Wyoming
Wyoming Sues Biden Administration, Alleges Suspensions of Oil Lease Sales Illegal
The State of Wyoming filed a second lawsuit in opposition to the Biden Administration, alleging that its suspension of oil lease gross sales had been unlawful.
Gov. Mark Gordon (R-Wyom.) introduced that his state filed the lawsuit in opposition to the Inside Division for the Bureau of Land Administration’s (BLM) choice to halt oil and gasoline lease gross sales within the state.
“This litigation is well timed and important to the pursuits of Wyoming residents,” stated Gordon in an announcement.
“Past that, Wyoming’s power sources will help energy the nation and convey down prices on the pump. BLM’s choice to cancel lease gross sales certain appears to be a violation of each the letter and the spirit of the regulation.
“I firmly consider the pause in lease gross sales was politically pushed and never primarily based in regulation or reality,” the governor continued.
After state officers filed their first lawsuit to reverse the division’s order to pause federal oil and gasoline leasing in Wyoming for the primary quarter of 2021, a U.S. District Courtroom dominated in favor of the Biden administration.
The courtroom dominated that Inside Secretary Deb Haaland’s choice was lawful however didn’t resolve whether or not different cancelations violated the regulation.
Wyoming Recordsdata Second Lawsuit for Drilling
The present lawsuit is targeted on oil gross sales that that did not happen within the second and third quarters of 2021, and the third quarter of this 12 months.
Gordon accused BLM of going 18 months with out issuing a single oil and gasoline lease sale and failing to restart commonly scheduled quarterly lease gross sales.
Wyoming Lawyer Common Bridget Hill argued that the Secretary of the Inside lacked the identical justification that it beforehand used for subsequent lacking lease gross sales.
“All through my tenure as Governor, I’ve remained dedicated to defending Wyoming and her financial system in opposition to overreach from the federal authorities, and that’s what this litigation is meant to do. I thank Lawyer Common Hill for defending Wyoming’s pursuits,” the governor stated.
Haaland defined in April that her division’s actions had been meant to guard native communities, the setting, air, and water high quality, in opposition to the affect of the power trade.
“Right this moment, we start to reset how and what we think about to be the very best and greatest use of People’ sources for the advantage of all present and future generations,” stated the Inside chief.
In the meantime, the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Power Administration introduced earlier this week its intention to public sale off a million acres of coastal waters off Alaska for oil and gasoline drilling by Dec. 30.
An modification was inserted into the Inflation Discount Act as a part of a compromise demanded by Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.V.) to realize his assist for the passage of the invoice.
The Inside Division had solely leased 126,228 acres of land for drilling, earlier than it opened up the territory off Alaska after Biden took workplace, in accordance to The Wall Road Journal.
Biden solely leased 4.4 million acres for drilling within the first 19 months of his time period—the bottom on document since President Nixon’s first time period—amid hovering home and international power costs.
He additionally was accountable for halting the Keystone XL pipeline, which might have provided 830,000 barrels of oil to the US from Canada.
Wyoming
Democrat-turned-Republican challenges Wyoming’s Harriet Hageman for U.S. House seat – KHOL 89.1 FM
Wyoming’s lone representative in the U.S. House will face a challenger in the upcoming primary.
Harriet Hageman’s (R-WY) opponent ran for the same seat in 2022 but as a Democrat.
Physical injury attorney Steve Helling of Casper ran against Hageman as a pro-Trump Democrat but lost the Democratic nomination to Lynnette Grey Bull back in 2022.
He said if elected, his primary focus would be to pass legislation to halt the construction of nuclear energy plants like the one planned for Kemmerer, which he describes as unsafe for Wyomingites.
“There is no permanent storage facility within the United States for the storage of this nuclear waste,” said Helling. “I mean, we need to think of our future generations.”
Helling said he filed to run again in 2024 to give voters another choice on the ballot besides Hageman.
