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Microplastics found in fish in Upper Snake River watershed
Jackson Hole Daily
Researchers are finding microplastics in fish across sites in the Upper Snake River watershed in southeastern Idaho, including Island Park and the Teton River. Of 48 fish sampled across nine sites, all but eight fish had microplastics in their GI tracts. The most prevalent form of microplastics found in sampled fish guts was fibers from textiles, the Jackson Hole Daily reports. Read the full story.
Prism challenges state’s decision to let last two mining leases expire
Oil City News
Prism Logistics is asking a judge to review the State Board of Land Commissioners’ Oct. 2 decision not to renew two mining leases held by the company for parcels on the foothills of Casper Mountain. The case joins two others filed by Prism and challenges decisions that prevented the company from developing the parcels into sand and gravel mining operations, Oil City News reports. Read the full story.
BWXT eyes Gillette College for potential workforce training
Gillette News Record
Community college leaders and staff from BWXT, which is planning to build a nuclear fuel manufacturing factory near Gillette, are discussing how the college’s offerings could match the company’s workforce needs. BWXT’s executives visited Gillette College’s campus to tour its Technical Education Center and get a sense of its welding, machine operation and electrical capabilities, the Gillette News Record reports. Read the full story.
Evanston plans to stop using animal shelter’s gas chamber
Uinta County Herald
Evanston officials are planning to stop using their animal shelter’s gas chamber to euthanize animals due to aging equipment and political pressure. The decision was announced 48 hours after the Green River City Council decided to discontinue use of the gas chamber at its animal shelter on Oct. 7, the Uinta County Herald reports. Read the full story.
New subdivisions are pushing Powell to the south
Powell Tribune
Powell is expanding to the south with a pair of new subdivisions. Developers are taking advantage of recent ordinance changes the Powell City Council made to encourage development, the Powell Tribune reports. Read the full story.