Western U.S. Archives

Bureau of Land Management scouting land for data center projects

September 23, 2026 - by Lainey Porter

The Trump Administration is proposing 12 data center projects on public lands throughout six western states, including Utah, Arizona, Idaho and Nevada. The Bureau of Land Management is reviewing proposals for data center-related construction, covering …

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How Hurricane Hilary impacted the Western United States

September 9, 2023September 27, 2023 - by Lily Brunson

Hurricane Hilary shocked citizens in the Western United States this August, forcing them to prepare for the first tropical storm to reach California in decades. While West Coast hurricanes are not unheard of, they are rare, and they seldom make it to California. A 1939 storm called El Cordanzo was the only storm to reach the U.S. in the 20th century.