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Wikimedia CommonsWhat’s the best way to tally up the costs and benefits of having wolves in Wyoming? That’s the question behind a new article in the travel magazine Matador. -
Caitlin Tan/Wyoming Public MediaThere's a change of tone, both statewide and nationally, in regards to climate and energy. President Trump declared a National Energy Emergency that seeks to sidestep climate protections and prop up the fossil fuel industry. In Wyoming, far-right lawmakers are denying climate change science through a ‘make carbon dioxide great again’ bill. We hear a debrief from Wyoming Public Radio’s energy reporter.
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Lawmakers are moving forward a bill dealing with how the state makes investments. Some say it’ll financially wreck the state and people’s pensions. But the bill’s sponsor said that’s not the intent and revisions to the bill clarify that. -
An oil company claims it’s not responsible for plugging oil wells on the Wind River Reservation and is taking that claim to federal court. -
The Waste Emissions Charge rule follows several others that limit methane emissions at oil and gas sites. Wyoming is also challenging those regulations in court. -
A Wyoming Freedom Caucus bill that would ban “woke” state investments was discussed in the Legislature’s first week. State financial experts say it could be devastating for Wyoming’s income and those who depend on it – like schools and pensions. -
Funding for EV charging stations aims to close the gap in underserved areas and ease 'range anxiety'Many people hesitate to get electric cars because of concerns over being able to charge them, and many people don’t have the means to have home chargers. Federal funding aims to put chargers in places that are more accessible to lower-income and underserved communities. -
Stakeholders are recognizing the need to adapt to changing energy markets, but complicated applications make it harder for them to earn federal funding. -
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD) has detected the first positive case of Chronic Wasting Disease on an elk feedground in the state. -
A bill up for consideration in the Wyoming state House seeks to “make carbon dioxide great again.” While the intention is to support the coal industry and put Wyoming in the driver’s seat of regulations, it could do the opposite. -
Marshall Together, a grassroots nonprofit created by survivors of the devastating Colorado wildfire, are sharing advice and raising funds to assist those affected by the fires in L.A. -
The East Yellowstone Brucellosis Compensation fund launched the first of January and has already seen two interested applicants.
