Roadless Rule

October 9, 2012 A Commentary by Steve Klein Wyoming Liberty Group Imagine an energy company running a pipeline across your land when empty federal land sat right next door. Since energy companies may exercise the power of eminent domain in Wyoming, this has happened many times over the years and continues to be a threat to landowners, farmers, and ranchers alike...

Governor Matt Mead said the U.S. Supreme Court's court's decision not to hear the roadless rule case, that challenged a federal rule that bars development on 50 million acres of roadless areas in national forests, effectively ends Wyoming's participation in the case. Doug Randall reports that CenturyLink employees in 13 states in the West and Midwest have authorized a strike, if union leaders and

A federal appeals court has rejected Wyoming's request for it to reconsider a decision upholding a 2001 rule barring development on millions of acres of roadless areas in national forests. Doug Randall reports. The U.S. Department of Agriculture says the value of all Wyoming crops is up 30 percent in 2011. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.