WASHINGTON, June 18 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * 100 Groups Urge Senate Leadership Against Public Lands Sell-off in Budget Bill * More than 100 organizations urged senate leadership today to remove the unprecedented sell-off of millions of acres of public lands from the Senate budget bill. Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT), chairman of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, wants to mandate the sell-off of millions of acres of   more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * Barrasso for The Daily Caller: Republicans are Strengthening Medicaid and Fixing Democrats' Mess * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Senate Majority Whip, today published an op-ed in The Daily Caller on the Republican plan to strengthen Medicaid by eliminating waste, fraud, abuse, and corruption. Click HERE to read the full op-ed. Key excerpts: "Medicaid became law in 19  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * Barrasso Questions Energy Secretary Wright on Nuclear Fuel Security and Protecting the Future of Coal * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) questioned Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Chris Wright about refocusing the Department's mission, investing in American nuclear fuel security, and protecting the future of coal. DOE Secretary Chris Wright testified at today's S  more

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Rep. Harriet Hageman, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Harriet Hageman Celebrates Landmark 15th Town Hall of 2025 * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Representative Harriet Hageman (WY-AL) today hosted her 15 th town hall of the year, marking another milestone in her commitment to hold at least one meeting in each of Wyoming's 23 counties annually. With two-thirds of counties already reached, Congresswoman Hageman is well on track to fulfill her   more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA announces $500,000 in funding to assess and redevelop properties in Wyoming * RIVERTON, Wyo. -- Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that the City of Riverton, Wyoming has been selected to receive a $500,000 Brownfields Grant to assess, cleanup and revitalize local lands. This investment supports locally driven redevelopment, unlocking economic opportunity, creating   more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- The Federal Communications Commission has approved the application of the Business Council of the Northern Arapaho Tribe for an FM broadcast station in Ethete, Wyoming. The decision, released on June 16, 2025, allows the Tribe to establish a radio station on Channel 260C0, serving the community located on the Wind River Indian Reservation (DA 25-519). The Council's application, filed November 5, 2024, was coupled with a petition for a Tribal Allotment at Ethete. This peti  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Graham, Kelly, Barrasso, Gallego Applaud Senate Passage of Glioblastoma Awareness Day Resolution * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Mark Kelly (D-Arizona), John Barrasso (R-Wyoming) and Ruben Gallego (D-Arizona) today applauded the passage of their Senate Resolution designating July 16, 2025 as Glioblastoma Awareness Day. "Glioblastoma is an aggressive brain c  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Rep. Rob Bresnahan, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Bresnahan Welcomes West Wyoming Business Owner to Small Business Hearing * WASHINGTON, DC: Last week, U.S. Representative Rob Bresnahan, Jr. (PA-08) welcomed Lou Ciampi, Jr., the owner of Independent Graphics, Inc., to Washington, D.C., to testify as a witness at a subcommittee hearing of the House Committee on Small Business. The Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Workforce Developmen  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * Lummis Earns Defender of Limited Government Award, Ranked as 5th Most Conservative Senator * Washington, D.C. - Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) today earned the "Defender of Limited Government Award" for her conservative, pro-Wyoming voting record by the Institute for Legislative Analysis. The ranking was based on over 100,000 votes - the most expansive study performed on the U.S. Congress. Acc  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, June 17 (TNSjou) -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news: * * * New UW Publication Supports Subsurface Characterization and Resource Evaluation in Sweetwater County Researchers at the University of Wyoming School of Energy Resources (SER) have published a data article supporting subsurface characterization and resource evaluation for carbon storage projects, conventional oil and gas activities, and geothermal energy. The "Data in Brief" publication details co  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, June 17 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news: * * * UW's Land Surveying Program Receives $10K NCEES Award The University of Wyoming's Land Surveying Program was one of seven nationally to receive a National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) Surveying Education Award. UW received a $10,000 award. The awards, ranging from $5,000 to $25,000, recognize programs that have a broad and robust curriculum and best reflect NCEES's mission to  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, June 19 (TNSjou) -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news: * * * UW's Righetti and Lewis Publish Valorization of Federal Pore Space Article in Top-Tier Legal Journal A new publication from legal scholars in the University of Wyoming School of Energy Resources (SER) examines the conceptually unique challenge of valuing subsurface pore space in federal lands for the sequestration of carbon dioxide. Tara Righetti, an SER professor of law and the Occidental Chair   more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- The Wyoming Farm Bureau Federation has voiced its strong disagreement with the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service's proposed rule to list the grizzly bear on the list of endangered and threatened wildlife with a revised section 4(d) rule. Representing Wyoming's largest general agricultural organization, the Wyoming Farm Bureau Federation highlights concerns about the expanded distinct population segment boundaries and the burden placed on landowners.  more