wild horses

Rocky Mountain Power says proposed federal environmental regulations could close many of its coal fired power plants in Wyoming early. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) says it welcomes recommendations fro a panel of scientists to change the way the agency manages wild horses.

A National Academy of Sciences Team will hold its first meeting on the Bureau of Land Management's Wild Horse and Burro Management Program October 27th in Reno. Doug Randall reports. Senator Mike Enzi, (R-WY) is encouraging high school Juniors in Wyoming to sign up for the Senate Page Program. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

The BLM plans to capture almost 1,500 wild horse in southwest Wyoming this fall. Amy Richards has details. Governor Matt Mead says he is pleased that the jobless rate in Wyoming is falling, but says he will still be pushing to bring more jobs to the state. Click past jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

The BLM has backed away from a plan to round up and castrate horses in two southwest Wyoming herd management areas. Amy Richards has details. The latest U-S forest Service report on the subject says American forests are stable and sustainable, despite concerns over issues such as climate change and insect infestation. Click past jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

Sharon Fain has a report on construction of a pipeline to carry carbon dioxide to oil fields in Wyoming and Montana. The Bureau of Land Management will be featuring Wyoming wild horses again this year at the state fair in Douglas. Amy Richards has details. Click past jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

Environmentalists are asking a federal judge to block a planned roundup and castration of hundreds of wild stallions in southwest Wyoming. Amy Richards has a report. The U-S Coast Guard joined the Sweetwater County Sheriff's Department and several other agencies in a special lake patrol operation on Flaming Gorge Reservoir this past weekend. Click past jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News. Read Mo

The Humane Society of the U.S. is concerned about the potential spread of the Equine Herpes Virus-1 to wild horses in the west. Doug Randall reports. AG Reporter Ahren Broad says the U.S.D.A. is looking for meal sites for the summer free lunch program. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

Congresswoman Cynthia Lummis tells Amy Richards that the  majority party in U. S.  House will bring bills to replace portions of the Affordable Care Act, which the House voted to repeal last week.  Doug Randall reports that federal Officials plan to use birth control darts to control wild horse herds.  Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.