WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * Barrasso Highlights Wyoming National Guard Partnership with Tunisia * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) highlighted the 20-year partnership between the Wyoming National Guard and the country of Tunisia with President Trump's U.S. Ambassador to Tunisia Nominee Bill Bazzi. Senator Barrasso specifically questioned Mr. Bazzi on how he would support the Wyoming National Gua  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * Barrasso: If Democrats Won't Stop Abusing the Senate Rules, Republicans are Prepared to Change the Rules * "Of the Democrats who filibustered all 109 subcabinet nominees, the average Democrat debate was two minutes. 81 nominees had zero Democrat debate... In other words, the Senate Democrats declined to come to the Floor to discuss 75 percent of these subcabinet nominees..." WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management is asking for comments on adjustments to the Proposed Resource Management Plan Amendment (RMPA) for Greater Sage-grouse Rangewide Planning. This action outlines modifications to the proposed plans for Idaho, Montana/Dakotas, Nevada/California, Utah, and Wyoming. These changes come after feedback from protest periods and Governors' consistency reviews, as well as internal policy discussions. The propose  more

DANVILLE, Pennsylvania, Sept. 2 [Category: BizHospital] -- Geisinger Health posted the following news release: * * * College students: Apply now for spring 2026 Geisinger Hospital Elder Life Program * DANVILLE, Pa. - Geisinger Bloomsburg Hospital, Geisinger Community Medical Center and Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center are now accepting applications for the spring 2026 Hospital Elder Life Program (HELP), and the newly added Geisinger Medical Center expands the program's availability to  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced a proposal to approve a coal combustion residuals (CCR) permit program, as submitted by the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (WDEQ). This decision, guided by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), follows a thorough review determining that Wyoming's program meets the criteria for partial approval. If finalized, Wyoming's program would largely replace the federal CCR framework, except for  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Cowboy State Daily: Empowering Local Expertise and Streamlining Wyoming's Path to Responsible Coal Residuals Management * WASHINGTON - Last week, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin and Region 8 Administrator Cyrus Western published a joint op-ed in the Cowboy State Daily announcing a proposal to approve Wyoming's state permitting program for Coal Combust  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * Republicans' Working Family Tax Cuts have made Wyoming Safer, Stronger, and More Prosperous * "America is back on track. That is what I heard in every corner of Wyoming...From cutting taxes to securing the border, America today is safer, stronger, and more prosperous than we were when this year began. This is all the result of the work of President Trump and Republicans in Congress." WASHINGTON,   more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Sept. 2 [Category: Government/Public Administration] (TNSrpt) -- The National Association of State Energy Officials posted the following news: * * * U.S. Department of Energy Releases 2025 U.S. Energy and Employment Report * The energy sector employs 8.5 million workers as of 2024, accounting for 5.4 percent of all jobs in the country, according to the latest release of U.S. Department of Energy's U.S. Energy and Employment Report. Energy sector jobs exist in all 50 stat  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Aug. 30 (TNSjou) -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news: * * * UW Researchers Discover Maple Compounds Can Fight Cavities Compounds found in maple can inhibit the bacteria that cause cavities, according to a newly published study by University of Wyoming researchers. The study, titled "Maple polyphenols inhibit sortase and drastically reduce Streptococcus mutans biofilms," was published in the journal Microbiology Spectrum earlier this month. Many oral heal  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Aug. 30 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news: * * * UW's SER Runs Field Course to Advance Geologic Hydrogen Project in Wyoming The University of Wyoming School of Energy Resources (SER) hosted an immersive field course for industry partners and UW students as part of a geologic hydrogen project in Wyoming. Identified by the U.S. Geological Survey as a geologic hydrogen prospect, Wyoming has meaningful potential for naturally occurring, or geologic, hydroge  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Aug. 30 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news: * * * UW's Student Success Services TRIO Program Receives Five-Year Renewal Grant The Student Success Services (SSS) program, housed in the University of Wyoming's Department of Student Educational Opportunity, has been awarded a five-year TRIO grant from the U.S. Department of Education. The grant, in the amount of a little more than $2.3 million, was awarded from among 1,702 proposals submitted in a nationwide  more