Wyoming
In new leadership post, Hageman takes fresh aim at federal land, grizzly policies – WyoFile
With a bevy of new federal bills filed this week, Rep. Harriet Hageman is looking to reverse the outcomes of three high-profile Wyoming public land and wildlife issues that have made headlines in the waning weeks of the Biden administration.
The sophomore representative from Fort Laramie introduced companion pieces of legislation on Tuesday that would prohibit the implementation of Bureau of Land Management resource management plans for its Rock Springs and Buffalo field offices. Then on Thursday, she introduced a bill that would require the U.S. Department of Interior to delist grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem from the Endangered Species Act — the opposite of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s just-released plans, which continue federal protections.
She’s attempted to pass all three bills before.
All failed, though they now face better prospects in the 119th Congress, which includes Republican majorities in both chambers and a president who’s more likely to sign them into law.
Hageman’s staff did not respond to WyoFile’s interview requests for this story. On grizzly bears, she told the Federalist, a conservative publication, that Fish and Wildlife’s “refusal to delist the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem grizzly bear is just the latest example of the agency’s utter failure to follow the intent and purpose” of the Endangered Species Act.
Past attempts
Hageman’s new legislation wasn’t unexpected.
Nearly two years ago, she ran a similar bill, the Grizzly Bear State Management Act, that would have required federal wildlife officials to delist Yellowstone-region grizzlies.
Although Hageman blasted the Fish and Wildlife’s grizzly bear plans, other members of Congress praised the proposed policy changes.
“The compounding threats of climate change and politically motivated state policies have the potential to decimate grizzly bear populations and dramatically impact their habitats,” Rep. Jared Huffman (D-California) said in a statement. “I’m glad the Fish and Wildlife Service understands these threats, has listened to stakeholders and scientists, and decided to maintain Endangered Species Act protections for this iconic species.”
Hageman also attempted to override the BLM’s planning process for 3.6 million acres of federal land in southwest Wyoming during the last Congress. Her effort was opposed by BLM officials, with Deputy Director Nada Wolff Culver telling lawmakers the legislation “would undermine the public’s right to provide input on the management of public lands, as well as the BLM’s ability to steward them.”
Plans in crosshairs
Dissatisfaction with the Rock Springs Resource Management Plan revision intensified in December when the agency finalized its update without making any changes requested by the state of Wyoming.
There’s also been speculation that Hageman and other lawmakers could be eyeing the Congressional Review Act as a vehicle for discarding the Rock Springs plan.
Hageman similarly tried and failed to throw out BLM’s resource management plan for the Buffalo Field Office during the last time Congress was in session. The revision has proven controversial in Wyoming because the federal agency decided to phase out coal leasing in the Powder River Basin — a decision that Wyoming answered with a lawsuit.
Hageman this week was named chairwoman of the House Committee on Natural Resources’ Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee. Remarking on the appointment on social media, the representative said that she was “honored.”
“I look forward to working with my colleagues on Natural Resources to return wildlife and resource management to local control,” Hageman posted.
Class 3A and 4A girls’ basketball teams in Wyoming are onto the postseason with regional tournament games, Thursday through Saturday. Buffalo, Evanston, Gillette, and Lovell are the host sites of the four regionals this weekend. For both 3A sites and the 4A West site, teams need two wins to qualify for next week’s state tournament. Two losses and a team is eliminated. The champion in the 4A East regular season draws a first-round bye and has already qualified for state basketball. The other six teams are in a one-game, win-or-go-home scenario on Thursday.
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Except in the 4A East, Friday will feature elimination games. All four sites will have semifinals on Friday night. Seeding for the state tournament will be determined on Saturday. This schedule is based on the brackets sent to WyoPreps. It is subject to change.
