Thank you former WR chair Ronn Smith for providing a synopsis of the recent IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) Sixth Assessment Report. As Ronn notes, there are 4,000 pages to this report. While he hasn’t waded through it all, he has studied the highlights and supporting evidence. Editorial note: yes, there is reason to be concerned. IPCC Sixth Assessment Summary
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The final draft of the Park County, Wyoming Natural Resource Management Plan for State and Federal Lands is available for public review on the Park County Planning and Zoning page. The Board of County Commissioners will consider adoption of the plan on September 20, 2021 @ 11am.
Wyoming Rising is posting a series of billboards with positive messages in Cody and Powell this year. The first board went up March 1 and promotes the idea that the Wyoming environment and economy are interdependent. Our summer billboard, designed by Stephanie Manuele, carried a message in support of civility and inclusion. Our Third billboard continues that message, reminding Wyomingites what we value in our…
The public is invited to the 11th annual Return to Foretop’s Father July 23-24, 2021 Foretop’s Father, the Crow name for Heart Mountain, is the setting for the 11th annual gathering. This year celebrates the life of Grant Bulltail, Crow elder, pipe lighter, and recipient of the National Endowment of the Arts Division of Folk and Traditional Arts award. Grant Bulltail performed the ceremony at…
CONSERVATION VOTE REPORT From the Wyoming Outdoor Council In this year’s general session the Wyoming Legislature considered more than 440 bills, and the Wyoming Outdoor Council tracked more than 50 that were related to wildlife, clean air and water, revenue generation, renewable energy, public lands, and transitions for Wyoming’s energy workforce. The Wyoming Outdoor Council’s 2021 Conservation Vote Report tracks eight bills that were of high…
The 2021 Legislative Session adjourns on Tuesday April 7. Here are some of the bills we’ve been watching. Wyoming Senate killed Medicaid expansion, again. Facing enormous political pressure, and failing to agree on verifiable facts, the Wyoming Legislature declined to close the Medicaid gap in Wyoming, which advocates have pushed for years. Read the article on Wyo File: https://www.wyofile.com/how-the-wyoming-senate-killed-medicaid-expansion-again/ Bill to reduce Dem participation on…