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Wyoming nuclear power plant receives federal approval for reactor construction
March 04, 2026
TerraPower’s Natrium plant near Kemmerer is the first commercial reactor approved in nearly a decade in the U.S., and the first ‘advanced’ liquid sodium-cooled reactor in more than 40 years.
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Wyoming just wrapped up its warmest winter ever, surpassing Dust Bowl records
March 03, 2026
Snowfall records hit new lows and temperatures soared to new highs at almost every station in the state.
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‘It looks bad’: Checkgate investigation reverberates around Wyoming
February 19, 2026
Elected officials, politicians, constituents question timing and location of campaign donations, with one calling it ‘an absolute stain.’
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Teton ‘wealthiest’ in U.S. again, prompting message to Wyoming
February 13, 2026
Jackson Town Council member urges state politicians to look at what the county is doing right, not bash it and undercut its policies and programs.
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Carbon capture, ‘rare earth’ from coal among projects poised to get $11.7M in state grants
February 04, 2026
The state is seeking public comment on three proposed grants, including $6 million to coal giant Peabody Energy to sift critical minerals from Wyoming coal.
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Hageman cuts short Casper town hall after contentious exchanges over ICE killings
January 28, 2026
The congresswoman faced questions about the shootings of Alex Pretti and Renée Good, saying she’d have to see a completed investigation, drawing shouts and insults.
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Wyoming abruptly defunds, dissolves sage grouse conservation groups after 21-year run
January 23, 2026
Eight regional volunteer working groups were tasked with implementing the state’s conservation plan for the iconic, embattled species before they were dismissed by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department this week.
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New Wyoming PAC forms to oust ‘anti-public lands’ lawmakers
January 13, 2026
Founders say federal land takeover legislation spurred formation of political action committee on behalf of hunters, anglers and other outdoor recreationists.
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BLM deletes contested, off-limits ‘Golden Triangle’ parcels from upcoming Wyoming oil and gas auction
December 22, 2025
Comments show significant opposition to leasing Wyoming wildlife habitat, including in migration corridors and near valuable sage grouse habitat.
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Feds, Wyoming greenlight new helium plant, among world’s largest
December 17, 2025
The Dry Piney helium production and CO2 sequestration project would rival ExxonMobil’s neighboring Shute Creek plant near LaBarge.
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Inside Wyoming’s fight against cheatgrass, the ‘most existential, sweeping threat’ to western ecosystems
December 01, 2025
An all-hands-on-deck effort, tens of millions in funding and a breakthrough herbicide are slowing but not halting a destructive force steadily enveloping the best sagebrush left on Earth.
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What happens when wolves leave Yellowstone
November 16, 2025
The National Park Service has two chief goals: preserving and protecting natural systems, and visitor enjoyment. Wolves figure into both.
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Wyoming lags on solutions while maternal care crisis grows, report finds
November 13, 2025
The problem is not unique to Wyoming, but the state lags behind others in embracing and implementing solutions, according to a new Wyoming Women’s Action Network white paper.
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Sticker shock? Wyomingites could see skyrocketing bills on ACA health insurance marketplace
November 03, 2025
Enrollment opened Saturday. Changes in federal policy are anticipated to result in huge annual premium cost spikes, fewer resources and more reporting requirements.
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Trump’s Interior layoffs appear to mostly spare Wyoming, though the workforce is being kept in the dark
October 22, 2025
Although the Interior Department has a large presence in Wyoming — a state that’s half federal land — the legal filing only revealed two clearly in-state positions that are being eliminated.
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