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News Tipoffs - Wyoming Editors Newsletter for Thursday April 23, 2026 ( 8 items )  

Attorney General Alan Wilson raises concerns over credit rating agencies' ESG policies
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, April 22 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson raises concerns over credit rating agencies' ESG policies * (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Attorney General Alan Wilson today joined a coalition of 23 states in questioning the lawfulness of the environmental, social, and governance ("ESG") policies of three top credit rating agencies. The agencies-Fitch Ratings, Moody's, and S&P Global Ratings-have pledged to  more

Attorney General Hilgers Leads Letter to Top Credit Ratings Agencies Raising Concerns Over ESG Policies
LINCOLN, Nebraska, April 22 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Hilgers Leads Letter to Top Credit Ratings Agencies Raising Concerns Over ESG Policies * Lincoln, NE - Attorney General Mike Hilgers today co-led a coalition of 23 States in questioning the lawfulness of the environmental, social, and governance ("ESG") policies of three top credit rating agencies. The agencies-Fitch Ratings, Moody's, and S&P Global Ratings-have ple  more

Defund-the-Police Democrats Won't Stop Republicans From Fully Funding ICE and Border Patrol
WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * Defund-the-Police Democrats Won't Stop Republicans From Fully Funding ICE and Border Patrol * "The choice is simple. Fund law enforcement or block it. Fund border security or block it. The American people are watching. They will remember who voted to protect law abiding American citizens, and who voted to protect illegal immigrant criminals." WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso  more

House Passes Evans' Bipartisan FIRE Act to Cut Red Tape and Lower Costs
WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. Gabe Evans, R-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * House Passes Evans' Bipartisan FIRE Act to Cut Red Tape and Lower Costs * WASHINGTON -Today, Representative Gabe Evans secured House passage of his bipartisan Fire Improvement and Reforming Exceptional Events (FIRE) Act, H.R. 6387, a commonsense measure to address unfair air quality regulations tied to emissions beyond states' control. The FIRE Act ensures job creators and consumers are not penali  more

Rep. Crank Votes to Reduce Fire Risk and Increase Transparency in Air Quality
WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. Jeff Crank, R-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Crank Votes to Reduce Fire Risk and Increase Transparency in Air Quality * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Representative Jeff Crank (CO-05) voted in favor of H.R. 6387, the Fire Improvement and Reforming Exceptional Events (FIRE) Act. Colorado, like many Western states, is experiencing historic drought and low snowpack this year. These are conditions that significantly elevate wildfire risk. Yet c  more

Trump's Transportation Department Celebrates Traffic Safety Advocates Committed to Making American Roads Safer
WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration issued the following news release on April 22, 2026: * * * Trump's Transportation Department Celebrates Traffic Safety Advocates Committed to Making American Roads Safer Department recognizes public awareness campaigns across the country aimed at reducing traffic fatalities * The U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) this week celebrate  more

USGS Maps 23 Ungulate Herds in Western Migration Volume
WASHINGTON, April 22 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey issued 'Ungulate Migrations of the Western United States, Volume 6,' led by authors Matthew Kauffman, Blake Lowrey, and Jennifer L. McKee among dozens of contributors, as Scientific Investigations Report 20265123. Produced by the Corridor Mapping Team--a partnership of State agencies, Tribes, and Federal entities--the volume follows Secretarial Order 3362 to track big game movements. Released in 2026, it  more

USGS Unveils 3D Geologic Model of Northern Great Plains Subsurface
WASHINGTON, April 22 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Geological Survey issued 'A Three-Dimensional Geologic Framework Model of the Northern Great Plains Region of Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming, USA,' Scientific Investigations Report 20265127, authored by Leland R. Spangler. Funded by the National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program, the model spans 381,000 square kilometers across four states. It integrates over 300,000 data points from wells, maps, and geophysics to map 41 stratigraph  more