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News Tipoffs - Wyoming Editors Newsletter for Friday February 09, 2024 ( 6 items )  

BLM announces $41 million investment from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for ecosystem restoration
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: Sagebrush habitat in Carbon County, Wyoming. BLM Photo. WASHINGTON - Today, the Bureau of Land Management announced a $41 million investment through President Biden's Investing in America agenda for ecosystem restoration. This funding will support 74 projects in 16 states, building on proven programs and partnerships to protect cherished wildlife and natural resources while cr  more

Okla. A.G. Drummond Warns Biden Export Pause Jeopardizes National Security
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Feb. 8 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release: A Biden administration pause on the export of liquified natural gas (LNG) will embolden Iran and Russia and hamper the U.S.'s ability to protect itself, according to a letter penned by Attorney General Gentner Drummond and several state attorneys general. In a letter today to President Biden and the U.S. Department of Energy, Drummond and 22 attorneys general said the pause is unlaw  more

Tenn. A.G. Skrmetti Joins 23-State Coalition Sounding Alarm on Current Administration's LNG Export 'Pause'
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 9 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news on Feb. 8, 2024: This week, Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti joined a 23-state coalition warning the current Administration and the Department of Energy that its "pause" on the export of liquified natural gas (LNG) is unlawful and will only serve to embolden America's adversaries, hamper the U.S.'s ability to protect itself, and harm the economy. "The Administration's LNG export p  more

Utah A.G. Reyes Joins AG Coalition Opposing Biden-Senate Border Bill
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Feb. 9 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Before the demise of the Biden-Senate immigration bill, Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined a coalition of 16 attorneys general on a Texas-led letter to the United States Senate leadership strongly objecting to measures in the "border bill." AG Reyes maintains that "Creating more laws for the President to ignore will not solve the border crisis. Congress should permit the States to enforce fed  more

Wyo. Gov. Gordon Criticizes "Top Down" Approach to Forest Management in Response to Old Growth Management Plan
CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Feb. 9 -- Gov. Mark Gordon, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: Governor Mark Gordon is telling the U.S. Department of Agriculture that the Biden Administration's management plan for old-growth forests is a "misguided, top-down proposal that should go no further." In a comment letter to Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, Governor Gordon asked the Forest Service to halt this policy making and said that protection efforts should be evaluated at a forest level, and  more

Wyoming Aeronautics Commission to Meet February 13 & 14
CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Feb. 9 -- The Wyoming Department of Transportation's Aeronautics Commission issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2024: The Wyoming Aeronautics Commission will meet February 13-14, 2024, at the Wyoming Department of Transportation Headquarters, 5300 Bishop Boulevard, in Cheyenne. The business meeting and workshop will take place in the I-80 Room of the WYDOT-U Training Building. Commissioners will meet Tuesday, February 13, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. for a workshop l  more