What to expect in Wyoming’s Grand Teton, Yellowstone parks as summer kicks off
• Several large infrastructure projects may delay traffic in GTNP, while bear closure remains in effect in Yellowstone. By Katie Klingsporn, WyoFile.com Memorial Day weekend marks the unofficial start of the high season in Wyoming’s Grand Teton and…
Wyoming lawmakers mull loosening regulations to meet growing electrical demand
• Utilities have been unable to accommodate Wyoming’s legacy extraction industries, trona representatives said, raising questions about how to meet power-hungry data center demands. By Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile.com Wyoming’s trona and soda ash industry accounts for more…
BLM director confirmed
By Mark Davis Powell Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange POWELL — The U.S. Senate confirmed former New Mexico Congressman Steve Pearce as director of the Bureau of Land Management on May 18, part of a package vote on 49…
Senate confirms Smith
By Sarah Elmquist Squires The Ranger Via- Wyoming News Exchange RIVERTON — By a vote of 46-43, Darin Smith was confirmed as U.S. Attorney for the District of Wyoming, with Wyoming’s Senators Cynthia Lummis and John Barrasso casting their…
Spread Creek Fire was the Bridger-Teton’s largest-ever May wildfire
• Last week’s fire was one of three fires over 10 acres in forest’s history. By Christina MacIntosh Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — Last week, the Spread Creek Fire torched roughly 250 acres near…
Mountain View residents pack meeting seeking answers about proposed data center
By Amanda Manchester Uinta County Herald Via- Wyoming News Exchange EVANSTON — Discussions regarding Prometheus Hyperscale’s proposed data center grew tense during the standing-room-only commission meeting held at the Mountain View Town Hall on Tuesday, May 19. Residents representing…
Wyoming ranchers face worst irrigation season in decades as Montana calls for water
By Georgia Lodewyk The Sheridan Press Via- Wyoming News Exchange SHERIDAN — Wyoming ag producers are facing water shortages as the eastern half of the state, including Sheridan County, experiences severe to extreme drought conditions. “Without a doubt, this…
Lawmakers meet to discuss school facility funding concerns
By Noah Zahn Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — As student enrollment continues to decline around the state, lawmakers met Tuesday to discuss volatile insurance markets and school facility funding formulas that impact education in Wyoming…
Amid growing concern, data center developers insist they won’t stress Wyoming water
• Companies say geothermal and closed-loop cooling systems require a fraction of the water that older data centers use. By Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile.com Among the many data center developers with sights on Wyoming, two of them alone —…
100 candidates now running for office in Wyoming
• With the opening of the candidate filing period, it’s officially election season in the Equality State. By Maggie Mullen, WyoFile.com More than 100 candidates filed paperwork to run for office in Wyoming in the first two…