* The Environmental Protection Agencys Waters of the U.S. rule sparked the ire of Wyoming farmers and ranchers. The move was considered by many in agriculture to be a land grab on the part of the federal government. It would require added permitting for farmers and ranchers water projects that affect waters adjacent to Waters of the U.S. * Wyoming ranchers continued their push for state-run wolf management in 2014. A ruling by the U.S. District Court in the District of Columbia struck down the states management plan. * The state of Wyoming sued the U.S. Bureau of Land Management for allowing too many wild horses on Wyoming range lands. The BLM gathered more than 1,200 horses in a September roundup on the checkerboard lands of southwest Wyoming. The state is offering $250,000 for wild horse research in 2015. The state is also seeking proposals concerning wild horse populations and range land conditions
Posted on: Thu, 01 Jan 2015 17:43:24 +0000
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