More rate hikes likely coming to Wyoming’s Rocky Mountain Power customers
Wyoming Public Media » Natural Resources & Energy
by Caitlin Tan
1d ago
The largest electricity provider in Wyoming is proposing rate hikes to customers again. Rocky Mountain Power, a division of the six-state utility PacifiCorp, is asking the state to approve an average of a 12.3 percent hike to its 144,511 Wyoming customers’ bills ..read more
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Newly finalized BLM Public Lands Rule opens door to leases for restoration, mitigation
Wyoming Public Media » Natural Resources & Energy
by Murphy Woodhouse
1d ago
The agency says the new rule puts conservation on equal footing with other uses of public lands, like ranching and mining ..read more
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Tribal leaders call on President Biden to protect sacred lands in the Mountain West
Wyoming Public Media » Natural Resources & Energy
by Kaleb Roedel
4d ago
A coalition of Western conservationists and tribes are working to protect more public lands before the November presidential election ..read more
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Tens of millions in federal dollars coming to Wyoming for abandoned mine reclamation 
Wyoming Public Media » Natural Resources & Energy
by Caitlin Tan
6d ago
Wyoming has received a couple of rounds of federal funds recently, amounting to about $35 million, to help with restoring land used for old coal mines ..read more
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Two Wyoming agencies debut their plan to reduce wildlife-vehicle collisions around Dubois
Wyoming Public Media » Natural Resources & Energy
by Hannah Habermann
1w ago
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department and Wyoming Department of Transportation are trying to reduce collisions between wildlife and vehicles on Highway 26 east and west of Dubois. The stretch of road is particularly deadly for deer and costly for people, too. In response, the agencies have developed a plan to help reduce the number of accidents in that area ..read more
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Grizzly bear south of Ten Sleep is euthanized; Game and Fish says area not habitable for grizzlies
Wyoming Public Media » Natural Resources & Energy
by Kamila Kudelska
1w ago
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department euthanized a grizzly bear Monday that had injured a cow on private land south of Ten Sleep ..read more
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Social media steers more visitors to national parks in Mountain West and beyond, study finds
Wyoming Public Media » Natural Resources & Energy
by Kaleb Roedel
1w ago
Social media can influence everything from what we eat to where we vacation. Now, a new study shows it’s also driving more visitors to U.S. national parks, especially in the Mountain West ..read more
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The role of wolves in Wyoming
Wyoming Public Media » Natural Resources & Energy
by Dante Filpula Ankney
1w ago
A chat with KHOL’s Emily Cohen and Wyofile’s Mike Koshmrl about the death — and alleged abuse — of a wolf south of Jackson ..read more
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EPA puts strict limits on ‘forever chemicals’ in U.S. drinking water
Wyoming Public Media » Natural Resources & Energy
by Kaleb Roedel
1w ago
For the first time, the federal government is putting limits on “forever chemicals” called PFAS in the nation’s drinking water – a move that will protect communities across the Mountain West ..read more
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Wild horse advocates win lawsuit that could change BLM’s herd management practices
Wyoming Public Media » Natural Resources & Energy
by Kaleb Roedel
1w ago
A federal judge in the Mountain West recently ruled in favor of wild horse advocates who sued federal land managers for failing to stick to their own rules ..read more
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