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The post says that if typical Wyoming winds had been blowing, the result could have been "catastrophic."

The BLM is attempting to take control of federal lands to the point that they alone would be allowed to decide how it is used, or if it is used at all.

Not one single proponent of the concept appeared to testify in favor, though they were invited.

The two camps see completely different benefits and harms

Gov. Mark Gordon said he's convicted that any future land exchanges involving the BLM will follow the proper process.

Gordon: "Wildlife management is the responsibility and squarely within the authority and purview of the states – not the federal Government.”

Gordon said, "Enacting a moratorium at a moment when coal is badly needed to ensure a secure and reliable energy supply is wrong-headed on many fronts."

Three people, including a juvenile, were taken into custody Tuesday following a wild chase near Elk Mountain, the Wyoming Highway Patrol says.

The bureau has jurisdiction over vast reserves of oil, gas and coal.

Following an announcement from the Bureau of Land Management to not hold its second quarter oil and gas lease sale, Governor Gordon issued a statement in response