WY: Environment
Wyoming’s coal use mandate raising ratepayer utility bills
Starting this month, 145,000 Wyoming ratepayers will make a down payment on what's projected to add up to billions of dollars in additional costs…
Game and Fish reports spread of chronic wasting disease to new hunt area
Chronic wasting disease has spread into new territory - Elk Hunt Area 28 near Lander, according to Wyoming Game and Fish. The discovery comes on …
Bobcat scat shows promise for containing chronic wasting disease
Bobcats and other carnivores can remove over 95% of chronic wasting disease - or CWD - prions from infected meat, according to early findings by …
Wyoming's success wins federal funds for new wildlife crossings
Wyoming won the largest grant in the nation, $24 million, in a federal pilot program aiming to reduce wildlife-vehicle collisions and protect …
BLM's Rock Springs proposal draws ire from some lawmakers
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management's draft plan to manage lands owned by all Americans in southwestern Wyoming has come under fire from some …
Governor at odds with methane rule built on WY air pollution protections
Gov. Mark Gordon has blasted the Biden administration's final methane rule, claiming it will lead to higher fuel prices and put additional burdens on …
More support from Congress urged to protect wildlife corridors
Wildlife corridor conservation is in the spotlight in Congress. Last week, the Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Fisheries…
Removing barriers along iconic Sublette Pronghorn migration corridor
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is moving forward with the Sublette Pronghorn migration corridor designation process. Josh Metten, Wyoming …
Wolverines could get federal protections in November
Wyoming's elusive population of wolverines, whose contributions include keeping in check squirrel and other small mammal populations living at high …
Rocky Mountain Power 30% rate hike hearing in Casper Thursday
The Wyoming Public Service Commission, the agency that regulates utility companies, is holding a public hearing this Thursday in Casper seeking …
Activists buy out gold mine claim at Yellowstone National Park
When Crevice Mining Group made moves in 2021 to establish a gold mine on lands directly upslope from the Yellowstone River and in plain view from Yell…
Wanted: Visions for the future of Grand Teton National Park
Imagine reaching your favorite Grand Teton National Park trail in half the time because of new pull-outs that clear traffic on arterial roads…