CLEVELAND, Ohio, Aug. 22 -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following news release: * * * - Plan to buy Cloud Peak's mines in Montana and Wyoming comes as Powder River Basin producers face more hard times - NTEC could modernize with leadership change * * * A plan by the Navajo Transitional Energy Company (NTEC) to acquire Cloud Peak Energy's coal mines in Montana and Wyoming is a high-risk gamble and poorly timed, concludes a report published today by the  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- The National Governors Association issued the following news release: The National Governors Association (NGA) in partnership with Strada Education Network began its newest effort to help states design education and training programs to increase upward mobility of residents by selecting six states for its Educate for Opportunity project. Minnesota, Massachusetts, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Louisiana and Wyoming will receive financial as well as policy and technical assistance f  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Aug. 23 -- Nebraska Farm Bureau issued the following statement by President Steve Nelson regarding the Agriculture Department coverage of crop losses resulted from irrigation tunnel collapse: "We are extremely pleased and greatly appreciate the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Risk Management Agency's (RMA) announcement that federal crop insurance will cover crop losses resulting from the July 17 tunnel collapse that stopped irrigation flows to farms on the Geri  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Aug. 19 -- Nebraska Farm Bureau issued the following news release: The Nebraska and Wyoming Farm Bureaus are urging the United Stated Department of Agriculture (USDA) to ensure crop insurance will cover crop losses experienced by farmers impacted by the July 17 irrigation tunnel collapse that has prevented irrigators on the Goshen Irrigation District in Wyoming and the Gering-Ft. Laramie Irrigation District in Nebraska from receiving irrigation water during a critical time in  more

BETHESDA, Maryland, Aug. 22 -- Paleogiology, a journal from the Paleontological Society, published seven research articles on the following topics in its August 2019 edition: * Benthic community history in the Changjiang (Yangtze River) mega-delta: Damming, urbanization, and environmental control * Conodont size, trophic level, and the evolution of platform elements * Deciphering the roles of environment and development in the evolution of a Late Triassic assemblage of conodont elements * En  more

FAIRFAX, Virginia, Aug. 22 -- U.S. Term Limits issued the following news release: U.S. Term Limits (USTL), the leader in the national, non-partisan movement to limit terms for elected officials, is gathering support from state lawmakers across the nation. Its mission is to get 34 states to apply for an amendment proposal convention specific to term limits on Congress. Wyoming state Rep. Dan Laursen (district 25) has committed support for term limits on Congress by signing the Term Limits Conven  more

JACKSON, Wyoming, Aug. 20 -- Trout Unlimited issued the following news release: Trout Unlimited (TU) and the Caribou-Targhee National Forest (CTNF) announced today the Tincup Creek Stream Restoration Project's third year of construction is underway. The project is a large-scale, multi-phased project initiated in 2017 to improve ecosystem function and habitat for cutthroat trout and other native fish species on 5 miles of degraded stream on CTNF lands. The project's third year of construction im  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Aug. 20 -- The Wyoming Business Council issued the following news: The Wyoming Business Council Board of Directors will hold a special meeting by webinar at 7 a.m. on August 22 to consider an amendment to its contract with the University of Wyoming's Business Resource Network. The Board will accept comment from project representatives and stakeholders prior to voting. Individuals who will be speaking on behalf of the project must notify Executive Coordinator Warren Appel by   more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Aug. 19 -- The Wyoming Business Council issued the following news, dated Aug. 15: The 2019 Start-Up Challenge is a business competition for anyone with an idea for a new company based in the Casper area. Finalists will work closely with the Wyoming Technology Business Center (WTBC), which is a partner of the University of Wyoming and the Wyoming Business Council, to gain business knowledge and skills as they progress through the phases of the competition. Whether they win or   more