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On March 21st, Sen. Affie Ellis (R-Cheyenne) announced that she will not seek another term in the state Senate. Ellis was first elected in 2016 and represents Senate District 8, which includes downtown Cheyenne and parts of southwest Laramie County.
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A chemical plant in Cheyenne was cited by the federal government for violating safety standards.
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Some Laramie County residents recently submitted a letter to the state, requesting that an air quality monitor be moved to better reflect the air they are breathing in.
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One can see hundreds of homes all on a couple acres of prairie, and mixed in with these houses is oil and gas development. Driving through one passes a home and then a couple pump jacks, and then past another home one sees a drilling rig. Oil and gas activity significantly picked up in Laramie County about 10 years ago, and in the years since, it has moved into residential areas. The Cheyenne Area Landowners Coalition advocates for residents that are concerned about this development.
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The state will be tracking how oil and gas development is affecting air quality in Laramie County over the next year, but some residents question how accurate the data will be.The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (WDEQ) recently moved one of its mobile air quality testing units to Laramie County. There are three units that move across the state periodically to test air.
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Bison Blockchain is constructing a facility just west of Cheyenne that will be Black Hills Energy's first customer under a special tariff that aims to help companies with high energy demands, such as blockchain ones. Around 45 megawatts is expected for use when the company begins operations, which could go as high as 75 megawatts depending on the company's future growth.
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A historic gold mine near Cheyenne is potentially going to be reopened. This would be the first metal mine in Wyoming in nearly 40 years. Wyoming Public Radio's Ivy Engel has more.
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Five members of a Wyoming state engineer's advisory board recommended rejecting eight permits to drill high capacity water wells in Laramie County. The case has driven a wedge between neighbors since 2019.
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Laramie County District Attorney Leigh Ann Manlove is denying the Wyoming State Bar’s professional violation charges against her, and is asking for the case to be dismissed.
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The growth in COVID-19 state caseloads has put Wyoming in the top ten most cases nationally. A big reason for this is the spike of cases in Laramie County where the vaccination rate is slightly above 30 percent. County Health Officer Dr. Stan Hartman told Bob Beck what's going on.