WY: Water
Projected costs loom over benefits of proposed Bighorn Basin dam
Wyoming's irrigation infrastructure is aging and the state gets regular requests to update it but in some cases, project benefits may not outweigh …
Report: 90% of CO River irrigation water used to feed cattle
As Wyoming and other states grapple with shrinking Colorado River water levels - new research pinpoints how much water is being diverted to feed cattl…
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…
BLM to Invest $20 Million in Wyoming Public Lands Restoration
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management is investing $161 million dollars to restore public lands in Wyoming and 10 other western states. Joshua Metten…
BLM Proposal Would Allow Conservation Leases on Public Lands
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comments on a new management proposal which includes leasing parcels of public lands for …
Groups Call on U.S. Fish and Wildlife to Prevent Pigmy Rabbit Extinction
On Monday, conservation groups submitted a petition calling on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to protect the pygmy rabbit under the Endangered …
Poll: Conservation Efforts, Environmental Priorities Remain High in Wyoming
Voters in Wyoming and across the West strongly support protecting water supplies, public lands and migration corridors for wildlife, according to the …
Wall Street Sees Profits in Dropping Colorado River Levels
As Wyoming and other Colorado River Basin states grapple with ways to keep a river more than 40 million people, agriculture and industry depend on …
Falling Lake Powell Water Levels Put Wyoming Hydro Power at Risk
Part of the deal Wyoming struck for sending its water down the Colorado River was that state residents would be able to tap electricity generated at G…
Report: Wildfires Expanding Into Snow Zones Will Impact Water Supplies
Wildfires in Wyoming and across the West are creating bigger impacts on snowpack supplying farms, energy production and drinking water for millions …
Wyoming to Receive $25 Million for Orphan Wells Under Infrastructure Bill
President Joe Biden's bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act is expected to bring more than 300 jobs to Wyoming to clean up and plug so-cal…
Court Ruling Adds to Challenges Facing Wyoming Coal Industry
A federal court's decision to require the Department of Interior to consider the potential health and climate impacts of coal mining on public lands c…