A REASON FOR HOPE
Recent climate news has been difficult to stomach, but here in Wyoming, there’s reason to be hopeful. Local communities around the state are stepping up to address the challenges ahead, and we put together a Community Climate Map to highlight communities that are working to become more sustainable and resilient.
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OUR WORK
PUBLIC LANDS
Keeping public lands in public hands, protecting wild, open spaces, and advocating responsible energy development.
WILDLIFE
Sustaining the health and vitality of big game migration corridors, Greater sage-grouse habitat, and trout streams.
THE LATEST FIELD NOTES
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A reason for hope: Check out our Community Climate Map!
Over the last several months we’ve seen the rollback of programs designed to help Wyoming communities adapt to a changing climate, reduce emissions, lower utility bills, and improve local infrastructure. We’ve also seen targets placed on renewable energy and the very science of climate change. This news has been difficult to stomach. But there’s reason…
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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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