Friday - July 17, 2026

News Tipoffs - Wyoming Editors

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Estate Gift Supports UW Zoology and Physiology Graduate Students
LARAMIE, Wyoming, March 14 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news: * * * Estate Gift Supports UW Zoology and Physiology Graduate Students A generous gift from the estate of the late Charles "Chuck" McKinley, a University of Wyoming alumnus, boosts support to graduate students in the UW Department of Zoology and Physiology. "Chuck McKinley chose to give back in a way that will have a lasting impact on our students," says Amy Navratil, head of the Department of Zoology and Phys  more
ICYMI: Administrator Zeldin in Washington Reporter: Why the Trump Administration Launched the Greatest and Most Consequential Year of Deregulation in American History
WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Administrator Zeldin in Washington Reporter: Why the Trump Administration Launched the Greatest and Most Consequential Year of Deregulation in American History * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin published an op-ed Exit EPA's website in the Washington Reporter detailing the historic deregulatory agenda and progress this agency has u  more
ICYMI: Fox News Op-Ed From Sen. Lummis - Don't Hand China the Nuclear Future - Build It Here at Home
WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release on March 12, 2026: * * * ICYMI: Fox News Op-Ed from Sen. Lummis: Don't hand China the nuclear future - build it here at home Senate Western Caucus Chair Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) published an op-ed this morning in Fox News highlighting how the United States - and Wyoming - are seizing the moment to lead in nuclear energy and working to avoid handing the nuclear future to China. Read the full op-ed here (  more
Labor Board to Prosecute UFCW Local 7 for Illegally Imposing Fines on King Soopers Workers Who Refused to Strike
SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, March 13 -- The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation posted the following news release: * * * Labor Board to Prosecute UFCW Local 7 for Illegally Imposing Fines on King Soopers Workers Who Refused to Strike * UFCW Local 7 has long history of illegal fines and threats against nonmembers during union strikes against both King Soopers and Safeway Denver, CO (March 13, 2026) - The federal labor board is prosecuting the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW)   more
NRC Issues Construction Permit for TerraPower's Natrium Advanced Reactor
WASHINGTON, March 9 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Nuclear Energy issued the following news release: * * * NRC Issues Construction Permit for TerraPower's Natrium Advanced Reactor Decision marks the first construction permit ever issued by the NRC for a commercial non-light-water power reactor. * The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) just announced the approval of a construction permit for TerraPower's Natrium advanced reactor project in Kemmerer, Wyoming. This is the  more
Reps. Neguse & Hurd, Sens. Bennet & Hickenlooper Lead 80 Lawmakers in Submitting Bipartisan Public Comment in Defense of NCAR
WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Rep. Joseph Neguse, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Neguse & Hurd, Sens. Bennet & Hickenlooper Lead 80 Lawmakers in Submitting Bipartisan Public Comment in Defense of NCAR * Washington, D.C. - Colorado Representatives Joe Neguse and Jeff Hurd and Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper led 80 of their colleagues in submitting a public comment opposing proposed structural changes to the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in  more
UW Ph.D. Student Publishes Study Comparing Communication of Doctors and AI Chatbots
LARAMIE, Wyoming, March 14 (TNSjou) -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news: * * * UW Ph.D. Student Publishes Study Comparing Communication of Doctors and AI Chatbots We may not yet be seeking medical care from hologram doctors as envisioned by the "Star Trek: Voyager" television series of the 1990s, but the medical field is increasingly turning to artificial intelligence (AI) to assist in patient care. How, then, do the responses given by AI chatbots compare to those of flesh-  more
UW SER Researchers Release Publication on Rare Earth Elements in Wyoming and Montana Coal
LARAMIE, Wyoming, March 14 (TNSjou) -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news: * * * UW SER Researchers Release Publication on Rare Earth Elements in Wyoming and Montana Coal Researchers at the University of Wyoming School of Energy Resources (SER) have published a pioneering study in the International Journal of Coal Geology. The study represents a first-of-its-kind explanation of rare earth element enrichment in Powder River Basin coals. The geological process paper, titled "R  more
UW Student Receives Critical Language Scholarship Award
LARAMIE, Wyoming, March 14 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news: * * * UW Student Receives Critical Language Scholarship Award University of Wyoming senior Carson Krueger, of Laramie, is a recent recipient of the prestigious Critical Language Scholarship (CLS). This competitive award provides a full grant for American college and university students to learn critical languages during an overseas, immersive summer opportunity. Critical languages are lesser-taught languages e  more
Veterans of Foreign Wars Commander-in-Chief Whitmore Testifies Before House Veterans' Affairs Committee (Part 1 of 2)
WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Carol Whitmore, commander-in-chief of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S., from a March 3, 2026, joint hearing with the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee entitled "Legislative Presentation of Veterans of Foreign Wars & Multi VSO: Student Veterans of America, Jewish War Veterans, Blinded Veterans Association, Fleet Reserve Association, Minority Veterans of America, National Association of Count  more