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A new executive order, firings of federal scientists and proposed cuts to federally funded academic research has health researchers worried – including at the University of Wyoming.

An all-female trail crew maintains trails in the wake of federal firings. Is the worst still to come?

But it isn’t easy since she never knows when she could lose her job again. The Supreme Court recently approved the mass firings.

Richard Midgette was fired on Valentine’s Day in the first wave of federal layoffs of probationary national parks employees. Just over a month later, he was rehired and then let go again. The first firing especially took a serious toll on his mental health.

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Public radio and television stations in rural areas may soon be contending with big cuts. President Trump is expected to sign a so-called “rescissions” measure from Congress that will take back $1.1 billion in funds previously allocated to support the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which helps fund NPR, PBS and member stations.

After a three-month delay, the Trump administration released 2025 funds to state historic preservation offices last week, but 2026 funding is still in question.

For three years now, Sacha Wells, an interpretive ranger for the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests, has made “Ground Squirrel High School” an annual summer exhibit. Last year’s theme was prom. This summer, it’s spirit week.

Researchers estimate that energy costs will go up for consumers, and jobs could be lost as Republicans gut clean energy programs. In fast-growing areas like the Mountain West, these cuts could severely hurt grid capacity.