THURSDAY, MARCH 5:
Final Score: (6) Worland 42 (3) Pinedale 36
Final Score: (2) Lander 40 (7) Lyman 26
Final Score: (1) Cody 53 (8) Mountain View 16
Final Score: (4) Powell 46 (5) Lovell 35
FRIDAY, MARCH 6:
Final Score: Pinedale 42 Lyman 25 – Eagles are eliminated
Final Score: Lovell 55 Mountain View 23 – Buffalos are eliminated
Final Score: Lander 43 Worland 16 – semifinal – Tigers qualify for state
Final Score: Cody 49 Powell 28 – semifinal – Fillies qualify for state
SATURDAY, MARCH 7:
Game 9: Pinedale vs. Powell, 9:30 a.m. – loser out
Game 10: Lovell vs. Worland, 9:30 a.m. (LMS) – loser out
Game 11: Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 10, 3:30 p.m. – 3rd Place Game
Game 12: Lander vs. Cody, 12:30 p.m. – Championship Game
THURSDAY, MARCH 5:
Final Score: (3) Douglas 38 (6) Glenrock 26
Final Score: (2) Buffalo 67 (7) Newcastle 38
Final Score: (5) Burns 49 (4) Torrington 47
Final Score: (1) Wheatland 47 (8) Rawlins 42
FRIDAY, MARCH 6:
Final Score: Glenrock 49 Newcastle 46 – Dogies are eliminated
Final Score: Torrington 48 Rawlins 41 – Outlaws are eliminated
Final Score: Douglas 47 Buffalo 41 – semifinal – Bearcats qualify for state.
Final Score: Wheatland 53 Burns 29 – semifinal – Bulldogs qualify for state.
SATURDAY, MARCH 7:
Game 9: Torrington vs. Buffalo, 9 a.m. – loser out
Game 10: Glenrock vs. Burns, 10:30 a.m. – loser out
Game 11: Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 10, 6 p.m. – 3rd Place Game (if necessary)
Game 12: Douglas vs. Wheatland, 3 p.m. – Championship Game
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THURSDAY, MARCH 5:
Final Score: (SW-1) Star Valley 47 (NW-4) Rock Springs 26
Final Score: (NW-2) Natrona County 47 (SW-3) Riverton 33
Final Score: (NW-1) Green River 56 (SW-4) Jackson 17
Final Score: (SW-2) Evanston 47 (NW-3) Kelly Walsh 36
FRIDAY, MARCH 6:
Final Score: Riverton 49 Rock Springs 47 – Tigers are eliminated; Wolverines won it on 2 FTs with 4.4 secs left.
Final Score: Kelly Walsh 42 Jackson 37 – Broncs are eliminated
Final Score: Star Valley 36 Natrona County 31 – semifinal – Braves qualify for state.
Final Score: Green River 60 Evanston 32 – semifinal – Wolves qualify for state.
SATURDAY, MARCH 7:
Game 9: Riverton vs. Evanston, 10 a.m. – loser out
Game 10: Kelly Walsh vs. Natrona County, 8:30 a.m. – loser out
Game 11: Winner Game 10 vs. Winner Game 11, 3 p.m. – 3rd Place Game (at EMS)
Game 12: Star Valley vs. Green River, 3 p.m. – Championship Game
THURSDAY, MARCH 5:
Game 1: (1) Cheyenne East = Bye
Final Score: (2) Cheyenne Central 58 (7) Cheyenne South 5 – Bison are eliminated; Indians qualify for state.
Final Score: (4) Thunder Basin 46 (5) Laramie 39 – Plainsmen are eliminated; Bolts qualify for state – TB finished the game on an 8-0 run.
Final Score: (3) Sheridan 59 (6) Campbell County 33 – Camels are eliminated; Broncs qualify for state.
FRIDAY, MARCH 6:
Final Score: Cheyenne Central 54 Sheridan 30 – semifinal
Final Score: Cheyenne East 52 Thunder Basin 48 – semifinal
SATURDAY, MARCH 7:
Game 7: Thunder Basin vs. Sheridan 10 a.m. – 3rd Place Game
Game 8: Cheyenne East vs. Cheyenne Central, 1 p.m. – Championship Game
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