@wyofile.comThe controversial hydroelectric project has sparked an outpouring of criticism from local wildlife and fisheries advocates. Some say they're hopeful BLM's pending review might reshape what they see as a threat to Wyoming's recreational economy and culture.
@wyofile.comSen. Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming said her Democratic counterparts ‘moved the goal posts’ after the bill’s backers met their demands. Lummis has been a key advocate for the legislation, which would have created a new regulatory framework for cryptocurrency.
#wyomingnews #cryptoregulation #cryptonews
@wyofile.comAfter Ríhanna Kelver drew a gun on a man in what she has said was an act of self-defense, her attorney wants to look deeper into the man’s past to support her defense against charges resulting from the altercation.
#wyomingnews #selfdefense #standyourground
@wyofile.comOPINION: The statewide rejection of the Freedom Caucus gives the new legislative class a clean slate, but they should not forget what brought about the caucus’ rise in the first place, writes columnist Khale Lenhart.
#wyomingnews #opinion #wyomingpolitics
@wyofile.comFor the second time in two years, a group of University of Wyoming sorority sisters asked a federal appeals court to reverse a judge’s decision to dismiss their lawsuit challenging the admission of a trangender woman into their organization.
@wyofile.comOPINON: The state must be a good steward of rural health dollars while making 12-month postpartum care permanent, writes the Healthy Wyoming Board of Directors.
@wyofile.comAs bereaved families and Teton communities push for stronger safety measures, WYDOT is moving to restrict RV and trailers. The Wyoming Highway Patrol, meanwhile, is increasing truck inspections on Teton Pass.
From Jackson Hole News&Guide. #wyomingnews #tetonpass
@wyofile.comWildlife officials are pleading with homeowners to secure food and trash as black bears range into cities and campgrounds looking for sustenance. One bear spent weeks living in Laramie, sleeping in trees during the day and feasting on garbage at night.
#wyomingnews #bears #drought
@wyofile.comThe federal government broke environmental laws when it leased 179 square miles in Wyoming for oil and gas drilling, threatening already-diminished migrating big game herds, two conservation groups assert in a new lawsuit. Drilling advocates disagree.
#wyomingnews #oilandgas #migrationroutes
@summednews.bsky.socialFish-killing disease strikes E. coli-plagued Snake River tributary that’s been running low and warm
— WyoFile
@summednews.bsky.socialAROUND WYOMING: Horse Accident, Vandalism Investigation and Missing Man Found!
— Your Wyoming Link
@wyofile.comWith wolf hunting starting Tuesday in Wyoming, wildlife managers caution that the historic wolf pack has and potentially will continue to cross the park-national forest boundary. The season follows online threats to hunt the wolves or go after the hunters.
@wyofile.comThe Air Force has already begun dismantling portions of the nation’s aging Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile system as the U.S. modernizes its nuclear weapons.
From Wyoming Tribune Eagle #wyomingnews #ballisticmissiles
@wyofile.com“We were physically documenting hundreds of dead fish, which is a pretty good indication that overall we were dealing with thousands,” a fisheries biologist said.
@wyofile.comPayments are underway to roughly 3,400 students and hundreds of vendors approved to receive state funds for private education costs through the controversial Steamboat Legacy Scholarship program.
@wyofile.comOPINION: Data doesn’t back up the state’s image as an agrarian powerhouse, writes Dagny Signorelli.
#wyomingnews #agriculture #economy
@wyofile.comFrom The Ranger: A missing and murdered Indigenous advocate, Nicole Wagon is the founder of MMIR 307. She recently wrote a letter, urging Wyoming’s Department of Corrections not to allow one of the men convicted in her daughter's murder into a community corrections program.#mmir #wyomingnews
@wyofile.comA Laramie County judge dismissed the case last month over lack of standing. But the question of whether the sheriff exceeded his authority when he entered the ICE contracts is unresolved, the judge says.
#wyomingnews #ice
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@wyofile.comAfter Wyoming settled with the former owner of the Hot Springs State Park facility, inspectors discovered leaks, sagging beams and “significant problems with the pools,” a state representative said Tuesday.
#wyomingnews #hotsprings #stateparks
@wyofile.comThe state’s participation was announced at the inaugural Wyoming Maternal Care Summit in Laramie, where health and policy experts gathered to discuss closing care gaps for moms and babies.