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Federal Tipoffs Involving Wyoming Newsletter for Sunday October 20, 2019 ( 4 items )  

FERC Commissioner Glick Issues Statement on Wyoming Interstate, Natural Gas Pipeline
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued the following statement by Commissioner Richard Glick on a decision (Docket Nos. RP19-420-000 and RP19-395-000) involving Wyoming Interstate and Natural Gas Pipeline: "I dissent from today's orders because the Commission is falling short on its promise to pass onto consumers the benefits of the corporate tax reductions in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA)./1 The records before us suggest that Wyomi  more

Interior's National Park Service: Reports About Yellowstone Bears, Wolves, and Birds Published Online
MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, Wyoming, Oct. 16 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release: Yellowstone National Park recently published online three reports from 2018 about bear management, wolves, and birds. Each annual report focuses largely on the health of these wildlife populations. Topics from the Bear Management Program Annual Report include bear sightings, management of roadside bear viewing, bear mortalities, bear-human conflicts, bear-pro  more

Natural Resources Conservation Service Receives Funding for Flood Control Efforts in Select PA Watersheds
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Oct. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service Pennsylvania office issued the following news release: Denise Coleman, State Conservationist, today announced that USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Pennsylvania has received $1.9 million to assist in planning for flood prevention and control efforts in Lancaster, Chester, Westmoreland and Wyoming Counties. This funding will allow NRCS to work with local govern  more

Park Plan Aids in Conservation of Native Bighorn Sheep
MOOSE, Wyoming, Oct. 15 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release: The National Park Service has signed a Finding of No Significant Impact for the Mountain Goat Management Plan/Environmental Assessment at Grand Teton National Park. The purpose of the plan is twofold: 1) aid in the conservation of a native population of Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep in the Teton Range whose status is tenuous, and 2) protect other park resources and values fro  more