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PUBLIC LANDS
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THE LATEST FIELD NOTES
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Protect Wyoming’s 3 Million+ Acres of Roadless Areas
The U.S. Department of Agriculture wants to start allowing road construction and industrial development in parts of our national forests that have thus far been protected. The agency announced last month that they intend to do away with the 2001 Roadless Rule, which prohibits road building on millions of acres of undeveloped land. Wyoming has…
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LOOK BEFORE YOU LEAP, WYOMING!
The case for caution on a nuclear future By John Burrows and Big Wind Carpenter IN THE LAST YEAR, we’ve heard a lot about Wyoming’s “nuclear renaissance.” With industry’s narrative leading the messaging, it’s hard to tell exactly how much is hype versus reality. But something does feel different about the conversations happening today around…
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THE LAND PAYS THE PRICE
Federal employees are the heartbeat of public lands stewardship. What happens when they’re gone? A giant downed tree and wreckage of limbs block the trail. Peggie dePasquale considers the obstacle in thoughtful silence, calculating the angles. Finally she nods. “If we cut here, and get a little lucky, we may be able to roll it…
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