DENVER, Colorado, Feb. 15 -- The Colorado Senate Republicans issued the following news on Feb. 14, 2023: Anti-science Democrats in the Senate Transportation & Energy Committee killed Senate Bill 23-079, which would have reclassified the statutory definition of "clean energy," to include nuclear power. During the Committee hearing today, experts from the energy industry testified to nuclear energy's safety and viability. In recent years, many states, such as West Virginia, have voted to remove   more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Feb. 18 (TNSres) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: For those curious about the latest technological innovations in agriculture, the University of Wyoming College of Agriculture, Life Sciences and Natural Resources will lead a seminar at Eastern Wyoming College (EWC) Thursday, March 2. The seminar will begin at 4 p.m. in the Agricultural Technology Education Center on EWC's Torrington campus. For community members and students not seeking academic  more

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 15 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on Feb. 14, 2023: Governor Kathy Hochul today announced Monroe, Steuben and Suffolk Counties recently achieved accreditation through New York State's Local Emergency Management Accreditation Program. Monroe County's Office of Emergency Management, Steuben County's Office of Emergency Services, and Suffolk County's Department of Fire, Rescue and Emergency Services are the latest emergency management org  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Feb. 17 -- Gov. Mark Gordon, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2023: Governor Mark Gordon signed the first bills of the 2023 Legislative session during a public signing ceremony at the Capitol today. The first bill to be signed by the Governor was Senate File 0023- Treatment courts - transfer to judicial branch. The "Court Supervised Treatment Programs Act" transfers responsibility and oversight of court-supervised treatment programs from the Wyoming D  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Feb. 14 (TNSpp) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: Harold "Skip" York, senior vice president and chief energy strategist for Turner, Mason & Co., will speak at multiple events at the University of Wyoming College of Business and the School of Energy Resources (SER) Thursday and Friday, Feb. 23-24. Interested students, members of the campus community and the public are invited to hear York speak at the SER Distinguished Speaker Series lunch present  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Feb. 17 (TNSres) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: A University of Wyoming astronomer is part of a multinational team of researchers using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope to get a first look at star formation, gas and dust in nearby galaxies with unprecedented resolution at infrared wavelengths. The data have enabled an initial collection of 21 research papers that provide new insight into how some of the smallest-scale processes in our univers  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Feb. 16 (TNSres) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: The University of Wyoming has announced a major gift from Joe Ricketts' Jackson Fork Ranch that will support environmental stewardship and conservation across Wyoming, with an initial focus on the greater Yellowstone ecosystem. The substantial donation will fund the Jackson Fork Ranch-University of Wyoming Research Project, which will support the university's conservation and biodiversity researc  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Feb. 14 (TNSpro) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: The University of Wyoming's Malcolm Wallop Civic Engagement Program has launched a new online K-12 catalog for English language arts teachers and expanded content in its social studies catalog. The updates are through a grant funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) titled "Integrating the Humanities Across Civics Education in Wyoming." The Wallop project has developed resources   more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Feb. 17 (TNSres) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release on Feb. 16, 2023: The University of Wyoming School of Energy Resources (SER) and energy storage technology company Energy Vault are collaborating on a $5,000 student research competition. The Energy Vault Student Competition is designed to identify potential new methods of hydrogen storage and to provide examples of current research or companies exploring such methods. The competition is open to a  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Feb. 15 (TNSres) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: The Wyoming Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC), under the direction of its new federal funding partner, the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD), is changing its name to Wyoming APEX Accelerator. The former PTAC, part of the Wyoming Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Network housed at the University of Wyoming, is the state's expert in government contracting assistance. Over the yea  more