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Wyoming will soon get more money from the federal government, and state leaders need to figure out what to do with it. The state is set to receive the second half of the American Rescue Plan Act funding, or $534 million this coming May. Last month Governor Mark Gordon released his recommendati

Various members of Governor Gordon's cabinet will be hosting a virtual town hall on Friday, January 7th regarding funding from the American Rescue Plan.

CASPER, Wyo. — Members of Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon's cabinet will be discussing proposals for use of roughly $1 billion in American Rescue Plan funds

Wyoming Department of Workforce Services As the state slowly recovers from the pandemic, it is important for people to get the education and training they need to secure good-paying jobs. The Wyoming Department of Workforce Services (DWS) Director Robin Cooley said they can help. As of June 19, the DWS is launching a reemployment campaign to help people around the state learn about the services they offer—including training, tuition assistance to help complete a GED certificate or college de...

Miguel Otárola/CPR News Rusty Frishmuth shows off an air compressor powering controllers at an oil field off Hwy. 34 east of Greeley, Colo., on Feb. 24, 2021. Controllers at this facility are powered by compressed air. Rusty Frishmuth opened a metal equipment cabinet in an oil field east of Greeley and waited for the sound. A few minutes later, a sharp woosh blew from inside. It was the sound of a pneumatic controller in action. “Incredibly exciting, right?” joked Frishmuth. As the direc...

The Colorado Air Quality Control Commission has approved a compromise proposal, negotiated by environmental groups, local governments, and industry groups, for a first-in-the-nation rule to require some pneumatic control devices at oil-and-gas facilities to be retrofit to lower methane emissions. A coalition of conservation groups — Sierra Club, Earthworks, and Center for Biological Diversity, represented by Earthjustice — partnered with other environmental groups, local governments, and ind...

Denver, CO — Environmental groups filed an appeal today challenging a decision by a Wyoming federal district court to vacate the Bureau of Land Management’s Waste Prevention Rule. Enacted by the Obama administration in 2016, the Waste Prevention Rule compelled oil and gas companies to implement measures that would reduce flaring, venting, and leaking of methane. The Trump administration has repeatedly tried to repeal these protections to line the pockets of oil and gas ex...

on of-- continues on occupy sf. >>reporter: there were in least 85 people arrested, the police broke down all of the tents and public works crews began to clean up the remnants that had been the plaza for almost two months. and check this out. >>reporter: a couple hours after the raid, the police came tearing around the corner. a group of protesters were blocking traffic and the ferry building. we had more rest here and as you are about to see things are getting physical at times a...