Archives for February 23, 2021

2020 grizzly count slips; humans involved in most deaths

February 23, 2021 by Angus M. Thuermer Jr. 6 Comments

Scientists estimate the Yellowstone Ecosystem population was 727 grizzly bears in 2020 in the 19,270-square-mile monitoring area in and around Yellowstone National Park, down 10 bears from the year before.

Wyo scientists study interplay of wildfire smoke and climate change

February 23, 2021 by Christine Peterson 4 Comments

New research shows wildfire smoke may not be contributing to climate change as much as previously expected. But as fires worsen, the impact on a warming planet could increase.

The West badly needs a restoration economy

Opinion

February 23, 2021 by Jonathan Thompson 1 Comment

As fossil fuel industries decline, leaders of energy-dependent communities scramble to find solutions. Yet one solution rarely comes up in these conversations: Restoration as economic development.

School finance: Lawmakers’ biggest remaining challenge

Analysis

February 23, 2021 by Michael Madden 2 Comments

Undertaken every five years, the ‘recalibration’ analysis and reconsideration of Wyoming’s complex public-education funding and expenditures model takes on special urgency and import in 2021.

Wyoming GOP embraces Trump’s phony voter fraud claims

Opinion

February 23, 2021 by Kerry Drake 23 Comments

Despite Wyo’s solid record of safe elections, Republican group recommends misguided reforms, Drake writes. A proposed bill he expects to cruise into law just tackles a nonexistent problem, he opines.

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