Wyoming
Monday, June 5, 2023
Female Grizzly Bears Still at Risk Even After Court Ruling
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife and National Forest Services are headed back to the drawing board after a federal appeals court ruled that the …
Addressing Challenges to Behavioral Health Care in Rural Wyoming
A new report spotlights some of the challenges to accessing behavioral health care for the one in seven Americans who live in rural areas. Kendall …
Report: U.S. Forest Service Serving Grizzly Habitat to Livestock Industry
Critical Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem grizzly bear habitat has been degraded by a 2019 U.S. Forest Service decision to allow more than 17,000 …
New EPA Standards Seen as Attack on Coal-Fired Power Plants
The Environmental Protection Agency's proposal to cut pollution from power plants not already set to retire by 90% by 2030 is the most ambitious in ov…
Helping Wyoming Foster Youths Succeed as Adults
The number of Wyoming children in foster care between the ages of 14 and 21 has dropped by 54% over the past two decades, according to a new Annie E…
Elk Linked to Declining Mule Deer Populations
Thriving elk herds are adding to the challenges facing mule deer populations, which have been on the decline for decades in Wyoming and across the …
M Building Kicks Off WY Historic Preservation Month
The Alliance for Historic Wyoming is putting a spotlight on the people responsible for preserving places during Preservation Month, which kicks off …
College in WY Wins $3 Million Grant to Expand Health-Care Worker Pipeline
Western Wyoming Community College has won a competitive $3 million grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration's task force charged with …
Groups Push for Virtual Testimony in Main Legislative Session
After the Wyoming Legislature's Management Council guaranteed the right to remote public testimony during the interim legislative session, good …
Keeping Older Wyoming Residents from Losing Nursing Home Coverage
Congress has put an end to a pandemic-era policy prohibiting states from dropping Medicaid recipients from their rolls, and 15 million people in …
BLM Proposal Would Allow Conservation Leases on Public Lands
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comments on a new management proposal which includes leasing parcels of public lands for …
Report: Half of Nation’s Coal Power Units to Retire by 2026
The U.S. is projected to retire half of its coal-fired power units by 2026, just 15 years after coal use for electricity reached its peak in 2011…