“Even though I’m now a Republican, which fits myhE stance, I haven’t changed my positions,” said Helling. “I was [also] pro-life when I was a Democrat.”
Helling has also said he considers the Jan. 6th insurrection at the Capitol to have been mostly peaceful.
“I’m not afraid of getting locked up for inciting, insurrection, or civil war or anything like that,” he said.
Hageman ousted former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) in 2022 after receiving an endorsement from former Pres. Donald Trump.
She’s a member of the far-right National House Freedom Caucus and chairs the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs.
This reporting was made possible by a grant from the Corporation For Public Broadcasting, supporting state government coverage in the state. Wyoming Public Media and Jackson Hole Community Radio are partnering to cover state issues both on air and online.
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (KKTV) – Nearly a decade after two people were killed in Cheyenne, an arrest has been made.
The Cheyenne Police Department shared details on the arrest with the public on Tuesday in a news release posted to social media. Police are reporting 68-year-old Douglas Smith was arrested in California, suspected of first-degree murder.
Investigators believe Smith killed 76-year-old George Manley and 67-year-old Dwight Brockman at The Coin Shop in Cheyenne while Cheyenne Frontier Days was in full swing. The violent crime was carried out on July 20, 2015.
“Three years ago, when I was hired as Chief of Police, I became aware of the homicide at The Coin Shop and decided to make this a priority,” said Cheyenne Police Chief Mark Francisco. “Cases like this can be very challenging with many layers of evidence. Our detectives have been diligently working for almost a decade, and, through detailed analysis, have been able to thoughtfully re-examine the evidence in ways that bring those responsible to justice.”
Police are reporting that since 2023, more than 1,500 hours were spent working on the case.
“As a result of their investigation, detectives believe that Douglas Smith, the initial 9-1-1 caller, killed Manley and Brockman on July 20,” police added in the news release. “The case has now been turned over to the Laramie County District Attorney’s Office for prosecution.”
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Chance of rain in much of Wyoming on Wednesday, otherwise mostly sunny. Severe storms possible in the eastern plains and southeast. Highs generally in the 80s and lows in the 50s or low 60s.
Central:
Casper: Chance of rain mainly after 4 p.m. today and a slight chance tonight before 9 p.m. Otherwise, mostly sunny today with a high near 87 and partly cloudy overnight with a low near 65.
Riverton: Mostly sunny today with a high near 87 and partly cloudy overnight with a low near 59.
Glenrock: Chance of rain mainly after 3 p.m. today and a slight chance before 9 p.m. tonight. Otherwise, mostly sunny today with a high near 87 and partly cloudy overnight with a low near 60.
Southwest:
Evanston: Chance of rain today and a slight chance overnight. Otherwise, partly sunny today with a high near 84 and mostly cloudy overnight with a low near 54.
Green River: Chance of rain mainly after 3 p.m. today and a slight chance overnight. Otherwise, partly sunny today with a high near 83 and wind gusts as high as 20 mph. Mostly cloudy overnight with a low near 59 and wind gusts as high as 20 mph.
Lyman: Sunny today with a high near 85 and wind gusts as high as 21 mph. Partly cloudy overnight with a low near 54.
Western Wyoming:
Pinedale: Chance of rain today and a slight chance overnight. Otherwise, partly sunny today with a high near 84 and mostly cloudy overnight with a low near 57.
Alpine: Chance of rain mainly after 5 p.m. today and tonight mainly before 9 p.m. Otherwise, partly sunny today with a high near 83 and partly cloudy overnight with a low near 54.
Big Piney: Slight chance of rain today and overnight. Otherwise, partly sunny today with a high near 80 and wind gusts as high as 20 mph. Mostly cloudy overnight with a low near 50 and wind gusts as high as 20 mph.
Northwest:
Dubois: Chance of rain mainly after 1 p.m. today and tonight mainly before midnight. Otherwise, partly sunny today with a high near 77 and wind gusts as high as 20 mph. Partly cloudy overnight with a low near 54 and wind gusts as high as 20 mph.
