Eric Galatas
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Efforts to restore bison on the Wind River Indian Reservation in central Wyoming could hold the key to strengthening ecosystems and economies across Western states. The Eastern Shoshone, historically known as “buffalo eaters,” also see reintroduction as critical for preserving cultural heritage and improving tribal health and wellness.
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The Wyoming Game and Fish Department has important safety tips for anyone heading out to bear country this autumn. Bears are in active hyperphagia mode as they put on weight before hibernation.
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President Joe Biden's bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act is expected to bring more than 300 jobs to Wyoming to clean up and plug so-called orphaned oil and gas wells on public lands.
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Duncan Rose, conservation co-chair for Dolores River Anglers, said if pristine Colorado streams are polluted or degraded, the results would be disastrous for native trout species which need clean water to survive, and also for entire communities and industries.
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Colorado's native pollinators can only travel a few hundred feet before they need to find a place to land and refuel with water, nectar and pollen.
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"Opportunity Starts at Home," a short documentary film released this week by the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless, exposes how housing affordability is central to other national priorities, including health care, food security, education and more.
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A federal district court in Montana has reinstated a moratorium halting all coal leasing on federal lands until the Bureau of Land Management completes a more sufficient analysis on the environmental and health impacts of extracting coal.
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Women voters age 50 and older, a historically powerful demographic in elections, have not yet decided which candidates to support during the November Midterm Elections, according to recent bipartisan polling commissioned by the American Association of Retired Persons.
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Conservation and clean-air groups have filed a lawsuit challenging the Biden administration’s resumption of oil and gas leasing on public lands. Oil and gas industry groups argue opening up more public lands for drilling will increase global supplies.
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Wyoming's departments of Transportation and Game and Fish are making progress on a wildlife-vehicle mitigation strategy along U.S. Highway 26 near Dubois. Each year during spring and fall migration, thousands of elk, moose, deer and other animals cross this heavily trafficked stretch of road.