HAILEY, Idaho, Oct. 2 -- The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release: Conservation groups submitted formal objections Tuesday to U.S. Forest Service plans that would further weaken greater sage-grouse protections despite plummeting grouse populations in the West. The objections to Forest Service Plan amendments in Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah and Nevada lay the groundwork for a possible legal challenge to the weakening of greater sage-grouse conservation measures on  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The Environmental Council of the States issued the following news: ECOS again presented its State Program Innovation Awards at its 2019 Fall Meeting in Seattle, Washington. States submitted excellent video nominations showcasing the results of innovative programs and approaches. Videos appeared in two categories: Air, Water, Waste, & Emergency Response, and Cross-Media, Data, Permitting, & Agency Management. ECOS Fall Meeting attendees voted for the best innovation in   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- The National Association of Broadcasters issued the following news release: Larry Patrick, managing partner of both Legend Communications and Patrick Communications, has been appointed to the NAB Radio Board of Directors by Radio Board Chair Dave Santrella in accordance with NAB by-laws, effective immediately. Legend Communications operates 24 small-market radio stations in Wyoming. Larry Patrick is also a founder and investor in NRJ TV, which operates 11 major-market lo  more

HELENA, Montana, Oct. 1 -- The Montana Chamber of Commerce issued the following news release, dated Sept. 27: Since 2012, Montana's state liability system has improved from 45th in the country to 7th overall this year, according to a biennial report released by the Institute for Legal Reform (ILR) of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. The ILR recently released its 2019 Lawsuit Climate Survey, which included its ranking of the states. Montana ranked higher than Idaho and South Dakota, but was ranked  more

JACKSON, Wyoming, Oct. 3 -- The Sierra Club issued the following statement by Lloyd Dorsey, conservation program manager at the Wyoming Chapter, on the Chronic Wasting Disease, which was confirmed in a mule deer in the Wyoming Range mountains: Late yesterday, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department announced that chronic wasting disease (CWD) was confirmed in a mule deer in the Wyoming Range mountains. The positive test signals that the always-fatal wildlife disease has officially hit an area that  more

HAILEY, Idaho, Oct. 2 -- WildEarth Guardians issued the following news release: * * * - Conservation Groups Condemn Forest Plan Amendments * * * Conservation groups submitted formal objections Tuesday to U.S. Forest Service plans that would further weaken greater sage-grouse protections despite plummeting grouse populations in the West. The objections to Forest Service Plan amendments in Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah and Nevada lay the groundwork for a possible legal challenge to the weake  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Oct. 3 -- The Wyoming Business Council issued the following news: The State Loan and Investment Board (SLIB) considered two Business Ready Community (BRC) grant requests and approved one during its Oct. 3 quarterly meeting at 8 a.m. in the WYDOT Auditorium, 5300 Bishop Blvd., in Cheyenne. Board meeting materials are available for review at http://wyomingbusiness.org/slib. BUSINESS READY COMMUNITY (BRC) GRANT APPLICATIONS Business Council staff review each application, co  more