Jackson: Slight chance of rain today and overnight. Otherwise, partly sunny today with a high near 82 and partly cloudy overnight with a low near 50.
Old Faithful in Yellowstone National Park: Chance of rain today and tonight mainly before 9 p.m. Otherwise, partly sunny today with a high near 73 and partly cloudy overnight with a low near 46.
Bighorn Basin:
Thermopolis: Mostly sunny today with a high near 87 and partly cloudy overnight with a low near 61.
Cody: Slight chance of rain after 1 p.m. today and before midnight tonight. Otherwise, partly sunny today with a high near 85 and partly cloudy overnight with a low near 61.
Powell: Slight chance of rain after 3 p.m. today and before 9 p.m. tonight. Otherwise, increasing clouds today with a high near 88 and partly cloudy overnight with a low near 61.
North Central:
Buffalo: Mostly sunny and breezy today with a high near 84 and wind gusts as high as 23 mph. Partly cloudy overnight with a slight chance of rain before midnight and a low near 63.
Sheridan: Increasing clouds and hot today with a high near 90 and partly cloudy overnight with a slight chance of rain before midnight and a low near 59.
Dayton: Becoming sunny in the afternoon today with a high near 85 and partly cloudy overnight with a slight chance of rain before midnight and a low near 60.
Northeast:
Gillette: Slight chance of rain after 3 p.m. today and before midnight tonight. Otherwise, increasing clouds today with a high near 86 and wind gusts as high as 21 mph. Partly cloudy overnight with a low near 60 and wind gusts as high as 24 mph.Sundance: Chance of rain after noon today and overnight. Otherwise, mostly sunny today with a high near 80 and wind gusts as high as 16 mph. Partly cloudy overnight with a low near 60 and wind gusts as high as 18 mph.
Upton: Chance of rain after 3 p.m. today and mainly before midnight tonight. Otherwise, mostly sunny today with a high near 85 and wind gusts as high as 23 mph. Partly cloudy overnight with a low near 61 and wind gusts as high as 23 mph.
Eastern Plains:
Torrington: Chance of rain mainly after 3 p.m. today and before midnight tonight. Some storms could be severe. Otherwise, mostly sunny and hot today with a high near 90 and mostly cloudy overnight with a low near 61.
Douglas: Chance of rain mainly after 3 p.m. today and before 9 p.m. tonight. Some storms could be severe. Otherwise, mostly sunny today with a high near 86 and mostly cloudy overnight with a low near 59.
Midwest: Slight chance of rain after 4 p.m. today and before 9 p.m. tonight. Otherwise, mostly sunny today with a high near 86 and partly cloudy overnight with a low near 62.
Southeast:
Cheyenne: Chance of rain after noon today and overnight. Some of the storms could be severe. Otherwise, mostly sunny today with a high near 87 and mostly cloudy overnight with a low near 60.
Laramie: Chance of rain after noon today and a slight chance overnight. Some of the storms could be severe. Otherwise, mostly sunny today with a high near 83 and mostly cloudy overnight with a low near 57.
Medicine Bow: Chance of rain after noon today and tonight before 9 p.m. Otherwise, mostly sunny today with a high near 87 and mostly cloudy overnight with a low near 56.
South Central:
Rawlins: Chance of rain after noon today and a slight chance tonight before 9 p.m. Otherwise, increasing clouds today with a high near 87 and mostly cloudy overnight with a low near 59.
Encampment: Chance of rain mainly after 3 p.m. today and tonight mainly before midnight. Otherwise, mostly sunny today with a high near 84 and mostly cloudy overnight with a low near 56.
Baggs: Slight chance of rain after noon today and a chance of rain tonight mainly before midnight. Otherwise, increasing clouds and hot today with a high near 90 and mostly cloudy overnight with a low near 54.
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