Wyoming
Monday, March 20, 2023
Report Counts Deadly Impacts of Coal-Fired Power Plants
Thousands of lives are cut short every year because of air pollution from coal-fired power plants in Wyoming and across the United States, according …
Uncertain Banking Market Puts Local Institutions in Spotlight
The collapse of two banks has put the U.S. financial sector into focus this week. Some are considering the alternative structures of institutions …
Project Highlights Women Who Forged, Documented Wyoming's History
Wyoming became the first U.S. territory to give women the right to vote in 1869, half a century before the nation finally followed the Cowboy State's …
Groups Call on U.S. Fish and Wildlife to Prevent Pigmy Rabbit Extinction
On Monday, conservation groups submitted a petition calling on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to protect the pygmy rabbit under the Endangered …
Poll: Conservation Efforts, Environmental Priorities Remain High in Wyoming
Voters in Wyoming and across the West strongly support protecting water supplies, public lands and migration corridors for wildlife, according to the …
Project Uncovers Hidden Gems of Black History in Wyoming
African Americans have played a foundational role in Wyoming since the 1860s, when they served as soldiers at Fort Laramie, and owned and operated …
Report: $500 Million Gas Lost at Oil and Gas Fields on Public Lands
Oil and gas operators waste a half billion dollars worth of natural gas on public lands every year, according to a new report. Chad Franke, …
Small Internet Provider to Open Digital ‘Empowerment Center’ in Torrington
By Kristi Eaton for The Daily Yonder.Broadcast version by Eric Galatas for Wyoming News Service for the Public News Service/Daily Yonder Collaboration…
Wall Street Sees Profits in Dropping Colorado River Levels
As Wyoming and other Colorado River Basin states grapple with ways to keep a river more than 40 million people, agriculture and industry depend on …
Conservationists Warn of Downsides to Delisting Grizzly
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is considering removing Greater Yellowstone and Northern Continental Divide ecosystem grizzly bears from the …
Falling Lake Powell Water Levels Put Wyoming Hydro Power at Risk
Part of the deal Wyoming struck for sending its water down the Colorado River was that state residents would be able to tap electricity generated at G…
AARP Wyoming Seeking Projects to Help Improve Communities
AARP Wyoming is putting out the call for creative projects to help improve communities, whether by creating new public transportation and housing …