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Thursday, Dec. 31 - This day in history The Associated Press Today is Thursday, Dec. 31, the 366th and final day of 2020.  the health commission in the central Chinese city of Wuhan announced that experts were investigating an outbreak of respiratory illness and that most of the victims had visited a seafood market in the city; the statement said 27 people had become ill with a strain of viral pneumonia and that seven were in serious condition. during the Revolutionary War, the British repulse...

Today’s Highlight in History: On Dec. 31, 2019, the health commission in the central Chinese city of Wuhan announced that experts were investigating an outbreak of respiratory illness and that most of the victims had visited a seafood market in the city; the statement said 27 people had become ill with a strain of viral pneumonia and that seven were in serious condition. On this date: In 1775, during the Revolutionary War, the British repulsed an attack by Continental Army generals Richard ...

Today’s Highlight in History: On Dec. 31, 2019, the health commission in the central Chinese city of Wuhan announced that experts were investigating an outbreak of respiratory illness and that most of the victims had visited a seafood market in the city; the statement said 27 people had become ill with a strain of viral pneumonia and that seven were in serious condition. On this date: In 1775, during the Revolutionary War, the British repulsed an attack by Continental Army generals Richard Mo...

December 21, 2020 State, national and international media frequently feature the University of Wyoming and members of its community in stories. Here is a summary of some of the recent coverage: Wired interviewed economists on gift giving during the holiday season and what constitutes the perfect gift. UW economist Jason Shogren contributed a quote for the article, titled “Economists want you to have the most boring Christmas possible.” Gov. Mark Gordon cited a study that found a ban on new ...

SALT LAKE CITY — With climate change a cornerstone of his campaign and central to his proposed Cabinet picks, President-elect Joe Biden has vowed to put an end to any new oil and gas development on federal lands and federal waters. That promise, if enacted, would severely impact Utah and seven other western states with huge chunks of federal land, with a new study predicting staggering economic losses and extreme costs to human lives. Conducted by University of Wyoming professor Tim Considine...

Biden wants to end new oil and gas leasing: What does that mean for Utah? Amy Joi ODonoghue © Kevin Lamarque, via Associated Press President-elect Joe Biden announces Pete Buttigieg, the former of South Bend, Ind., as his nominee for transportation secretary during a news conference at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Del., Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020. SALT LAKE CITY — With climate change a cornerstone of his campaign and central to his proposed Cabinet picks, President-elect ...

This study shows how Utah may be impacted if Joe Biden bans oil and gas leasing Brian Maffly © Provided by Salt Lake Tribune (Brian Maffly | Tribune file photo) Pump jacks pull up hydrocarbons in the Three Rivers oil field southwest of Vernal, near Pelican Lake and the Green River, pictured on June 14, 2019. Members of Congress, including Utah Republicans, are seeking a halt to collection of federal royalties for mining and drilling on public lands — except they want the st...

5:45 A state legislative committee is discussing the last stages of approval for a major oil and gas project in Converse County. The U.S. Department of Interior just has to sign the Record of Decision (ROD), which Select Federal Natural Resource Management committee members like Douglas Sen. Brian Boner is anxious to finish or even speed up. "Especially with everything that were faced with, with a potential new administration slowing down permitting for oil and gas, I think its good to have a...

renewable energy. its just getting underway. >> how hearty we all are dealing with the treacherous washington winter were having. im ken green. im a resident scholar here. i work on energy and environment policy. and im sort of your host for the afternoon. the name of our program today, which i take full responsibility for is clean, green, and renewable, what could go wrong? given my last name is green, you could ask my mother that question and shed give you a somewhat different answer...