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In 2013 WPM’s award-winning news department added several more plaques to its wall of awards. Led by veteran news director Bob Beck, the news team brought…

Groundwater testing near oil and gas wells: how much data is enough? A proposal to test water quality at oil and gas wells before and after drilling is…

The idea for this story came about when I was reporting on efforts to develop a contraceptive for male coyotes. One of scientists I interviewed, a…

Wyoming missed out on last uranium boom, but planning for the futureWyoming Public Radio has for years reported that the state is on the verge of a…

Pollutants detected in water wells in Sublette County’s gas fieldsSublette County has been in the news a lot because of its air quality problems, which…

Cost of substance abuse in Wyoming is higher than expected As it addressed issues concerning substance abuse, one thing the state never had were Wyoming…

Wyoming's Senators Help Defeat Gun Control After weeks of intense lobbying on Capitol Hill gun control advocates suffered a stinging defeat this week…in…

Flared natural gas is a loss to the state in taxes and royalties We recently reported that the federal government – and consequently Wyoming – might be…

DEQ releases ozone strategy for Sublette CountyThe Department of Environmental Quality has released a plan for tackling the ozone problem in Sublette…

UW Economist Anne Alexander discusses the potential effects of the federal sequester on WyomingOne thing everyone is trying to get a grip on is how the…