March 2013

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Long-delayed DKRW coal conversion plant lacks financing

March 31, 2013

Jason Lillegraven’s study of Carbon Basin geology has him convinced that DKRW’s project has too many faults.

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Locals say DKRW’s coal-to-gasoline plant needs more scrutiny

March 31, 2013

Jason Lillegraven’s study of Carbon Basin geology has him convinced that DKRW’s project has too many faults.

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Dirt & Dead Ends

March 29, 2013

An old rusted T-Model rests on a hill in Cheyenne, Wyoming.

The Pitch

Joe McCarthy to go on “trial” April 7

March 28, 2013

Joe McCarthy to go on “trial” April 7
Joe McCarthy and two other U.S. Senators will face charges in a mock trial in Cheyenne on April …

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Felony assault charges in attack on Native man in Riverton

March 27, 2013

Judge rules to try Skip Crooks for intentionally throwing punch that sent Darryn Davis to hospital. Some evidence may support self-defense case for Crooks.

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March against racism supports Native man injured in altercation

March 26, 2013

The demonstration against dozens of small slights Natives experience off the reservation grew with outrage over the attack on Darryn Davis.

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Settlement to remove herds from Wyo. grazing lands riles mustang advocates

March 26, 2013

A settlement between Wyoming ranchers and the Bureau of Land Management over herd management has mustang advocates crying foul.

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Fire season forecast

March 26, 2013

It is dry, but land managers are “cautiously optimistic” about the upcoming fire season.

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Liz Cheney can win in Wyoming, but she has hurdles in her way

March 26, 2013

Liz Cheney definitely looks like a U.S. Senate candidate from Wyoming, but Mike Enzi may not be going anywhere, leaving her political future uncertain.

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What’s in a punch? WyoFile responds to readers.

March 23, 2013

WyoFile’s readers reacted passionately, even immoderately, to our post about a violent encounter outside a Riverton bar. They made some good points.

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Uninviting Entrance

March 22, 2013

A set of locked wooden doors of an alley in Powell, Wyoming.

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Environmental groups ask Wyoming to revoke Two Elk coal-fired power plant permit

March 21, 2013

Two environmental groups are asking Wyoming regulators to revoke a key permit for Two Elk Power Co.’s proposed “waste coal” power plant in northeast Wyoming …

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Wyo officials say DKRW’s coal-to-liquids project is ‘out of compliance’

March 20, 2013

After first trying to delay a hearing before Wyoming regulators to buy more time to modify its construction schedule, Houston-based DKRW Advanced Fuels LLC today …

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Juvenile justice without a juvenile jail

March 19, 2013

Closing Fremont County’s juvenile detention center means placing young offenders in neighboring counties and states while renewing the movement to keep kids out of jail.

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Dreamers seek driver’s licenses in Wyoming

March 19, 2013

Some undocumented workers who came to Wyoming as kids can now legally work, but they need driver’s licenses.

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Wyoming is no North Dakota — but then, what state is?

Commentary by WyoFile March 19, 2013 March 19, 2013

Rep. Cynthia Lummis’ comparison of private vs. federal drilling left out some important facts.

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Assault outside Riverton bar roils reservation

March 19, 2013

One punch lands a Northern Arapaho man in the Wyoming Medical Center ICU and spurs talk of racism and sluggish policework.

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Welcome to Wyoming. Now Shut Up.

March 19, 2013

Being a multi-generational Wyomingite doesn’t give anyone an innate sense of ability to determine what’s right for the state.

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The life of a trapping legend

March 19, 2013

Jake Korell, one of Wyoming’s last true mountain men, died March 6. He was 98 years old and still trapping days before he died.

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Off the Rails

March 15, 2013

An abandoned train trailer sits among the weeds in Sheridan, Wyoming.