President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law this week. The massive piece of legislation funds programs ranging from electric vehicles, to advanced nuclear energy research. Specific to the Mountain West, it includes billions of dollars for forest lands and agriculture to fight climate change.

Many schools rely on guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control to make decisions on pandemic policies. The agency recently relaxed its guidelines, ending a recommendation to quarantine if exposed to COVID-19 (masks following exposure are still recommended) and ending the specific recommendation for six feet of 'social distance' to decrease the spread of the virus.

Cogon grass is considered one of the most invasive weeds in the country; a recent sighting in the Boise foothills has Ada County working to kill and contain the noxious plant.

A small organization that operates a massive database of Idaho patient medical records filed for bankruptcy Friday, reporting it owes creditors $4 million and is defending itself in three lawsuits.

Ten medical and public health organizations have filed a friend of the court brief supporting the Justice Department's lawsuit against Idaho’s near total abortion ban.

The Sawtooth Valley is prime habitat for Chinook and sockeye salmon; it's where the headwaters form to the Salmon River.

Dr. Ethan Sims spends many of his days and nights in the emergency rooms of St. Luke’s Health System. He also heads Idaho Clinicians for Climate and Health. Sad to say, he and his colleagues in Idaho and across the globe see too many links between climate change and health care crises.

In Idaho, people with hearing loss now have a new way to communicate with law enforcement. The Idaho Council for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and Northwest ADA Center of Idaho have designed cards to help Deaf or Hard of hearing folks interact with police.

Sagebrush country is losing a million acres a year due to a variety of factors, including invasive species, development, harmful grazing practices and climate change. But the ecosystem is still thriving across parts of Wyoming, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologists say preventative measures now could save money in the future in some of these “core” ecosystem areas.

Sun Valley Resort wants to make some upgrades to its equipment and terrain, making it the focus of a Forest Service open house on Tuesday.