PARK CITY, Utah Cabinet members of the Obama administration vowed on Monday to help Western states develop a robust system for delivering renewable power, and Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer said Montana will play a part in that development. Interior...

COLUMBUS, Ohio Gas prices rose Monday for the 48th straight day, matching a record going back to at least the 1970s, with prices now up nearly two-thirds since the beginning of the year even as demand from motorists remains weak. Yet the oil prices...

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) With help from the 2009 Legislature, Nevada has become one of the most attractive states in the sun-drenched West for large solar plant development and other alternative energy projects. Jim Baak, director of utility-scale so...

BILLINGS On the eve of Glacier National Park’s 100th birthday, some of its distinctive features glaciers are disappearing and may not be around for the park’s bicentennial party. The parks’ remaining glaciers might not last lo...

PARK CITY, Utah The old quip in the West that whiskey’s for drinkin’ and water’s for fightin’ is a tired cliche by now but still rings true. Only these days, there’s more people with a stake in the water fight and a dw...