Wyoming Public Media

Pollutants detected in water wells in Sublette County’s gas fields

Links to Sublette County water quality monitoring data Maps showing the locations of gas wells, water wells, and other hydrologic data Sublette County has

Pollutants detected in water wells in Sublette County’s gas fields

Links to Sublette County water quality monitoring data Maps showing the locations of gas wells, water wells, and other hydrologic data Sublette County has
Wyoming Judicial Branch says there’s nothing left to cut.

State agencies worked hard to trim the fat in order to meet an average of 6-percent budget cuts the Wyoming Legislature put into effect this year. The
UW graduates praise their education

This weekend a new set of graduates are leaving the University of Wyoming. For some, they are facing an unknown job situation, but others are ready to jump
Rock Springs Holistic health care store is gaining popularity

Alternative medicine and the vast red desert of Southwestern Wyoming are not often thought of as synonymous. The endless miles of sagebrush and open range

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Lots of interest in Wyoming Education Director post

A search firm says there is a lot of interest in Wyoming’s opening for a new Director of Education. The position was created by the State...

Groups want Oil and Gas Conservation Commission to address development issues.

A coalition of Wyoming groups has filed a rulemaking petition to the Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission to address oil and gas development...

Unemployment dropped slightly in April

Wyoming’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell slightly from March to April of this year. The Wyoming Department of Workforce Services...

Federal Emergency Unemployment Benefits will be reduced

Emergency unemployment compensation program benefits will be reduced under the federal government’s budget sequester. Wyoming Workforce Services...

The Wind River Casino is doing well, but some tribal members expect more

The Northern Arapaho Tribe opened the doors to its full-scale casino in 2005. Wyoming Public Radio’s Irina Zhorov reports that eight years into...

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Same-Sex Couples Upset Over Removal Of Immigration Amendment

One of the provisions removed from the immigration overhaul bill would have allowed U.S. citizens to sponsor same-sex partners in the green card...
Obama Speech Expected To Touch On Drones, Guantanamo

On Thursday, President Obama is expected to explain how the fight against al-Qaida has changed, and how the U.S. will adapt its counter-terrorism...
Obama Group's Climate Push Puts President Under Scrutiny

Organizing for Action — a group that formed out of President Obama's re-election campaign — has posted five tweets in the past week about climate...
Living In Two Worlds, But With Just One Language

NPR continues its conversations about The Race Card Project, where NPR Host/Special Correspondent Michele Norris asks people to send in six-word...
Sick Inmates Dying Behind Bars Despite Release Program

Prison is a tough place, but Congress made an exception nearly 30 years ago, giving terminally ill inmates and prisoners with extraordinary family...