Prison chief: Staff shortage could create dangerous conditions
Low staffing at the Wyoming State Penitentiary and the Wyoming Women’s Center could jeopardize safety, prison director Bob Lampert told lawmakers Thursday.
Policy
Pols, judge, greens lay conflicting claims to grizzly science
Wyoming leaders say a federal judge’s reinstatement of protections for Yellowstone-area grizzly bears ignored science.
Sage grouse leader: drilling impact ‘pretty minimal’
Budd says rig activity is not shifting to core habitat, despite spikes in leases and permits. The rate of drilling there, however, has doubled.
Budd says rig activity is not shifting to core habitat, despite spikes in leases and permits. The rate of drilling there, however, has doubled.
State left Campbell County to fend for itself in bankruptcies
Coal companies are maneuvering in bankruptcy courts not to pay taxes, and state officials’ pattern of failing to help Campbell County collect makes it easy.
State scrambles to secure mines, help miners as company walks
Tuesday laid bare the chaos left by Blackjewel LLC’s shuttering of the Eagle Butte and Belle Ayr coal mines. “Those mines can’t just sit,” one miner said.
Tuesday laid bare the chaos left by Blackjewel LLC’s shuttering of the Eagle Butte and Belle Ayr coal mines. “Those mines can’t just sit,” one miner said.
