This week a federal judge ordered the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to reevaluate a petition from two advocacy groups, the Buffalo Field Campaign and the Western Watersheds Project. They have been petitioning the federal government since 2014 to recognize the subpopulation of Yellowstone buffalo under the Endangered Species Act.

Private property rights are a major cornerstone to how Wyoming operates, but so is prioritizing a rural, quiet lifestyle – ultimately, the former won out in Sublette County. Back in December, county commissioners approved a rezoning request for a multi-billionaire to develop an exclusive guest ranch in the southernmost part of the Greater Yellowstone ecosystem.

The Eastern Shoshone tribe has reached out to a national language preservation nonprofit to help build a dictionary. Wyoming Public Radio's Taylar Stagner has more about how the Shoshone language is being passed down to the younger generation.

Some wildlife diseases can be so hazardous that they require a specialized lab to do research on them. The University of Wyoming is now home to a level three biosecurity lab that's outfitted with everything that's needed to research them. Wyoming Public Radio's Ivy Engel takes us on a tour.

In November, vaccines were approved and recommended for children between the ages of five and 11. While some parents and children eagerly took the vaccine as soon as it was available, others were more hesitant. Wyoming Public Radio's Jeff Victor reports that the childhood vaccination rate is far lower than the rate for adults. That fact could land more children in the hospital as omicron washes over Wyoming.

The decision has brought heated criticism from conservation, environmental, and tribal organizations, who are challenging the BLM's ruling in court, but has been applauded by the coal industry.

Wyoming's graduation rates continue to rise. There has been modest growth for eight straight years and now it stands at 82.4 percent.

Yellowstone National Park recently announced that it will stop winter monitoring of wildlife in the park as part of its Winter Use Adaptive Management Plan.

An old bentonite mine just three miles north of Cody has been reclaimed by the Bureau of Land Management and the state.

It has been 150 years since Yellowstone National Park became the first national park in the country. Yellowstone Superintendent Cam Sholly said the park didn't have a very good track record of resource conservation in the beginning.

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: the Netflix show Twentysomethings: Austin, a look back at 20 years of The Onion and more.

Kai Forsyth relished being the only passenger on a flight from London to Orlando. But his solo trip highlights the wastefulness of near-empty flights that environmentalists are trying to ban.

The annual march in Washington, D.C., occurs around the anniversary of the Roe decision. This year, as the Supreme Court considers overturning some of its protections, protesters say they feel hope.

"You have to find ways to live a normal life," says a mother of four in Kyiv. She and her family keep their car full of fuel and plan to take refuge in a village outside the capital if Russia attacks.