Read more western United States stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/22000/western-united-states.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 10:39:36 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/34926/oldest-working-ceo-dead-at-107.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJack A. Weil, the Henry Ford of Western shirts who was thought to be the oldest working CEO, died yesterday at age 107, the Denver Post reports. “Papa Jack,” as he was known in the Denver community, popularized the Western shirt as we know it. The sawtooth pocket and diamond...http://www.newser.com/story/34926/oldest-working-ceo-dead-at-107.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 14 Aug 2008 17:30:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/31413/govt-is-mucking-up-mustangs-fate.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe cash-strapped Bureau of Land Management is considering culling the wild horse population in the West, and at least one equine advocate is not pleased, Newsweek reports. In an interview, expert and author Deanne Stillman calls the plan to reduce the population of 30,000 wild and 33,000 corralled...http://www.newser.com/story/31413/govt-is-mucking-up-mustangs-fate.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 02 Jul 2008 13:54:14 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/17890/vanishing-snow-threatens-west.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBlame for a dramatic decrease in Western mountain snowpacks rests squarely on global warming, researchers said yesterday. Using computer models of 50 years' worth of data, scientists confirmed warming is turning snowfall into rain, melting the packs earlier and drying up more rivers by summer. The trend threatens to trigger...http://www.newser.com/story/17890/vanishing-snow-threatens-west.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 01 Feb 2008 11:44:27 CST