State eyes downgrade of oilfield creeks’ protection
Regulators survey two polluted creeks near Moneta Divide oilfield to assess whether environmental classifications are appropriate.
Main Content
Gov. backs EQC as scrutiny of board mounts… again
How does an Environmental Quality Council legal scrape relate to an old coal-bed methane fight? Some of the players, including Mark Gordon, are familiar.
Photography: Continuity, change and the Arapaho way
Lander photographer Sara Wiles has been capturing black and white images of life on the Wind River Indian Reservation for 45 years. She shares a selection from her new book for a WyoFile photo essay.
Funding woes threaten criminal justice reform
An initial rejection of funding by the governor’s office and the death of a “sin tax” raise fears funding woes will kill Wyoming’s criminal justice reform before it’s begun.
Film traces burly, beautiful migration route of Deer 139
A UW researcher and friends set out to follow a mule deer’s migration through the Wyoming Range. Their eye-opening adventure is captured in a new documentary.
The Drake’s Take
Wyoming Hate Watch shines needed spotlight on bigotry
Opinion
By 1 CommentCreator McDaniel provides public service by calling attention to ugly side of Wyoming, holding officials and citizens accountable.
Madden’s Measure
Coal bankruptcy committee can learn from history
Opinion
By 2 CommentsA new legislative panel convened to insulate Wyo from firm collapses has an important mandate and a trove of hard-won lessons available to it.
Op-eds
Courage and vulnerability: taking artistic risk in a small town
Opinion
By 1 CommentAs she prepares for a play in Sheridan that some might consider edgy, theater educator Grace Cannon contemplates the tenuous act of creative expression.
Switching to nontoxic ammo makes us better hunters, humans
Opinion
By Leave a CommentLifelong hunter Paul W. Hansen makes the case for switching to nontoxic ammo. Not only is it healthier for families and scavengers, he says, but the performance is superior.
Studio Wyoming Review
Cupcakes and Clouds: Pinedale show examines the ephemeral
Four artists team up in a mixed media exhibit that attempts to capture clouds and confections.
In Case You Missed It
Bird group puts lead ammunition in the crosshairs
The Teton Raptor Center has seen international success with other programs, but the nonprofit’s efforts to get the lead out of big-game hunting faces high-caliber opposition.
On Wyo public lands, camping abuses become management headache
Reports of overstaying camping limits, littering and ignoring dispersed camping rules mount. But do land managers have the capacity to handle the problem?
FROM THE ARCHIVES
Two Elk: The story behind the story
One reporter brought the Two Elk scandal to light and tracked the twisting tale of greed, fraud and government ineptitude for more than a decade.
Photo Friday
Water flows, light bends
Casper high school student Larissa Benson won first place in the “Wyoming Waters” category of The Nature Conservancy in Wyoming’s student photo contest with this image of the North Platte River.