CHEYENNE, Wyo., Oct. 16 -- Wyoming Governor issued the following press release:
Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum was joined today by Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon (R-Wyo.) to officially begin the process for the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) to relinquish federal environmental program authority, including Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 401 authority, over Wyoming's portion of Yellowstone National Park to the State of Wyoming. This authority will be overseen by the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) following a 60-day notice period to Congress.
"This is a proper and practical acknowledgement of the exceptional partnership of Wyoming's DEQ and the National Park Service. It is another example of the DOI, under the ...