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Renée Jean

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<title>Despite Opposition, Anti-ESG Bill Sails Through Committee After Changes | Cowboy State Daily</title>

An anti-ESG Bill sailed over a wall of opposition from Wyoming investment fund managers and the state treasurer. It passed out of committee Monday after significant changes to address the criticism.

Despite Opposition, Anti-ESG Bill Sails Through Committee After Changes

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Leo Wolfson

Politics

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<title>Wyoming Delegation, Trump, Slam Biden For Last-Minute Cheney Pardon | Cowboy State Daily</title>

The Wyoming congressional delegation joined Donald Trump on Monday in slamming President Biden’s final-hour pardons. On his way out of office, Biden pardoned Liz Cheney, Dr. Anthony Fauci and the former head of Trump’s Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Wyoming Delegation, Trump, Slam Biden For Last-Minute Cheney Pardon

David Madison

Executive

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<title>Growing Pains In Big Sky, Montana’s Exclusive Playground For The Rich And Famous | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Big Sky is Montana’s exclusive playground for the rich and famous. It’s also one of the fastest-growing areas in the region, bringing on growing pains that includes lack of access to a hospital landowners pay taxes for.

Growing Pains In Big Sky, Montana’s Exclusive Playground For The Rich And Famous

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Andrew Rossi

Outdoors

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<title>Ancient Ice Forests In Beartooth Mountains Give Up 6,000-Year-Old Secrets | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Researchers are revealing the secrets of 6,000-year-old pine forests, preserved in ice patches in the Beartooth Mountains. These ice forests are giving up ancient secrets about the past — and future — of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.

Ancient Ice Forests In Beartooth Mountains Give Up 6,000-Year-Old Secrets

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Mark Heinz

Wildlife

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<title>“Grape Jelly” Blood Clots And Dismemberment Can Determine What Kills Wildlife | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Investigating possible grizzly, wolf and lion kills can be a messy business. But there are vital clues in bloody, dismembered wildlife carcasses, experts say.

“Grape Jelly” Blood Clots And Dismemberment Can Determine What Kills Wildlife

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Dale Killingbeck

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<title>Miracles Happen: How A Lost Girl, 4, Survived Two Nights In The Wilderness | Cowboy State Daily</title>

In May 1908, a 4-year-old girl got lost after following a sheepherder out of camp. Nearly 120 years later, a search and rescue expert says it was a miracle she survived two days and nights alone in the Wyoming wilderness.

Miracles Happen: How A Lost Girl, 4, Survived Two Nights In The Wilderness

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