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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Wyoming Newsletter for 2025-05-03 ( 26 items ) |
Barrasso Marks 100 Days of Promises Kept (10)
WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release:
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Barrasso Marks 100 Days of Promises Kept
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Senate Majority Whip, today spoke on the Senate Floor about the first 100 days of unified Republican government.
Click HERE to watch Senator Barrasso's remarks.
Sen. Barrasso's remarks as prepared:
"President Trump took office 100 days ago today. 100 days ago, unified Republican government began. more PR
Barrasso Talks Border Security with CBP Commissioner Nominee (10)
WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release:
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Barrasso Talks Border Security with CBP Commissioner Nominee
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) spoke with Rodney Scott, the nominee to be Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), on ways we can continue to secure our borders and ports of entry to address illegal immigration and combat fentanyl.
Senator Barrasso also discussed how critical it is for the more PR
Barrasso: It's Time to Break Free from Communist China (10)
WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release:
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Barrasso: It's Time to Break Free from Communist China
"Republicans will work to end America's dependence on China for medicine, minerals, and manufacturing. This is not about isolation. It is about independence."
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Senate Majority Whip, today spoke on the Senate Floor about the urgent need to bring life-saving supply chains back to the United more PR
Barrasso: The Southern Border is Now Closed Down Tight (10)
WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release:
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Barrasso: The Southern Border is Now Closed Down Tight
"Illegal border crossings are down by 94 percent since President Trump took office... Republicans are committed to protecting American families. We stand for law and order."
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Senate Majority Whip, today spoke on the Senate Floor about the successful effort led by President Donald Trump and R more PR
BlackFog Adds Advanced Insider Threat Protection to Anti Data Exfiltration Platform (10)
CHEYENNE, Wyoming, May 1 -- BlackFog, a company that says it protects data and privacy and strengthens regulatory compliance, issued the following news release:
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BlackFog Adds Advanced Insider Threat Protection to Anti Data Exfiltration Platform
SAN FRANCISCO - 30 April 2025 - BlackFog, today unveiled significant updates to its AI based ransomware prevention and anti data exfiltration (ADX) platform, introducing new baseline activity monitoring, to protect organizations from advanced per more PR
EPA celebrates 100 days with 100 environmental actions (10)
WASHINGTON, May 1 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release:
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EPA celebrates 100 days with 100 environmental actions
Major accomplishments achieved in Mountains and Plains Region
DENVER -- Yesterday, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin released a recap of 100 environmental actions Exit EPA's website taken by the agency during President Trump's First 100 Days in office. The recap highlights numerous accomplishments in EPA Re more PR
EPA Releases Public Communication From Wyo. Environmental Quality Dept. (10)
WASHINGTON, April 30 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated March 31, 2025, from the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality:
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To: The Honorable Lee Zeldin
Administrator
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20460
RE: Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Cross-Media Electronic Rep more ST
EPA Releases Public Communication From Wyo. Environmental Quality Dept. Air Quality Division (10)
WASHINGTON, April 29 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated March 31, 2025, from the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality Air Quality Division:
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To: Courtney Kerwin
Director, Information Engagement Division
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20460
RE: Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval more ST
EPA, state approve uranium mining project in Wyoming aquifer (10)
WASHINGTON, May 1 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release:
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EPA, state approve uranium mining project in Wyoming aquifer
Decision supports energy development, protects groundwater
DENVER \- Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved a request from the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (WDEQ) to allow the expansion of uranium mining in Sweetwater County, Wyoming.
The approval will allow projects to proceed in the Battle Sp more PR
Harriet Hageman to Join Trump Administration Officials For a Press Conference in Support of the Maude Family Upon USDA Announcing Criminal Charges Dropped (10)
WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Harriet Hageman, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release:
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Harriet Hageman to Join Trump Administration Officials For a Press Conference in Support of the Maude Family Upon USDA Announcing Criminal Charges Dropped
Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Hageman will join U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins, Attorney General Pam Bondi, U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Krisi Noem and Charles and Heather Maude on Wednesday, April 30th following the USD more PR
History Colorado to Repatriate Chief Black Coal Headdress to Northern Arapaho Tribe (10)
WASHINGTON, May 2 (TNSFR) -- History Colorado in Denver has formally announced its intent to repatriate a headdress once belonging to Chief Black Coal of the Northern Arapaho Tribe, under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA).
This single cultural item, recognized as both a sacred object and an object of cultural patrimony, is closely tied to the traditional religious practices and ceremonial heritage of the Northern Arapaho people.
The headdress was originally t more PR
Interior IG: 'Summary: BLM State Office Director Violated Federal Regulations and DOI Policy' (10)
WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The Interior Inspector General issued the following report (No. 24-0013) on Feb. 21, 2025 entitled "Summary: BLM State Office Director Violated Federal Regulations and DOI Policy."
Here is the summary:
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Summary: BLM State Office Director Violated Federal Regulations and DOI Policy
Report Date: February 21, 2025
Report Number: 24-0013
The OIG investigated allegations that Andrew Archuleta, Director of the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM's) Wyoming State Office an more PR
Lummis Applauds Approval of Dry Creek Trona Mine in Sweetwater County, WY (10)
WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release:
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Lummis Applauds Approval of Dry Creek Trona Mine in Sweetwater County, WY
Washington, D.C. -- Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) today applauded the Bureau of Land Management's order approving the proposed Dry Creek Trona Mine in Sweetwater County, Wyoming.
"The Trump administration's approval of the Dry Creek Trona Mine in Sweetwater County is welcome news and demonstrates yet again President Trump' more PR
Lummis Celebrates National Day of Prayer & Praises President Trump's Religious Liberty Commission (10)
WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release:
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Lummis Celebrates National Day of Prayer & Praises President Trump's Religious Liberty Commission
Washington, D.C. -- Today, Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) celebrated National Day of Prayer and praised President Trump's executive order establishing a new Religious Liberty Commission.
