It’s been about a year since Wyoming sold a square mile of land to Grand Teton National Park for $100 million. Now, one outfitter who helped persuade state lawmakers to choose conservation is feeling pushed out.
Environment
A Sublette County man asks the court to toss wolf cruelty charge. Prosecutor disagrees
The man facing a felony animal cruelty charge for bringing a live, muzzled wolf into a bar after injuring it with a snowmobile is asking the court to dismiss his case.
In Wyoming, wildfires burned almost 250,000 acres in 2025
Wyoming’s number of wildfires and acres burned were well above average, but well below the records set in 2024.
Without public funds, affordable housing project could stall
36 homes on national forest might wait a year if electeds side with the recommendation of their Housing Supply Board.
Ranchers switching to virtual fences get help from carbon credit programs
Ranchers turn to virtual fencing to save on labor, help prevent predator conflicts and get rid of barbed wire to open up migration corridors.
Utah youth sue state oil and gas agency, alleging violations of rights to life, safety, and health
The latest in a series of climate lawsuits, ten Utah youth are suing the state over its issuance of fossil fuels permitting, which they say violates their rights to life, safety, and health.
Colorado River Indian Tribes designate their namesake waterway a ‘living being’ with legal rights
The personhood designation for the river is part of a broader “rights of nature” movement that aims to bestow new legal protections on threatened natural resources around the globe.
La Niña conditions are expected this winter
La Niña conditions appeared in October, and these conditions are forecasted to stick around through the winter months.
New bill from Mike Lee would see roads built in borderland wilderness areas in the name of immigration enforcement
Lee’s bill amends the Wilderness Act of 1964 to make exceptions for the Department of Homeland Security to conduct immigration enforcement actions.
