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Critics oppose Wyoming hydroelectric project, pointing to climate-driven drought crisis
7+ hour, 39+ min ago (641+ words) ICEd Out: Detention center plans meet resistance in PA A proposed pumped-water electricity storage facility at Seminoe Reservoir could decimate the prized Miracle Mile trout fishery on the North Platte River and jeopardize a bighorn sheep herd that wildlife officials…...
Inside the fight against "zombie deer disease," scientists confront changing politics
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (1663+ words) AI in therapy and food benefits. States grapple with new tech In what looks like a souped-up high school chemistry lab, with high-tech equipment and carefully labeled specimen jars, Mariano Carossino points to a piece of deer brain. He and…...
What to expect in Wyoming's Grand Teton, Yellowstone parks as summer kicks off
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (658+ words) AI in therapy and food benefits. States grapple with new tech Memorial Day weekend marks the unofficial start of the high season in Wyoming's Grand Teton and Yellowstone national parks. And for the millions of visitors gearing up to stream…...
Wyoming lawmakers mull loosening regulations to meet growing electrical demand
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (526+ words) AI in therapy and food benefits. States grapple with new tech Wyoming's trona and soda ash industry accounts for more than half the state's global commodity exports, with a whopping $1. 3 billion worth of shipments annually. "Seven years is a de…...
South Dakota's water quality reports grow more polished and less honest
6+ day, 6+ hour ago (810+ words) AI in therapy and food benefits. States grapple with new tech South Dakota didn't stop polluting its water. It stopped talking honestly about what's polluting it. In 2018, the state's own water quality report plainly identified the causes fouling South Dakota…...
Washington's largest utility moves to add more wind power
1+ week, 19+ hour ago (523+ words) Whiplash over remote access to abortion medication nationwide Puget Sound Energy is adding a wind farm in Klickitat County to its clean energy portfolio, the latest move in the utility's transition to become greenhouse gas neutral by 2030, as state law…...
Army Corps grants final approval for Dakota Access Pipeline, 9 years after oil began flowing
1+ week, 1+ day ago (627+ words) Whiplash over remote access to abortion medication nationwide A federal agency officially granted the Dakota Access Pipeline a permit to cross under the Missouri River's Lake Oahe reservoir, ending a six-year environmental review to determine whether the pipeline could continue…...
BLM investigates copper line removal near Wyoming sage grouse leks, historic trails
4+ week, 7+ hour ago (539+ words) Uncertainty at U. S. Forest Service and on America's public lands Lander resident John Coffman was out at sunrise on a Friday in early April for a routine-to-him springtime activity " volunteering to count strutting sage grouse " when he happened upon an unanticipated…...
Wyoming lawmakers override four of Gov. Gordon's budget vetoes
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (723+ words) Wyoming lawmakers voted Friday night to override four of the governor's line-item vetoes of the budget bill, all relating to state employees and their salaries." In his roughly two dozen vetoes of the state's next two-year spending plan, Gov. Mark…...
Controversial changes to Wyoming gun law clear Legislature, head to governor's desk
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (981+ words) Billion Dollar Baby Bump CHEYENNE'A measure to add more penalties and civil liabilities to an existing Wyoming gun law cleared the House on Thursday." Senate File 101 passed the House in a 40-21 vote. The bill, which is sponsored by Senate President…...