WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 -- The Defenders of Wildlife issued the following news: The day after a measure to reintroduce the gray wolf to Colorado was approved for November's ballot, Colorado Parks and Wildlife announced that approximately six gray wolves have likely crossed over the Wyoming border into northwest Colorado. Though good news, experts caution that this is just the beginning of a long road ahead for the return of wolves to the state. "Let's keep this event in perspective: one pack does   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 11 -- American Association of School Librarians, division of the American Library Association, issued the following news release: Jennisen Lucas and Phoebe B. Warmack will seek the 2021-2022 AASL presidential term during the 2020 American Library Association (ALA) election. The full slate of AASL candidates can be found at www.ala.org/aasl/elections. Jennisen Lucas is the district librarian for the Park County School District #6 in Cody, Wyoming. She is currently servin  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Muslim Advocates issued the following news on Jan. 8: * * * - Lower Court Refusal to Protect Humanists Threatens Rights of all Religious Minorities * * * Muslim Advocates, working with, Aegis Law Group LLP and Thompson HD, submitted a brief asking the Supreme Court to take up a religious freedom case. JonMichel Guy, who identifies as a Humanist, sued the Wyoming state prison where he is incarcerated because the facility prevented him from forming a Humanist study group  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Jan. 11 -- The Nature Conservancy issued the following news: * * * - A new study shows drivers aren't obeying the speed limits meant to reduce accidents. * * * Wildlife-vehicle collisions are a major hazard for drivers and wildlife alike. Every year, more than 2 million of these crashes occur in the United States, leading to human injuries, costly vehicle repairs, and loss of wildlife. It's commonly believed that reducing speed limits can stop the carnage. Not so, says  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Jan. 7 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Wyoming issued the following news release: The death penalty is an expensive, ineffective and unjust government program that risks making irreversible mistakes by executing innocent people and wastes millions of dollars that could be better spent on programs that actually enhance public safety. Still, there are those who insist the death penalty remains a strong deterrent for crime or that it helps ensure justice is being done f  more

EUGENE, Oregon, Jan. 10 -- The Western Environmental Law Center issued the following news release: Moving to protect climate and health, a coalition filed suit to overturn the sale of nearly 2 million acres of public lands for fracking in the western states of Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming. "The Trump administration is selling out America's public lands to the oil and gas industry and fueling the climate crisis," said Jeremy Nichols, Climate and Energy Program director for W  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- WildEarth Guardians issued the following news release: * * * - Lawsuit Targets Nearly 2 Million Acres of Oil and Gas Leasing in Five Western States * * * Moving to protect climate and health, a coalition filed suit to overturn the sale of nearly 2 million acres of public lands for fracking in the western states of Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming. "The Trump administration is selling out America's public lands to the oil and gas industry and fueling th  more