Federal Judge: BLM Ignores Environment in Coal Region Plan
Morris gave the land bureau up to a year to produce new resource management plans.
Wyoming
Body found in Wyoming believed to be Gabrielle Petito
Authorities say a body discovered Sunday in Wyoming is believed to be Gabrielle “Gabby” Petito.
Montana Scores A Win Over Water With Wyoming
For many years, the states of Montana and Wyoming have been battling over water from the Yellowstone River, but now the U.S. Supreme Court has sided with Montana in the dispute.
Grizzly Relocated in Northwest Wyoming
JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) — State game managers have trapped and relocated a grizzly bear near Cody in northwest Wyoming.
U.S. Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Montana After Wyoming’s Violations of Yellowstone River Compact
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of the state of Montana after deciding the state suffered damages as the result of Wyoming’s failure to abide by terms of the Yellowstone River Compact with respect to waters of the Tongue River.
Avalanche Kills Two South of Jackson Hole Mountain Resort
JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. (AP) — An avalanche south of the Jackson Hole Mountain Resort has killed two skiers.
The Jackson Hole News and Guide reports (http://bit.ly/1ZNvvta ) that three skiers in the Rock Springs area just outside the resort's south boundary were caught in the avalanche Sunday...
Avalanche Warnings Western Montana, Wyoming
BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — An avalanche warning is in effect for several mountainous areas in western Montana and western Wyoming.
The Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center rates the danger of avalanche as "high" in the Bridger Range north of Bozeman, the Gallatin and Madison mountain ranges south of Bozeman, the Lionhead area west of West Yellowstone and the mountains north of Cooke City
Congress to Consider Allowing Watercraft in National Parks
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A congressional committee will consider legislation to allow canoes, rafts and other "hand-propelled" vessels to be used on hundreds of miles of rivers and streams in Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks...
State of Montana Makes Additions to Weed Priority List
The state of Montana has put a new weed at atop its noxious weed priority list.
National Science Panel Reviewing Livestock Disease in Yellowstone Region
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A national science panel is conducting a broad review of a livestock disease that's afflicted large numbers of elk and bison in the Yellowstone region of Montana, Idaho and Wyoming.
The panel is convening at Montana State University in Bozeman for two days beginning Wednesday to gather information about brucellosis, which can cause pregnant animals to abort their young...
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