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The environmental lawsuit sue-and-settle spin cycle 27 Aug 2013 | 01:00 pm
Wyoming’s coal-fired Dave Johnston Power Plant. Governor Matt Mead has accused EPA of colluding with environmental groups, asking them to sue EPA so they can settle with tougher regulations on regiona...
Yellowstone winter-use plan approved by Park Service 27 Aug 2013 | 12:55 pm
A collared elk is wary, but appears relatively undisturbed by passing snowmobiles in Yellowstone National Park. (Yellowstone Gate photo/Ruffin Prevost — click to enlarge) Yellowstone winter-use plan ...
Wyoming’s draconian marijuana laws need to change 27 Aug 2013 | 12:50 pm
Wyoming’s draconian marijuana laws need to change — August 27, 2013 Christine Christian of Jackson may seem like an odd choice to head Wyoming’s movement to legalize marijuana. At 64, she’s admitted...
Moriah Ranch tells 10,000 year-old story 27 Aug 2013 | 12:50 pm
The Moriah Ranch is a rich archaeological find because it hasn’t been picked over by artifact collectors. This is one of the many artifacts found this summer at the ranch. (Photo courtesy Rich Adams —...
Frontier cabins threatened by Hardluck fire 24 Aug 2013 | 09:06 pm
Some of the threatened cabins photographed in 1975. (Photo Courtesy Dewey Vanderhoff) Frontier cabins threatened by Hardluck fire — August 24, 2013 A cluster of old cabins on the Shoshone National ...
Recent no-bid on PRB coal tract may show preference for coal exports 24 Aug 2013 | 03:45 am
Recent no-bid on PRB coal tract may show preference for coal exports — August 23, 2013 After nominating the Maysdorf federal coal lease for competitive bid seven years ago, and spending more than $8...
Don’t count on a rush of drilling rigs in the Shoshone National Forest 23 Aug 2013 | 06:49 pm
Don’t count on a rush of drilling rigs in the Shoshone National Forest — August 23, 2013 This week the Sierra Club’s Wyoming Chapter seized on the number of public comments in favor of conservation ...
Rocky Mountain Power and UW team up to offer a public tour of wind and solar projects in Wyoming 23 Aug 2013 | 06:40 pm
Rocky Mountain Power and UW team up to offer a public tour of wind and solar projects in Wyoming — August 23, 2013 (Press release) Want to explore a Wyoming wind farm, visit a solar project and lear...
Revised North Platte River plan available for public comment 23 Aug 2013 | 03:01 am
Revised North Platte River plan available for public comment — August 22, 2013 (Press release) The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Rawlins Field Office (RFO) is making the revised North Platte River...
Slow Disaster: Dwindling Colorado River will demand Congress to act 20 Aug 2013 | 01:10 pm
The Colorado River tailwater below Glen Canyon Dam. Historically dry flows are forcing a new era of negotiation between various interests in the arid West. (Wikimedia Commons — click to enlarge) Slow...
