Secret Wyoming nuke dump vote merits public outrage
Opinion
by 16 Comments Studying storing nuclear waste is a bad idea. Deciding to do so out of the public view was something worse: a violation of the public trust
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Lawmakers quietly explore storing spent nuclear fuel
Management Council votes by email to study housing spent nuclear fuel at Gas Hills, Shirley Basin to bring what a state senator says could be $1 billion a year.
Management Council votes by email to study housing spent nuclear fuel at Gas Hills, Shirley Basin to bring what a state senator says could be $1 billion a year.
Labor Day skies
University of Wyoming lecturer and photographer Eric Krszjzaniek both shot and edited this photo of Labor Day skies over the Shirley Basin on a smartphone.
Ancient town yields new clues to early life in Wyoming
A village in the Shirley Basin suggests an ancient culture may have used both the basins and the high alpine as seasonal homes year after year.
Rainbow in Shirley Basin
Rainbow in Shirley Basin
…A rainbow crosses the sky in Shirley Basin. (Photo by Sheri Kimbrough – click to enlarge)