Featured

Featured Thumbnail image for WyoFile’s public records appeal in Two Elk case is denied

WyoFile’s public records appeal in Two Elk case is denied

June 18, 2013

WyoFile requested information related to the suspension of a suspended $9.9M DOE grant to Two Elk developer North American Power Group.

Read the full article…
Energy Thumbnail image for Burning Money, Fouling the Air: Citizens ask the state to curb flaring

Burning Money, Fouling the Air: Citizens ask the state to curb flaring

June 18, 2013

Citizens say Wyoming needs to update its rules guiding natural gas flares to avoid exposure to toxins and loss of revenue.

Read the full article…
Featured Thumbnail image for Backstage at the College National Finals Rodeo

Backstage at the College National Finals Rodeo

June 18, 2013

WyoFile takes you backstage at the College National Finals Rodeo in Casper with a photo montage.

Read the full article…
Featured Thumbnail image for Federal audit fiasco mars Arapahoe schools’ success story

Federal audit fiasco mars Arapahoe schools’ success story

June 11, 2013

After record academic gains, Fremont County School District #38’s missed audit sparks scrutiny from Cheyenne.

Read the full article…
Featured Thumbnail image for 10 sunny summer sights from Yellowstone and Grand Teton

10 sunny summer sights from Yellowstone and Grand Teton

June 11, 2013

Summer has arrived in Wyoming’s national parks. The visitors have come, but the residents are in shorter supply.

Read the full article…
Environment Thumbnail image for FWS: Wolves ‘no longer face the threat of extinction’

FWS: Wolves ‘no longer face the threat of extinction’

June 7, 2013

The Interior Department today formalized plans to remove Endangered Species Act protections for wolves in most of the lower 48 states.

Read the full article…
Economy Thumbnail image for Fiscal Doomsday: How risky is Wyoming’s energy-based budget?

Fiscal Doomsday: How risky is Wyoming’s energy-based budget?

June 4, 2013

Wyoming’s budget depends on mineral revenue and federal funds, both of which are subject to fluctuations. What factors could prompt a worst-case scenario?

Read the full article…
Economy Thumbnail image for Wyoming Catches Lottery Fever; Online gaming eyed elsewhere

Wyoming Catches Lottery Fever; Online gaming eyed elsewhere

June 4, 2013

Wyoming’s provisions on its new lottery system could limit the state’s take on ticket sales.

Read the full article…
Featured Thumbnail image for A preschool for children who are hard to reach

A preschool for children who are hard to reach

June 4, 2013

Wind River School District turned a used school bus into a mobile preschool for children who struggle with transportation.

Read the full article…
Featured Thumbnail image for Babes on the Bus: Wind River takes preschool to students

Babes on the Bus: Wind River takes preschool to students

May 28, 2013

One of Wyoming’s largest, least populated school districts turns a school bus into a preschool classroom on wheels.

Read the full article…
Energy Thumbnail image for Aftermath: Wyoming stuck with abandoned gas wells

Aftermath: Wyoming stuck with abandoned gas wells

May 21, 2013

Low gas prices and bankruptcies leave landowners and the state stuck with collecting fees and cleaning up abandoned gas wells in the Powder River Basin.

Read the full article…
Environment Thumbnail image for Study: Decline of cutthroat trout forces grizzlies to eat more elk

Study: Decline of cutthroat trout forces grizzlies to eat more elk

May 21, 2013

The decline in the Yellowstone Cutthroat trout population has caused grizzly bears to shift their diet to elk calves in Yellowstone National Park.

Read the full article…
Featured Thumbnail image for Eastern Shoshones to pay in-state tuition at Idaho colleges

Eastern Shoshones to pay in-state tuition at Idaho colleges

May 21, 2013

The new right to pay lower tuition at public universities is based on an 1863 treaty that shows tribal lands extending into Idaho.

Read the full article…
Featured Thumbnail image for Wyoming: Where independent people rely on federal funds

Wyoming: Where independent people rely on federal funds

May 14, 2013

In the background of Wyoming’s independent Western ethos is the fact that the state gets billions in support from federal funds.

Read the full article…
Featured Thumbnail image for Federal grants help Native teacher aides become certified teachers

Federal grants help Native teacher aides become certified teachers

May 14, 2013

Wind River Tribal College and the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh train Natives to teach on the reservation.

Read the full article…
Environment Thumbnail image for Hunting a new kind of fugitive in the West

Hunting a new kind of fugitive in the West

May 7, 2013

The Rural West Initiative presents a video feature on the build-up of “fugitive” ozone gas emissions that are a invisible side effect of gas extraction.

Read the full article…
Featured Thumbnail image for Citing exemption, DOE denies public records request

Citing exemption, DOE denies public records request

April 30, 2013

A Department of Energy laboratory has denied a WyoFile Freedom of Information Act request for more details on the suspended $9.9 million Two Elk federal …

Read the full article…
Environment Thumbnail image for Grizzly bear delisting uncertain despite strong numbers

Grizzly bear delisting uncertain despite strong numbers

April 30, 2013

Wildlife managers are looking at white bark pine and new ways to track grizzly populations as they look to delisting the animals.

Read the full article…
Featured Thumbnail image for We voted differently on water pollution and that’s OK

We voted differently on water pollution and that’s OK

Commentary by WyoFile April 30, 2013 April 30, 2013

Wyoming’s Oil and Gas Conservation Commissioners Ryan Lance and Tom Drean explain why their commission approved a disputed water proposal.

Read the full article…
Energy Thumbnail image for GOP blasts White House request to boost fracking study funds

GOP blasts White House request to boost fracking study funds

April 30, 2013

The GOP criticized an Obama administration request for additional funds in an ongoing fracking study into the practice’s health and safety consequences.

Read the full article…

← Previous Entries