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2SaveTheBlue’s upcycled gems support local water initiatives
Two local students and young entrepreneurs, Sita Yeomans and Teya Paciulli, create earrings out of cork and magazines and donate 50% of their profits to nonprofits that are dedicated to...
Teton officials say state lawsuit risks public safety but still seek cooperation
New legal complaint contends county rules don’t apply to state trust lands across Wyoming. The county planning and building office found Basecamp to be in violation of seven regulations, including...
Wyoming Sues Teton County Over Land-Use Argument
The Wyoming Board of Land Commissioners on Dec. 21 filed a lawsuit against the Teton County Commission, asking the Laramie County District Court to block the county from enforcing land-use...
After lawsuit, water quality regulators reconsider glamping permit
A lawsuit filed by Teton County water quality advocates apparently spurred state water regulators to admit that they had incorrectly issued a septic permit to the company developing a controversial,...
After lawsuit, water quality regulators reconsider glamping permit
A lawsuit filed by Teton County water quality advocates apparently spurred state water regulators to admit that they had incorrectly issued a septic permit to the company developing a controversial,...
Saddled with lawsuits, Basecamp meeting with state officials
No public comment is on the agenda, though county and nonprofit are pursuing legal action. Amid lawsuits and a deluge of emails and phone calls from angry Teton County residents,...
POWJH files petition challenging wastewater facility at new glamping site on state trust land
Local nonprofit Protect Our Water Jackson Hole (POWJH) filed a petition challenging the authorization of a wastewater facility permit by the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (WDEQ) for the new...
As glamping goes up, draft bill opens door to housing on state land
Draft bill opens door to much bigger projects on state lands. While Meghan Quinn, director of Protect Our Water Jackson Hole, is disappointed that Teton County has not taken more...
Comments on Bureau of Land Management Proposed Lease for Temporary Housing
November 30, 2022 Comments submitted on behalf of Protect Our Water Jackson Hole in response to the proposal for Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) Temporary Housing on the Bureau of...
Glamping, storage projects hit more hurdles
Sewage disposal, buried trash, new access bog down state land permits. Enforcement is lagging despite Teton County commissioners warning builders to halt construction on state trust lands near Teton Village...