A bipartisan group of lawmakers representing western states sent a letter to President Joe Biden this week echoing governors' recent calls for him to designate a federal drought disaster.
Several Western state governors sent a letter to President Joe Biden's administration requesting he declare a federal drought disaster.
Western governors say it's time for the federal government to step in and manage its forests because their state resources are running on empty.
Eighty-eight wildfires are burning in 11 Western states as of Monday in a fire season unlike any other in recent history. So far, the fires have destroyed 1,456,925 acres.
Colorado has among the least expensive energy bills in the country, a new study found.
President Joe Biden says he is giving federal firefighters a pay raise ahead of a wildfire season western states fear will require more federal help.
he president of the largest union of health care workers in the U.S. says it will fight companies requiring its members to have mandatory COVID-19 shots as a condition of employment.
Forecasters say it is too early to detail specific rainfall amounts, but enough rain to douse some of the active wildfires and give firefighters the upper hand in the Northwest and Northern California is expected with the pattern change late in the week.
Colorado and Washington are asking for additional funds to support the November elections.
