voter registration database.

Four men convicted in the 1875 murders of a Denver family were transported to Canon City prison in June 1876, escaping execution under a territorial law that barred capital punishment for guilty pleas.