Water war continues despite court “settlement”
Despite an uneasy truce between environmentalists and ranchers, the fight over land use, water pollution and wildlife habitat remains as volatile as ever.
Jonathan Ratner
No punitive damages against Western Watersheds
A ranchers’ suit claiming an environmental activist trespassed may go to trial, a judge ruled, but without the prospect of imposing punitive damages.
Groups sue Wyoming over “data trespassing” law
A group of conservation, animal welfare, and media groups filed suit challenging Wyoming for its data trespassing laws passed in 2015.
Data trespassing bill is aimed at public lands grazing battle
Wyoming’s new law — possibly targeting a group opposed to public lands grazing — aims to criminalize data trespassing on “open land” without permission to both access the land and collect data.
High-stakes suit pits ranchers against water-sampling greens
More than a dozen ranchers have filed a trespass lawsuit against Western Watersheds Project — an organization that aims to stop grazing on public lands.
