Officials Are Optimistic About Sage Grouse Protection Plans
Secretary of Interior Sally Jewel came to Cheyenne to announce a massive plan to conserve Sage Grouse habitat in several western states. Wyoming started its own conservation efforts in 2007 and Jewel says it is a model state. The question is whether the federal efforts can keep the Sage Grouse from being placed on the endangered species list.
INSIDE ENERGY: When The Largest Machine In The World Fails
Part 1 in our Inside Energy series Blackout: Reinventing The Grid.
It was a blustery, cold January day in 1998 when the rain turned to ice. I was nine years old at the time, living in a town called Canton in upstate New York, near the Canadian border. The storm started early, but didn’t get serious until well after dark.
INSIDE ENERGY: Our Electric Grid, So Misunderstood
Part 2 of an Inside Energy series Blackout: Reinventing The Grid
Bill LeBlanc hits the streets with a video camera every year to chat energy with average Americans, in different cities around the country, starting with the basics like “what exactly is electricity?”
INSIDE ENERGY: Why Smart Meters Don't Make A Smart Grid
Part 3 of an Inside Energy series Blackout: Reinventing The Grid
On an overcast Florida afternoon five years ago, standing in front of a vast array of solar panels, President Obama pledged to modernize the nation’s power grid. He compared its current state to the road system before interstate highways. “It was a tangled maze of poorly maintained back roads that were rarely the fastest or the most efficient way to get from point A to point B,” he said.
Should We Put Kids On The Sex Offender Registry?
A decade ago a federal law created a national sex offender registry, and required each state to update it regularly. Most people associate those registries with adults, but the “Adam Walsh Act” also mandated the creation of registries for children found guilty of sex crimes. Recently the practice of putting minors on sex offender registries has come under scrutiny. Here in Wyoming, state officials are debating whether to change the system. But as Wyoming Public Radio’s Miles Bryan reports, there aren’t easy answers.
Wyo. Senators Want Governor, Not EPA, To Decide State's Climate Future
Wyoming's two U.S. senators are getting behind a new effort to give Governors more power over the EPA. The reason is simple.
It's no secret the EPA has its sights set on the nation's traditional energy sector. In 2012, 39% of the nation's carbon emissions came from either coal, oil or natural gas fired power plants.
UW President Says The University Is On The Right Path
The University of Wyoming school year recently came to a close and we asked UW President Dick McGinity to stop by and tell us about the state of the University. McGinity discusses stability, hiring, tuition, and enrollment in a wide-ranging interview with Wyoming Public Radio’s Bob Beck.
Fort Washakie Stories Part V: Graduation Day
Fort Washakie High School is a small, struggling school on the Wind River Indian Reservation. The students there have been pushing towards one major goal: graduation. And, today, as part of our series on the school, we’ll hear some of those students cross the finish line.
Wyoming Exhibits Sculptures By Chinese Dissident Artist Ai Weiwei
The dragon, the monkey and the tiger: Not the animals you expect to see gracing the wide-open spaces of Wyoming. But you can now see these creatures, along with other Chinese Zodiac animals perched above the National Elk Refuge. Rebecca Huntington reports on a major international exhibit on display in Jackson.