DENVER, Colorado, June 29 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: The State of Wyoming and State of Colorado announced today that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) regarding direct air capture (DAC) activity and development. The bipartisan inter-state agreement will focus on the DAC industry's potential to complement existing and emerging industries and increase jobs and economic development in both states while simultaneously reducing carbon dioxi  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, June 28 (TNSres) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: A majority of University of Wyoming students say the university practices academic and intellectual freedom, constructive dialogue and freedom of expression, according to a recent survey. The survey was conducted for President Ed Seidel's Freedom of Expression, Intellectual Freedom and Constructive Dialogue Working Group in collaboration with the Associated Students of UW. With a response of 680   more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, June 28 (TNSres) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: A recent University of Wyoming graduate from Green River has been selected for a competitive postdoctoral fellowship with a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) initiative. Judith Herreid, who recently completed her Ph.D. in plant sciences, will head to Sidney, Mont., in September to begin a two-year fellowship with the Northern Plains Agricultural Research Laboratory. According to the USDA, th  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, June 28 (TNSres) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: A working group appointed by University of Wyoming President Ed Seidel has submitted a report regarding freedom of expression, intellectual freedom and constructive dialogue at UW. Chaired by faculty members Nevin Aiken, an associate professor in the School of Politics, Public Affairs and International Studies, and Department of Criminal Justice and Sociology visiting researcher Martha McCaughey,  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, June 27 (TNSjou) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: Efforts to improve sage grouse habitat through conventional management practices may be ineffective -- and even counterproductive -- according to research by University of Wyoming and other scientists. Sagebrush reduction strategies, including mowing and herbicide application, are often employed to enhance habitat for the greater sage grouse and other sagebrush-dependent species. The theory is th  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, June 30 (TNSper) -- The Wyoming Department of Education issued the following news release: State Superintendent Megan Degenfelder has appointed three individuals to the new Charter School Authorizing Board. Passed by the legislature during the 2023 session, Wyoming Statute 21-3-302 takes effect July 1, 2023 and establishes the Wyoming Charter School Authorizing Board with a mission to approve high-quality public charter schools in the state. The board is composed of eight app  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, June 27 -- Gov. Mark Gordon, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release on June 26, 2023: Today, Governor Mark Gordon received the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) final environmental assessment (EA) and decision record that provided supplemental analysis to the Marton Ranch Acquisition EA. On Monday, June 26, the BLM Casper Field Office announced the completion of their supplemental analysis of the Marton Ranch purchase and incorporation of state agency and public comment  more