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The Colorado River through the Grand Canyon National Park holds lessons for managing an essential and diminishing resource in a rapidly warming climate. -
Credit: Bastian Weltjen / Adobe Stock/Natrona County has had a tough time with COVID-19 with high numbers of people hospitalized. Meanwhile, only 35 percent of the county has been fully vaccinated. County Health Officer Dr. Mark Dowell joins Bob Beck to discuss the vaccine and what it might take to turn things around.
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When you think of Chihuahua, Mexico, it's probably a dry desert with little plant life. But it hasn't always been so arid. Now, ranchers there are trying to bring back the tall grasses, wildlife and rain using a holistic approach to land management, a method that could be used in the American West in the face of droughts and climate change. Wyoming Public Radio's Melodie Edwards spoke with Alejandro Carrillo who runs the family's Las Damas Ranch and started the advocacy group Pasticultores del Desierto. -
Wyoming's Emergency Rental Assistance Program has awarded $4.7 million to more than 1,400 households. That money comes from a large pool of funding from the federal government. Recently, Wyoming and other small states were criticized for spending only a fraction of their funding so far. But Wyoming Public Radio's Jeff Victor spoke with Department of Family Services Director Korin Schmidt who said the program is accelerating after a rocky start. But that rocky start, Schmidt said, was necessary to get out as much assistance as possible to all the people who needed it.
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The Hot Springs County School District raised some eyebrows when they canceled activities like football and pushed classes to online offerings this week to a sudden spike in COVID-19 cases. The cases have impacted the entire town. Wyoming Public Radio's Bob Beck spoke with Hot Springs County Health Officer Vernon Miller and he explained the situation.
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On August 31, Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County announced they are canceling all elective surgeries. This comes right after the Rock Springs hospital had a completely full ICU over the weekend. Wyoming Public Radio's Kamila Kudelska spoke with the director of emergency services and incident commander Kim White to understand why elective surgeries had to be canceled.
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The last year was a tough one for the University of Wyoming (UW) athletics program, from budget cuts to major losses of revenue due to canceled games and limited fans. UW Athletics Director Tom Burman has his fingers crossed this year. Wyoming football is poised to have a strong bounce-back year and ticket sales have been brisk, but the Delta variant has him nervous.
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Jackson Hole has a large and growing Latinx population. Local advocate organizations are starting to focus on gaps in opportunities for this community. This summer the community identified the need for paid jobs with career and college training for high school students. So, a program sprouted up to do just that. Wyoming Public Radio's Kamila Kudelska reports.
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A recent University of Wyoming undergraduate is already making a name for herself. Megan Anderson published an article in the peer-reviewed journal Ecology and Evolution. It shed light on the value of badger burrows, among other findings. Wyoming Public Radio's Cooper McKim talks with Anderson about the project.
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Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) is a deadly neurological disease that affects deer and elk. This year, to try to learn more about the disease, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department is requiring deer hunters in areas 96 and 97 in Sweetwater County to submit their deer for CWD testing. This is the first time testing is being required in any area. Wyoming Public Radio's Ivy Engel sat down with Lander Region Wildlife Management Coordinator Daryl Lutz to learn more.
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