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Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah just launched a partnership to unlock hundreds of gigawatts of clean, always-on geothermal energy buried beneath the Mountain West. New drilling techniques borrowed from the oil industry are making the impossible suddenly possible.
Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico just launched a groundbreaking partnership to tap hundreds of gigawatts of clean geothermal energy hidden beneath the Mountain West. This rare bipartisan win could power data centers and communities with always-on renewable electricity.
Over a hundred volunteers returned to help 8,000 students from across the Intermountain West turn amusement park rides into hands-on science labs. The 38th annual Physics Day at Lagoon proved that learning science can be as thrilling as a vertical launch roller coaster.
Colorado State's track and field teams went out in style, with the men's team scoring 200 points to win their second straight Mountain West outdoor championship. Seniors delivered photo finishes and personal bests in the program's final conference meet before departing the MW.
The University of New Mexico Lobos broke a 21-year tournament drought with a decisive 7-2 victory over Fresno State in the Mountain West Softball Championship. Three home runs powered the team's first conference tournament win since 2005.
The UNLV men's golf team clinched both team and individual championships at the Mountain West Conference tournament, breaking program records along the way. Junior Zach Little's historic performance sealed the Rebels' first conference sweep in six years.
Grand Canyon University's women's tennis team dominated their first Mountain West Championship match with a decisive 5-0 victory over Fresno State. The Lopes didn't drop a single doubles match or completed singles match in their tournament debut.
Wind and solar now power up to half of some Mountain West states' electricity grids, marking a massive renewable energy shift. Falling costs have made clean energy some of the cheapest power available.
Renewable energy is booming across the Mountain West, where plummeting costs have made wind and solar the cheapest ways to power millions of homes. New Mexico now generates half its electricity from sunshine and wind alone.
After years of sky-high prices, buyers are finally gaining leverage in 20 major U.S. housing markets where inventory has bounced back to pre-pandemic levels. Southern and Mountain West cities that saw the biggest pandemic booms are now offering the best opportunities for deals.
The only multidisciplinary ALS clinic in the Mountain West now offers groundbreaking gene therapy for patients with genetic forms of the disease. University of Utah Health's team brings together 10+ specialists in one visit, making life easier for the 30,000 Americans living with ALS.
The Nevada Wolf Pack just made Mountain West tournament history with a dominant 35-point victory where 12 players scored. The team's depth and chemistry shone as they cruised into the quarterfinals with their largest margin of victory ever recorded in the championship.
The Mountain West added charging stations at a record pace, making electric vehicles more practical across wide-open spaces. States like Colorado and Arizona are leading the charge with policies that expand clean transportation access.