Energy Department Backs Coal-Based Products

By • Jul 3, 2020
Nanocomposite plastics used in flexible displays, specialty plastics and 3D printing polymers
National Energy Technology Laboratory

The Department of Energy has announced it plans to provide $122 million in funding for the manufacturing of coal-based products. The announcement called for the establishment of "coal products innovation centers" in major basins across the country, including Appalachia and the Powder River Basin.

SLIB Considers Major Land Purchase On Monday

By • Jul 3, 2020

On Monday, July 6, the State Land and Investment Board will decide whether it wants to move forward and bid on acquiring a million surface acres and four million acres from Occidental Petroleum. The board, which is made up of the top five state elected officials, is awaiting word from the international investment and financial services company Barclays on the value of the land.

With Threat Of Online Radicalization 'Bigger Than Ever,' Researchers Offer Guide For Parents

By • Jul 2, 2020

Researchers have released a new guide for parents about how to keep their kids from being recruited by extremists online.

Why Church Pews Can Be Petri Dishes During The Pandemic

By • Jul 2, 2020

For some people of faith, gathering together is a central tenet of church. You bolster each other's beliefs, sing communally and feel the transcendence of the moment.

 


Despite Claims By Far Right, White Irish Were Never Enslaved

By • Jul 2, 2020

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As Black Lives Matter rallies continue across the country, some counter protesters and militia members are giving new life to an old racist myth – that white Irish people were enslaved in the Americas just like Africans and Indigenous people.

 


Museum Minute: Suli The Turkey Vulture

By • Jul 2, 2020
Rae Ann Garrett

The Draper Museum Raptor Experience will be 10 years old in 2021. In honor of its anniversary, Museum Minute is featuring the 11 raptors in the program. The Raptor Experience is a live raptor education program that shares the region’s wild animals with visitors to the Buffalo Bill Center of the West.

Suli is a turkey vulture. She has no disabilities, but she is a human imprint. Brandon Lewis, the live raptor program assistant, said that means she was raised by people and doesn’t have much knowledge of how to survive as a turkey vulture. Lewis said Suli was found in a barn between haystacks.

Phone Scammers Targeting Rocky Mountain Power Customers In Wyoming

By • Jul 2, 2020
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If you receive a call threatening to shut off your power, Rocky Mountain Power wants you to know it's not them calling - no matter what the caller ID says.

The electric company's customers across Wyoming, Idaho and Utah have been reporting the fraudulent activity, which has affected both residential and business customers.

Park County Braces For Holiday Weekend Amid COVID-19 Surge

By • Jul 2, 2020
Kamila Kudelska

With the Fourth of July holiday weekend fast approaching, Park County health officials are worried because of a recent surge in COVID-19 cases.

Well into June, Park County had just two cases of COVID-19. But over the last week and a half, that number quickly jumped to nearly 50 cases.

Park County Tourism Slowly Increasing During The Pandemic

By • Jul 2, 2020
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Park County's tourism numbers are slowly increasing as the state reopens.

Yellowstone National Park kept its gates closed until mid-May and both of its entrances in Wyoming opened for day use only.

Park County Travel Council Executive Director Claudia Wade said since then Cody and the county have seen a steady increase of tourists but nothing like what was originally predicted.

Rising COVID-19 Numbers Have Officials Nervous

By • Jul 2, 2020
Wyoming Department of Health - State of Wyoming

Wyoming continues to see new COVID-19 cases at a very high rate, and it has some officials nervous as the fourth of July weekend looms. State Health Officer Alexia Harrist said at a news conference that people need to social distance and start wearing face coverings in order to stop the surge.

She said it's becoming clear what factors have driven the numbers up.

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