Wyoming is first state to reject science standards
Wyoming is the first state to reject adopting new K-12 science standards proposed by national education groups.
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Pronghorn warming to safe passages
Scientists with the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) observing the fall migration of pronghorn from Grand Teton National Park to the Upper Green River Basin announced that for the second year, the animals have successfully ...
Ecology
Nov 1, 2013
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US budget cuts pare real-time volcano monitoring (Update)
Scientists monitoring Alaska's volcanoes have shut down stations that track eruptions in real time and put off repairing seismic equipment due to U.S. budget cuts—moves that could delay getting vital information to pilots ...
Earth Sciences
May 14, 2013
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Dinosaur skull seized in US tied to Mongolia case (Update)
(AP)—A dinosaur skull seized from a Wyoming home is related to an investigation into fossil smuggling from Mongolia, indicating that efforts to stem the illegal trade are making progress, an attorney said Monday.
Archaeology
Dec 3, 2012
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Amazon breaks out the wine for US customers
Amazon on Thursday launched an online wine store selling "more than a thousand" varieties of US vintages.
Business
Nov 8, 2012
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Study finds nearly 50% of retail firewood infested with insects
A new study published in the Journal of Economic Entomology reports that live insects were found in 47% of firewood bundles purchased from big box stores, gas stations and grocery stores in Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and ...
Ecology
Oct 8, 2012
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Gas development linked to wildlife habitat loss
A study by the Wildlife Conservation Society documents that intense development of the two largest natural gas fields in the continental U.S. are driving away some wildlife from their traditional wintering grounds.
Ecology
May 2, 2012
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Wyoming is beset by a big-city problem: smog
(AP) -- Wyoming, famous for its crisp mountain air and breathtaking, far-as-the-eye-can-see vistas, is looking a lot like smoggy Los Angeles these days because of a boom in natural gas drilling.
Environment
Mar 8, 2011
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