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Six public meetings in northern and northeastern Wyoming have been scheduled this summer to get public input on solutions for longtime dispersed camping problems. Increased vehicle traffic, crowded camping areas, as well as more human waste and environmental degradation issues have been noted. Comments and suggestions may also be submitted to the Forest Service via their website or by email.
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In the lead up to the 2022 primary, WyoFile and Wyoming Public Media teamed up to ask Wyomingites about their top concerns.
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The aim of the solutions are to improve the quality of the visiting experience and reduce damage to ecological resources caused by campers.
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"A Changing Frontier" tells the stories of those who have experienced the effects of environmental or climate change first hand. Created as part of a student's master's degree program, interested applicants can submit their stories to possibly be featured in potential future episodes.
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PFAS chemicals are in some ski waxes, which then get into the environment, groundwater and even our bodies, possibly causing health issues. Now, a partnership between a Colorado wax company and college students has resulted in a take-back program.
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The silver dirigible-like structure may soon 'park' in the stratosphere above New Mexico oil fields to monitor methane, part of a growing effort in the Mountain West to track the potent heat-trapping gas that leaks from oil and gas infrastructure.
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A new analysis finds the Bureau of Land Management has been renewing grazing permits on millions of acres of public lands without performing environmental reviews.
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These groups say that allowing units of the Jim Bridger Power Plant to remain open without having installed pollution control measures violates the latest round of the EPA's Regional Haze Program. Earlier this month, they notified the EPA of their intent to sue if the program's rules aren't enforced.
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In late 2020, the Mullen Fire scorched 176,878 acres of land in the Snowy Range 28 miles west of Laramie. The Wyoming Game and Fish Department has been closely monitoring the area and the wildlife that call it home since then.
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Ignoring Black and brown communities impedes durable climate policy, BIPOC leaders tell federal lawmakers.