The Wyoming State Legislature is at the half-way mark for the 40-day session. Last week, many bills died due to failure to pass out of committee or to pass a first vote on the floor by Friday’s deadline. Updates Good news! Three bills we mentioned we were opposing in our last update have died: HB 272 […]
FIELD NOTES
Legislative Update – Week 3.5
It has been a rollercoaster week in Cheyenne! First of all, thank you for contacting your legislators about SF71 – electricity production standards. This unworkable bill—an attack on renewable energy—died in committee on Tuesday; no one testified in support of it except the sponsors, and committee members noted the hundreds of emails they had received about it. […]
Legislative Update – Week Two
I have great news! Last Friday afternoon, the President of the Senate formally killed SJ 3, the public lands transfer constitutional amendment that would have helped pave the way for the state to take over national forests and other public lands in Wyoming. This bill was so overwhelmingly opposed by the Wyoming public that it […]
Wyoming Outdoor Council Legislative Update – Week One
The 2017 Wyoming State Legislature convened last Tuesday and I’m writing to update you on the first week’s activities and bills that may be of interest. Since this is a general session that lasts approximately 40 work days, we have more time for legislation to develop and move. Please check out our website’s legislation tracking […]
Wyoming Outdoor Council Launches New Website in Its 50th Year
Wyoming’s cornerstone conservation organization, the Wyoming Outdoor Council, has launched a new website to kick off its 50th year […]
Victory in the Wyoming Range!
Wyoming’s namesake mountain range is a landscape the Wyoming Outdoor Council and our partners have worked to protect for 10 years. Many of you will recall the controversial offering of some 40,000 national forest acres for oil and gas lease sale back in 2005-06. This unpopular decision resulted in the formation of a powerful coalition. […]
Stand Tall for Public Lands Next Week in Cheyenne
We need your help to continue to show strong public opposition to the agenda to seize our national forests and other public lands. An important meeting is coming up in Cheyenne. Next week, a subcommittee of the Legislature’s Federal Natural Resource committee will hold a public meeting to hear what the public thinks about a proposed constitutional […]
Share your conservation priorities for the upcoming year
Given the results of the recent local and national elections, we need to hear from you this holiday season as we set our course for 2017. Here’s how you can take action today: (1) Respond to our quick, three-question survey here. Your ideas matter. Please take a couple minutes to tell us what you think. […]
You Can Help Protect Public Lands
Oppose the agenda to seize our national forests and other public lands Next week, the Wyoming State Legislature’s Federal Natural Resource committee will consider a constitutional amendment to pave the way for state takeover of public lands. When: Wednesday, November 9, 2016 starting at 8:30 a.m. Where: Central Wyoming College, Room SC103, Riverton. Why: This […]
Through the (Infrared) Lens of An Energy Company That Does It Right – Part 2
This is part two in a two-part series by Amber Reimondo, Outdoor Council Environmental Quality Advocate, on fugitive methane emissions during oil and gas production and how we can fix the problem. Click here for part one. I’m on a tour in western Wyoming’s Jonah Field and I ask my host, Paul Ulrich, Jonah Energy’s Government […]