Dossier
American West
Coverage of American West in the Nexus archive.
- High winds and temps continue to fuel major wildfire in Utah
Wildfires in the American West turned deadly over the weekend, killing three elite federal firefighters. The largest fire, the Cottonwood Fire in Utah, could be the most destructive in the state's history according to the governor, as thousands respond to nearly 100 fires.
- President Trump is taking aim at forest and wildfire research just as the West is poised to burn
President Trump is attempting to reduce the U.S. Forest Service and remove wildfire and smoke research funding as the American West faces a potentially severe summer fire season.