BLM offers draft for Moneta: font of revenue, pollutants
Draft EIS for 4,250-well project that anticipates $198 million a year in tax revenue is linked to Wyoming’s plan for discharging treated and tainted water into Boysen Reservoir.
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Residents win comment extension on oilfield pollution dump
Thermopolis mayor, whose town drinks from the Bighorn River, also wants to know what’s currently in the water.
Experts question Wyo quest to run feds’ environmental reviews
Laws put responsibility for analysing impacts of projects on federal lands in federal hands, those who know the process say.
Treatment or trauma? Prison addiction program scrutinized
In-prison drug treatment is critical to lowering recidivism rates in Wyoming, but some veterans of a women’s prison program say it does more harm than good.
‘Hot Tamale Louie’: An eclectic tribute to a Wyoming icon
Rock Springs attendees reflect on the role of immigrants in Wyoming and what it means to be an American today.
The Drake’s Take
UW owes public an explanation of Nichols’ firing
Opinion
By 10 Comments The university’s board of trustees has bungled the termination of UW’s popular president and kept the process shrouded in mystery
Madden’s Measure
Time for lawmakers to roll up the sleeves, the interim’s here
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By 1 CommentThe session gets the attention, but the Legislature relies on the interim — the 48 or 50 weeks between sessions — to get the job done.
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Who is responsible for the hypocrites?
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By Leave a CommentWe must consider both the audience and the actors to understand the stage show that American politics have become.
Defend Wyoming’s homegrown grouse plan from federal meddling
A diverse group of Wyoming citizens, experts and stakeholders hammered out a cutting-edge compromise to avoid an endangered listing. Don’t let D.C. scrap it.
Studio Wyoming Review
Artists assemble ‘The Art of Assemblage’ in Cheyenne
Collection of assemblages — 3-D works made with a variety of found objects, keepsakes and curiosities — breathes life into Cheyenne’s derelict Hynds Building.
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DEQ names culprit in Popo Agie gas spill
Agency alleges Maverick Inc. overfilled its buried unleaded tanks in Lander, resulting in a release of fuel into the river.
Build that wall: EPA races to block gas leaking into Popo Agie
Nine days following the discovery of gasoline seeping into the Middle Fork of the Popo Agie River in Lander responders are still trying to stem the flow.
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
Carbon Sink lives
Demonstrators resurrected the once-censured Carbon Sink sculpture on the University of Wyoming campus Monday at noon, at least for a moment.