Bureau of Land Management

Over the summer, an executive order from President Trump called for the consolidation of federal wildfire programs "to the maximum degree practicable." The secretaries of Interior and Agriculture recently released their plans responding to that and other demands – and they've garnered praise and criticism.

Some Wyoming politicians are championing the latest federal oil and gas lease sale in the state, but others are saying money is being left on the table.

As Congress moves to overturn federal land management plans in three states, a conservation expert said Wyoming is following the standard public process instead.

The Bureau of Land Management is punting its roundup of most wild horses in southwest Wyoming. This comes after a summer of back and forth.

In an executive order earlier this year titled “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History,” President Trump directed Interior Secretary Doug Burgum to ensure monuments, memorials, statues and markers “do not contain descriptions, depictions, or other content that inappropriately disparage Americans past or living.”

The BLM initially planned to round up about 3,000 horses starting in mid-July. According to a wild horse advocacy group, it’s delayed until October at the earliest. Meanwhile, a final court decision hangs in limbo.

The fate of thousands of wild horses in the Rock Springs area is still unknown after 15 years of court battles. A judge just pushed the final decision back to a lower court.

Consolidating wildfire response could professionalize the field and increase efficiencies, according to the expert WPR talked to. But it could also mean fewer of the collaborations that reduce the risk of destructive burns.

Over the weekend, Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) withdrew his proposal for the Bureau of Land Management to sell parcels for the highest value. This follows several rounds of revisions and narrowing down aimed at keeping it in the bill after it ran afoul of Senate rules.

There’s a lot in flux with the public land sale proposal. Reporters debrief the latest updates, context and responses from Wyomingites.