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Trump to axe power plant emission rules, a potential boon for Wyoming coal
June 11, 2025
Wyoming is the nation’s largest coal producer, and more than 90% of the commodity is shipped to coal-burning electric generating plants in the U.S.
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State biologists warned of wildlife conflicts at proposed shooting complex site. Wyoming approved the location anyway.
June 05, 2025
Crucial mule deer range and sage grouse core habitat caused wildlife managers to ask that the large commercial operation be relocated, but the requests, which haven’t been discussed publicly, have had little bearing on plans so far.
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From toothpaste to beer bottles to industrial batteries, the world relies on Wyoming’s ‘white gold’
May 16, 2025
But shifting market and political forces challenge state’s otherwise reliable and expanding trona mining industry.
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Hageman quietly resumes in-person town halls
April 22, 2025
Less than a month after canceling in-person town halls due to safety concerns, Rep. Harriet Hageman has restarted the process, though you’ll have to register to attend.
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Report: Wildlife Refuge System ‘at risk’ with no units fully resourced amid DOGE uncertainty
April 18, 2025
Federal trove of wildlife habitat that includes seven Wyoming units is in shambles, the department’s chief says.
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Dogs against DOGE: Wyoming canines join protest crowds
April 11, 2025
Hundreds of people participated in April 5 ‘Hands Off!’ protests across the state. Among them were four-legged denizens with hackles up about federal actions.
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Trump and Musk’s DOGE ‘functionally destroying’ historic Yellowstone grizzly science team
April 10, 2025
Federal biologist who led the Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team retired early because of upheaval and the remaining staffers are losing their office, the Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center.
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Wyoming Humanities hit with DOGE funding freeze
April 04, 2025
National Endowment for the Humanities funds — which were halted this week — represent about 80% of the longtime cultural institution’s budget.
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Feds plan to remove all wild horses from 2.1M acres of Wyoming’s ‘checkerboard’ starting in July
April 01, 2025
Complete removal of nonnative equines from the Great Divide Basin, Salt Wells Creek and the northwest portion of the Adobe Town herd management areas still faces a public review process and legal appeal.
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Hageman cancels in-person town halls, opts for virtual events citing safety concerns
March 25, 2025
Wyoming’s lone congressional Rep. Harriet Hageman will no longer appear at town halls set for later this week in Cheyenne and Torrington. Wyoming Democrats say she is attempting to distract from widespread frustration sparked by Trump administration’s cuts and firings.
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Kemmerer coal mine lays off 28 workers
March 21, 2025
Cuts are due to ‘market conditions’ including ‘pending natural gas conversions’ at coal-fired power plants in the region, company says.
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Wyomingites both fear and cheer EPA move to slash fossil fuel, climate regulations
March 13, 2025
EPA’s new direction on climate and fossil fuel initiatives has major implications in Wyoming, where the energy industry plays critical economic role.
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Lawmakers, loggers long for Trump-driven revival of Wyoming’s dying timber industry
March 04, 2025
The Equality State’s two remaining sawmills are just barely clinging to existence, though there’s hope that policies and executive orders circumventing environmental protection could stimulate commercial cutting.
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Wyoming BLM staff, key to Trump’s ‘energy dominance,’ largely spared by Musk’s DOGE
February 28, 2025
Official figures are lacking amid an information lockdown under the new administration, but sources tell WyoFile that a small percentage of full-time employees have been let go statewide.
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Trump cuts may cost a trout-brooding, Wyoming toad-rearing federal hatchery its entire staff
February 24, 2025
A 110-year-old facility is still operating, but the federal government’s DOGE initiative has shrunk the staff to two and put the hatchery in a position that could overturn its workforce completely.
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