Contura May Close Wyoming Mines Sooner Than Anticipated
On August 6, West Virginia Judge Frank Volk approved the motion for Contura Energy to purchase Blackjewel's assets in Wyoming pending resolution of tax conflicts with the federal government. In a Blackjewel filing, it wrote a sale to Contura would keep both Eagle Butte and Belle Ayr mines open "for an estimated minimum of six to twelve years."
Wyoming Delegation Favors Moving BLM Out West
The Trump administration is trying to relocate the bulk of the headquarters of the Bureau of Land Management from Washington to Colorado, which is getting cheers from Wyoming lawmakers. But Democrats view the move as problematic and a way to gut the agency.
Could Altitude Partially Explain Suicide, Mental Health Issues In The Mountain West?
The Mountain West has disproportionately high rates of depressive disorders and suicide. Researchers are trying to find out why. Turns out, the mountains themselves might have something to do with it.
Juvenile Defender Wants Teachers To Disrupt The School-To-Prison Pipeline
Over 600 Native students and their educators gathered at Central Wyoming College this week for the annual Native American Conference. Juvenile Defender Nubia Pena gave the keynote address. She talked with Wyoming Public Radio's Savannah Maher about what teachers on the Wind River Reservation can do to disrupt the school-to-prison pipeline.
To Commemorate Powell’s Colorado River Expedition, Research Team Retraces His Steps
One hundred and fifty years ago, a group of explorers led by Civil War veteran John Wesley Powell set out to document the canyons of the Green and Colorado Rivers. It was the first trip of its kind. To commemorate the journey, a group of scientists, artists and graduate students from the University of Wyoming called the Sesquicentennial Colorado River Exploring Expedition has been retracing his steps this summer.
One More Step Until Expansion To Red Grade Trail Approved
Summertime in Wyoming means more opportunities to enjoy the outdoors. In the Bighorn Mountains near Sheridan, trails are getting busier every year. One local organization has proposed an expansion to a trail system that gives locals more opportunities to explore the mountains. Wyoming Public Radio’s Catherine Wheeler reports.
New UW Agricultural Dean Envisions More Support For Small Farm And Ranch Entrepreneurs
The University of Wyoming has hired a new dean to oversee the Department of Agriculture. Barbara Rasco is a food scientist, engineer and attorney known around the world for her work on food safety.
Now she's bringing that knowledge to bear on Wyoming's deep history in ranching and its new progress in local food entrepreneurship.
How Japanese-Americans Found Some Happiness At Heart Mountain
The Heart Mountain Interpretive Center focuses on remembering the injustices Japanese-Americans faced during World War II. But the current special exhibition at Heart Mountain wants to remember how some of the nearly 11,000 incarcerees tried to find normal lives through music at the camp. Wyoming Public Radio’s Kamila Kudelska reports the Songs on the Wind exhibit tells the story of music at Heart Mountain.
StoryCorps: 'Jackson Has A Long Rich History Of Strong Women And I Don't Want Them To Be Forgotten'
Wyoming is the Equality state. And when StoryCorps came to Jackson in 2018, Andrew Breffeilh told StoryCorps facilitator Madison Mullen the legacy of strong women in Jackson and why they deserve to be remembered.
