In a first, federal environment officials today scientifically linked underground water pollution with hydraulic fracturing , concluding that contaminants found in central Wyoming were likely caused by the gas drilling process. [More]
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Feed SubscriptionSongbirds Decline as Wyoming Oil and Gas Soars
By Laura Zuckerman SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - Key populations of songbirds are in decline in the sagebrush plains of southwestern Wyoming as oil and gas development there increases, a University of Wyoming scientist said on Thursday. [More]
Read More »Federal Government and Wyoming Strike Deal to Cull Wolves
By Laura Zuckerman SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - For the first time in decades, wolves in Wyoming would be stripped of Endangered Species Act protections and could be hunted under a deal struck on Wednesday between the state and the federal government. [More]
Read More »Climate Change Ignites Fears of Annual Wildfires in Yellowstone
By Sid Perkins of Nature magazine Climate change could increase the number of large wildfires in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, and the surrounding region in the coming decades. [More]
Read More »Sneak Peek: Brush Creek Ranch in Wyoming
On 13,000 acres in Wyoming’s North Platte River Valley, The Lodge & Spa at Brush Creek Ranch, a new getaway spot for outdoor-lovers, opens on June 16. The expansive property accommodates everything from big game hunting, horseback riding, shooting and archery, simulated golf, a spa, and a library.
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