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Conservation efforts, wildlife management, and water issues across Wyoming's public and private lands.
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How carbon-intensive is your state's electricity? Mountain West rankings vary widely
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (462+ words) Wyoming ranks third in the nation for the carbon intensity of its electricity generation, behind only West Virginia and Kentucky. Utah ranks eighth, followed by Montana at 14th and Colorado at 16th. Further down the list are New Mexico at 28th, Arizona at…...
Yellowstone’s historic fort gets a facelift
4+ hour, 14+ min ago (197+ words) Work is underway to restore the exteriors of buildings in the historic Fort Yellowstone area in the northern edge of the park, seen here in September 2026. (NPS/Jacob W. Frank) Mammoth Hot Springs, Wyo. - Yellowstone National Park’s extensive assets of buildings,…...
Lands that Trump cut from Bears Ears were opened to mining claims last week. Prospectors filed 16 that same day.
4+ hour, 30+ min ago (843+ words) (Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance) The Easy Peasy mine shaft in 2019. Note to readers • This story is made possible through a partnership between The Salt Lake Tribune and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. It didn’t take long for the first…...
Railroad tie stacks raise stink in Laramie’s West Side neighborhood
6+ hour, 29+ min ago (1703+ words) Rail ties sit stacked on Union Pacific Railroad property Aug. 17, 2026, near Laramie's West Side neighborhood. Stacks of rail ties are stocked along a railroad track at Union Pacific's Laramie rail tie treatment plant in 1929. A train loaded with rail ties…...
Environment Agency identify source of 'rancid' stink plaguing Little Hulton residents for 20 YEARS
9+ hour, 44+ min ago (734+ words) (Image: Manchester Evening News) The smell is getting worse. It’s a pungent, nauseating, rotting kind of smell. Some describe it as ‘rancid eggs’ or ‘burnt sulphur’, other times it smells like stagnant water, stale dog food, cooked bin juice. The…...
Bear business
18+ hour, 6+ min ago (1745+ words) Why it matters: It’s the time of year when black bears are beefing up — often on trash — in Southern California’s foothill communities. In recent years, these areas have seen a rise in conflicts with bears. It’s that time of year…...
Powder River Ranger District Office moving to new location
8+ hour, 44+ min ago (134+ words) The Sheridan Press BUFFALO â Bighorn National Forest officials are in the process of moving the Buffalo, Wyoming, office next door to 400 S Lucas St., just east of the current location To allow technicians to transfer communications and pointâÂ…...
Black-footed ferrets aren’t thriving anywhere, but in Wyoming’s Shirley Basin they’re faring OK and even dispersing
9+ hour, 14+ min ago (1716+ words) SHIRLEY BASIN — From hundreds of yards away, biologist Daniel Pinneo spotted the telltale green eyes of one of North America’s rarest mammals, before the night’s mission really began. His Wyoming Game and Fish Department counterparts were still near their trucks…...
Bears on the prowl to fatten up for winter
12+ hour, 44+ min ago (222+ words) FORAGING FOR FOOD — Black bears search for food for up to 20 hours per day, putting on as many as three pounds a day. Black bears are packing on the calories in advance of winter, which calls for heightened vigilance. During…...
The Outside Story: Exploring pine barrens
12+ hour, 44+ min ago (228+ words) Declining bird species such as the eastern whip-poor-will and the common nighthawk also breed and nest in pine barrens. During the long spring and summer of 2020, when it seemed everyone else had discovered the White Mountains, I found a trove…...