"This nation was built on the power of prayer, and the enduring blessings of freedom and liberty granted by our Cr more PR
Lummis Statement on Federal Government Dropping Criminal Charges Against Maude Family (10)
WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release:
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Lummis Statement on Federal Government Dropping Criminal Charges Against Maude Family
Washington, D.C. -- Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) released the following statement after the federal government dropped criminal charges against Charles and Heath Maude, South Dakota-based ranchers who were involved in a land dispute with the Biden administration.
"The political prosecutions during the Biden more PR
Lummis, Gillibrand Introduce Bill to Codify Trump Proposal to Suspend Production of the Penny, Save Taxpayers Money (10)
WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release:
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Lummis, Gillibrand Introduce Bill to Codify Trump Proposal to Suspend Production of the Penny, Save Taxpayers Money
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Representative Lisa McClain (R-MI), and Representative Robert Garcia (D-CA) introduced the Common Cents Act, bipartisan legislation, backed by President Trump, to suspend production of the pe more PR
Lummis, Hagerty, Tim Scott Celebrate Expedited Vote on Historic Digital Asset Legislation (10)
WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release:
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Lummis, Hagerty, Tim Scott Celebrate Expedited Vote on Historic Digital Asset Legislation
Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) joined Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) and Banking Committee Chairman Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) in praising Senate Majority Leader Thune on expediting a vote on the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act which establishe more PR
New UW Documentary Shows People Helping Pronghorn After Devastating Winter (10)
LARAMIE, Wyoming, May 1 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news:
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New UW Documentary Shows People Helping Pronghorn After Devastating Winter
A new documentary film details how a catastrophic pronghorn die-off influenced the restoration of an estimated 18,000 acres of habitat in Wyoming's Red Desert.
A GPS-tracking study sparked a collaboration with a rancher in southern Wyoming, resulting in one of the biggest recent conservation successes in Wyoming for the troubled spec more PR
Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology to Repatriate Cultural Items to Northern Arapaho Tribe (10)
WASHINGTON, May 2 (TNSFR) -- The Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology (PMAE) at Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, has announced its intention to repatriate two objects of cultural patrimony to the Northern Arapaho Tribe of the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming.
The items, a medicine rattle and a headdress, were originally acquired by Joseph Swaim from Chief Yellow Calf of the Northern Arapaho Tribe in 1931. These cultural items were later donated to the museum in 1957 by Swai more PR
Rep. Hageman: Addressing America's Aging Water Infrastructure (10)
WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Rep. Harriet Hageman, R-Wyoming, chairman of the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries, issued the following news release on April 30, 2025:
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Addressing America's Aging Water Infrastructure
Today, the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries held an oversight hearing on advancing water infrastructure and hydropower development. Subcommittee Chair Harriet Hageman (R-Wyo.) issued the following statement in response:
"Water is the i more PR
SBA Relief Still Available to Wyoming Small Businesses and Private Nonprofits Affected by Wildfires (10)
WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release:
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SBA Relief Still Available to Wyoming Small Businesses and Private Nonprofits Affected by Wildfires
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is reminding eligible small businesses and private nonprofit (PNP) organizations in Wyoming of the June 2 deadline to apply for low interest federal disaster loans to offset economic losses caused by wil more PR
UW Professor Publishes Spanish-Language Adaptation of MLA Handbook (10)
LARAMIE, Wyoming, May 2 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news:
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UW Professor Publishes Spanish-Language Adaptation of MLA Handbook
Conxita Domenech, a professor of modern and classical languages at the University of Wyoming, has published a Spanish-language adaptation of one of the most widely used academic writing guides in the world.
The book, titled "Manual MLA: Novena edicion adaptada al espanol," was released in late April and represents 13 years of research, trans more PR
UW's Laughlin Named ESA Fellow (10)
LARAMIE, Wyoming, May 3 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news:
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UW's Laughlin Named ESA Fellow
Daniel Laughlin, a University of Wyoming professor in the Department of Botany, has been selected as a Fellow of the Ecological Society of America (ESA).
The ESA is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization of professional ecologists. Fellows are members who have made outstanding contributions to a wide range of fields served by ESA, including, but not restricted to, those that ad more PR
UW-Led Initiative Helps Map World's Largest Land Mammal Migration (10)
LARAMIE, Wyoming, May 2 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news:
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UW-Led Initiative Helps Map World's Largest Land Mammal Migration
New maps released this week document the world's largest land mammal migration, revealing the seasonal journeys of more than 5 million white-eared kob and tiang antelope across South Sudan and Ethiopia.
The work was made possible by the Global Initiative on Ungulate Migration (GIUM), a partnership of international researchers headquartered at more PR
VIDEO: Lummis Speaks on Senate Floor About First 100 "Transformational" Days of the Trump Administration (10)
WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release:
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VIDEO: Lummis Speaks on Senate Floor About First 100 "Transformational" Days of the Trump Administration
Washington, D.C. -- This week, Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) took to the Senate floor to highlight the completion of President Trump's first 100 "transformational" days back in office. In the remarks, Senator Lummis discusses how President Trump has revitalized American energy independence, cut more PR
Wyoming Residents Want Communities to Plan for Changes in Water Resources, UW Survey Shows (10)
LARAMIE, Wyoming, May 3 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news:
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Wyoming Residents Want Communities to Plan for Changes in Water Resources, UW Survey Shows
A new University of Wyoming survey reveals Wyoming residents overwhelmingly believe that changes in water resources are happening, and risks can be reduced with community response plans and statewide policies.
"This survey reveals some unexpected perspectives of Wyoming residents. We need to reorient to better serve t more PR
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