Wicked winds
Raging gusts created dangerous driving conditions, wreaked havoc in Wyoming this week.
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Wyo’s fight against clean energy drives young people away
Opinion
by 9 Comments Fixing Wyoming’s economy, stopping climate change and embracing new approaches are all more important than the special interests of a privileged few, opines our guest columnist. That’s why she favors the Rail Tie Wind Project.
Wind project doesn’t belong in Laramie Basin
Opinion
by 32 Comments “Don’t it always seem to go
That you don’t know what you’ve got
‘til it’s gone”
– Joni Mitchell, Big Yellow Taxi (1970)
Albany County soon may learn exactly what singer/songwriter Joni Mitchell meant when she penned these words 50 …
Voter ID bill advances in Legislature
Critics call “Voter fraud-prevention” bill a trojan horse for restricting access to the polls and a solution to a nonexistent problem. Supporters say it will increase confidence in election integrity.
Ramirez’s mother seeks to make grand jury proceeding public
Lawsuit alleges Albany County officials presented biased experts to the secret panel that chose not to prosecute deputy Derek Colling for the 2018 killing of Robbie Ramirez during a traffic stop.
2020 grizzly count slips; humans involved in most deaths
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
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
by 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.