Rock Springs Resource Management Plan

In Wyoming, environmentalists took to the sky to warn of impending changes to some of the best sage grouse habitat in the world.

The Trump administration is in the initial steps of possibly opening up wide swaths of the southwest Wyoming desert to oil and gas. But how that will work with the federal government shutdown is unclear.

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 Trump administration wants to see more energy development on millions of federal acres around Rock Springs. Meanwhile, the agency that would make that happen was hit by DOGE cuts.

The Trump administration is ordering to unleash American energy on public lands. That includes reviewing the recently approved management plan for 3.6 million acres around Rock Springs, as well as other high profile areas in Wyoming. But some speculate any rescinding of the plans would face legal battles.

The Department of the Interior has purchased a 640-acre parcel of state school trust land from Wyoming.

Anticipation is building for the forthcoming land-use plan for millions of federal acres in southwest Wyoming, and stakeholders are reiterating their desires.

The environmental organization, the Wyoming Outdoor Council, will soon celebrate their 50-year anniversary. The group has announced they’ll host a…