WASHINGTON, July 10 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Environment and Natural Resources Division issued the following news release on July 9: The U.S. Department of Justice and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced a settlement with J.R. Simplot Company and its subsidiary, Simplot Phosphates LLC (Simplot), involving Simplot's Rock Springs, Wyoming, manufacturing facility. This settlement resolves allegations under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) at the   more

F.E. WARREN AFB, Wyoming, July 9 -- The U.S. Air Force (90th Missile Wing) issued the following news: Major Erin Holland took command of the 90th Force Support Squadron during a change of command ceremony July 7, 2020 on F. E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming. Prior to her current position, Holland attended Intermediate Development Education at Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. Lieutenant Colonel Isabella Ramirez, outgoing 90th FSS commander, will be the Chief of R  more

CAMP GUERNSEY, Wyoming, July 11 -- The U.S. Air Force (90th Missile Wing) issued the following news: Major Dexter Binion took command of the 90th Combat Training Squadron during a change of command ceremony July 8, 2020 at Camp Guernsey, Wyoming. Prior to his current position, Binion was the Flight Commander for Camp Bullis Operations for the 343d Training Squadron, 37th Training Group and 37th Training Wing at Joint Base San Antonio, Camp Bullis,Texas. Major Scott Ratte, outgoing 90th Ground  more

F.E. WARREN AFB, Wyoming, July 11 -- The U.S. Air Force (90th Missile Wing) issued the following news: Maj. Gen. Michael J. Lutton took command of 20th Air Force from Maj. Gen. Ferdinand "Fred" B. Stoss at a change of command ceremony at F. E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming, July 8, 2020. Lt. Gen. Anthony Cotton, deputy commander of Air Force Global Strike Command, presided over the ceremony, in front of a small crowd of wing commanders and command chiefs, and close family and friends. Wyoming  more

LAKEWOOD, Colorado, July 10 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Mountain Regional Field Office issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will survey producers in 32 states, including Arizona, Colorado, Montana and Wyoming, for its Small Grains Crops County Estimates Survey (Crops CE). The survey will collect information on total acres planted and harvested, and to  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, July 11 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Wyoming Field Office issued the following news release: WYOMING HIGHLIGHTS Barley production in Wyoming, based on conditions as of July 1, 2020 is forecast at 6.12 million bushels, according to the July 1 Agricultural Yield Survey conducted by the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. This forecast is down 13 percent from the 2019 crop. E  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, July 8 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: An NETL collaboration with the University of Wyoming to develop technologies and methods for extracting rare earth elements (REEs) from coal ash is taking a major step forward with a recently awarded grant from the U.S. Department of Energy's Technology Commercialization Fund. The project will work toward scaling up a patent-pending extraction technology develope  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following story: From the Guide to 2010 State and Local Census Geography - Wyoming - History: (https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/2010/geo/state-local-geo-guides-2010/wyoming.html) The United States acquired the area of Wyoming from France as part of the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, from Great Britain as part of a treaty in 1846, and from territory ceded by Mexico in 1848. Wyoming Territory was organized from part of Dakot  more