Wyoming lawmakers wonder if more fuel management on ranches will help in the face of high insurance costs.
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Final Ag Committee peppered with eminent domain, climate change denial and procedural confusion
Lawmakers recently debated how much say landowners should have when companies want to build new pipelines for carbon dioxide, ultimately tipping toward industry.
AI’s energy demand drives up electricity cost in Teton County, nationwide
Lower Valley Energy’s rate increase hit energy bills this month, driven in part by data center demand, experts say.
U.S. Supreme Court denies taking on corner crossing case
That means stepping over private land access public land remains legal in some states, including Wyoming, Utah, Colorado and New Mexico.
A new federal rule would protect miners from black lung. Enforcement lags
After mining industry trade groups sued to overturn the rule, federal judges twice paused its enforcement before the government shutdown delayed it a third time this month.
Game and Fish commissioners recommend Sublette pronghorn protections in full
In a reversal, the largest pronghorn herd in the world could receive formal state protections. An earlier proposal sliced off some of their migration route.
Wildlife crossing project breaks ground in southwest Wyoming. Future funding is unclear
A huge wildlife crossing project broke ground recently between Kemmerer and Evanston. The celebration had undertones of concern for federal funding for future efforts.
Study: free-ranging bison boost plant nutrients
A new study published in Science found that free-roaming bison can boost the nutrition content of plants.
Yellowstone rivers reopen to fishing as temps cool
The Madison and Firehole Rivers and their tributaries, and the Gibbon River downstream from Norris campground are open again to fishing from sunrise to 2 p.m.
