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Hageman jumps into Wyoming Senate race
6+ hour ago (188+ words) By Jennifer Yachnin | 12/23/2025 01:05 PM EST The at-large Republican lawmaker is looking to succeed retiring Sen. Cynthia Lummis. Rep. Harriet Hageman (R-Wyo.) speaking at a coal mine in a video to announce her run for Senate. Hageman campaign/Vimeo Wyoming Rep....
Grizzly bear deaths near Yellowstone could fuel ESA fight
1+ week, 6+ day ago (170+ words) By Michael Doyle | 12/10/2025 04:17 PM EST The numbers this year show a relatively high number of deaths in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. A grizzly bear is shown. L Hupp/Fish and Wildlife Service/National Park Service Grizzly bears this year died…...
BLM promotes bargain sale on cut-your-own Christmas trees
2+ week, 4+ day ago (162+ words) By Scott Streater | 12/05/2025 01:05 PM EST Saying it is a way to help promote affordability and cut down on wildfire risks, the agency also lowered the price to cut trees for firewood. A tree harvested from Bureau of Land Management lands…...
Colorado River negotiations blow past deadline
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (299+ words) By Jennifer Yachnin | 11/11/2025 06:46 PM EST The Trump administration will grant states more time to work on a deal for reducing water use. The Hoover Dam on the Colorado River on Aug. 22, 2024, near Boulder City, Nevada. Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP State…...
Trump pardons Grand Teton trail runner, diesel mechanic
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (131+ words) By Heather Richards, Mike Lee | 11/11/2025 01:11 PM EST A long-distance runner was convicted of using an off-limits area of the national park, while a Colorado mechanic had pleaded guilty to violating the Clean Air Act. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters…...
On eve of Trump deadline, Colorado River talks still going
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (264+ words) By Jennifer Yachnin | 11/10/2025 01:37 PM EST It is unclear whether negotiators will come up with even the broad outline of a deal by Tuesday, which the Trump administration set as the cutoff for an initial agreement. Boats move along Lake Powell…...
EPA hands North Dakota oversight of coal ash dumps
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (213+ words) By Miranda Willson | 11/06/2025 01:19 PM EST The approval is the latest sign of the agency blazing forward with Trump administration priorities during the government shutdown. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin (center, seated) in Bismarck, North Dakota, on Wednesday after approving the state's…...
BLM to hold January oil lease sale in Montana, North Dakota
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (190+ words) By Ian M. Stevenson | 11/05/2025 07:06 AM EST The bureau'plans to auction more than 4,000 acres of public lands for oil and gas leasing. The Bureau of Land Management has announced a January lease sale for areas of Montana and North Dakota. Francis Chung…...
Dick Cheney put his Wyoming brand on US energy
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (186+ words) By Michael Doyle, Timothy Cama | 11/04/2025 01:27 PM EST As vice president, he shaped President George W. Bush's climate and energy policies. Then-Vice President Dick Cheney at the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award ceremony in Washington on March 13, 2007. Charles Dharapak/AP Dick Cheney…...
‘Very undesirable’: Interior could decide Colorado River’s future
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (222+ words) By Jennifer Yachnin | 10/31/2025 01:34 PM EDT After almost two years of talks, the seven states that depend on the river are perilously close to a deadline to reach a deal on water use cuts. The Hoover Dam on the Colorado River…...