怀俄明州延长干旱紧急令 保障饲草运输
怀俄明州州长 Mark Gordon 已签署第2026-008号行政命令，延长第2026-006号行政令的授权，继续为运输牲畜饲料和牲畜的超限（超尺寸、超重）车辆签发紧急纾困许可。行政令说明，2026年春夏全州大范围出现旱情、高温、低湿度与野火，牧草与本地饲料大量耗减，牧场主急需从外地调运饲草。新令将在第2026-006号命令到期时无缝接续，效期至2026年11月6日，许可经由州长办公室网站与怀俄明州交通厅（WYDOT）办理。怀俄明州以畜牧业立州，饲料供应直接决定牛群能否安全越冬；饲料一旦断供，成本最终会体现在牛肉、奶制品价格与牧场经营账本上。对住在牧区的华人居民，这一安排的实际意义在于：运力不受限，牧场就不必在入冬前被迫低价出售牲畜，本地肉类供应与价格也更稳定。这类看似冷门的行政令其实离餐桌不远，州政府的判断是，干旱与火情叠加的冲击将持续到初冬，应急运输通道仍需保留。（来源：怀俄明州州长办公室）
Wyoming Extends Drought Emergency to Keep Hay Moving
Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon has signed Executive Order 2026-008, extending Executive Order 2026-006 so that oversize and overweight trucks hauling livestock feed and livestock can continue to obtain emergency relief permits. The order cites the extensive drought, high heat, low humidity and wildfire that swept the state through the spring and summer of 2026, depleting pastures and native forage and forcing ranchers to truck in hay. The new order takes effect seamlessly when the prior one lapses, remaining in force until November 6, 2026; permits are handled through the governor's website and the Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT). In a ranching state, feed logistics decide whether herds make it through the winter, and the costs eventually show up in beef and dairy prices and in ranch operating budgets. For Chinese-American residents of ranching country, the practical point is immediate: with hauling unconstrained, ranchers are not forced into distress sales before winter, and local meat supply and prices stay steadier. By keeping the emergency hauling lane open into early winter, the state is signaling that it expects the combined drought-and-fire impact to linger. (Source: Office of the Governor of Wyoming)
图片来源：图为怀俄明州干草季；摄影：Campbelle16，经维基共享资源（CC BY-SA 4.0）/ Hay season in Wyoming; photo by Campbelle16 via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)