lay-offs

The U.S. Forest Service is firing thousands of workers a day after Trump’s federal worker resignation deadline passed, according to Politico reporting. At least four sources told Wyoming Public Radio this will likely impact forest workers in Wyoming.

Soda ash is Wyoming’s largest export. It’s in things like baking soda and glass, and it comes from the mineral trona. The industry relies on trona miners in Sweetwater County, but many are without jobs this week due to layoffs at Genesis Alkali.