
Meghan Riley
Public Lands and Wildlife Advocate
meghan@wyomingoutdoorcouncil.org
307.332.7031, ext. 280
My Recent News
Bringing oil and gas leasing policies into the 21st century
August 30, 2023
THE YEAR 1988 FEELS LIKE A LIFETIME AGO. At the time, the Berlin Wall was still standing, over a million acres in the Greater Yellowstone burned to the ground, and […]
read moreIt’s time to enact the oil and gas leasing reforms called for by Congress
February 27, 2023
Finalizing these reforms will ease the burden on taxpayers, protect wildlife habitat and areas with cultural and historic value, and stop “over-the-counter” lease sales at bargain basement rates.
read moreKeep up the pressure to save our sagebrush
January 13, 2023
With sagebrush habitat in freefall, and ongoing sage-grouse population declines, we should be shoring up the best remaining sage-grouse habitat, not leasing it out for industrial development.
read moreAction alert: Insist the BLM safeguard sage-grouse habitat in Wyoming
November 3, 2022
Given the downward trajectory of sage-grouse numbers, we should not be offering up sage-grouse habitat for industrial development.
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