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One is a resolution calling on the federal government to increase the share of royalties Wyoming earns off of mining and drilling on federal lands. The other modernizes laws about subleasing state grazing land.

The New World screwworm has been detected less than 100 miles from the border with Texas.

Brucellosis is a bacterial disease that can cause cattle, bison and elk to abort fetuses. Ranchers in northwest Wyoming have the most issues because of the proximity to wildlife that carry the disease.

A new study finds that what Americans eat — particularly beef — plays a major role in carbon emissions in cities. And cities in the Mountain West rank among those most heavily impacted.

A new study led by the University of Michigan shows that large livestock farms are polluting the air across the U.S., including parts of the Mountain West. Researchers say these impacts are felt hardest by nearby communities, where people of color often live.

The recently passed Big Beautiful Bill includes plans to compensate ranchers for cattle lost to predation. The head of the Wyoming Stock Growers Association said this could take some pressure off the state's reimbursement program.

The state’s response to an anthrax outbreak in 2024 is being dictated by a new protocol. Some ranchers called for a legislative response, which was uncertain initially.

At least three ranches in the Elk Mountain area lost 50 cows to an all but unheard of disease in the U.S. Shortly after the cattle diagnosis, one rancher had potential symptoms of the disease too. We learn more about the handling of the rare disease and how it eroded some local trust in government and public health agencies.

Conservationists are urging patience and warning that removing any of the 11 wolves in Colorado so early in the voter-mandated restoration could hurt the chances of success.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is spending more than $22 million to help livestock producers in the West reduce conflicts with large carnivores and steward land for wildlife. The funding is part of a larger effort to preserve agricultural lands.