Wyoming Public Lands Day and our economic future
How “keeping public lands in public hands” is critical to diversifying and strengthening Wyoming’s economy.
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Federal regulations created Wyoming’s coal industry
Wyoming politicians whine about the federal “War On Coal.” But no one was buying the Powder River Basin’s low-sulfur product until the Clean Air Act made it more affordable than its competitors.
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Rod Miller explains Wyoming coal’s long, slow death [VIDEO]
Hell yes, there’s a War on Coal. It’s been going on a lot longer than you think it has. And coal’s enemies are not who or what you think they are.
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Wyoming lawmakers’ push to seize control over environmental review process on federal lands echoes public land transfer fight
After failing in 2017 to lay the groundwork for wholesale state seizure of federal public lands, Wyoming lawmakers are working to take control of the “NEPA” process that governs new mining development on BLM and National Forest lands within the state.
PFLAG’s decades-long history of LGBTQ advocacy and support in Wyoming continues
PFLAG is the nation’s oldest and largest organization that unites parents and allies with the LGBTQ community. Chapters currently operate in four Wyoming towns. They provide support, community education, and advocacy—and more of them are forming.
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Profile of a hard-working Wyoming woman barely getting by — STATE OF INSECURITY
Meet Amanda. She’s a typical low-wage worker in Wyoming. Like tens of thousands of others she’s doing her best with a crummy hand made worse by the Wyoming State Legislature.
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A brief history of the Wyoming Legislature’s not raising the minimum wage — STATE OF INSECURITY
An economist, a small business owner, and a waitress—all serving in the Wyoming Legislature—have been lonesome voices advocating for a higher minimum wage.
Want to improve Wyoming’s economy? Raise the minimum wage — STATE OF INSECURITY
Tens of thousands of Wyoming workers earn poverty wages or less. More money for them would mean more for their local economies, plus a decreased need for welfare and, of course, better lives.
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Food meant to feed Wyoming’s hungry often goes to waste — STATE OF INSECURITY
Big anti-hunger organizations have trouble distributing food across Wyoming’s vast spaces before it sours or rots. But the problem might have local solutions.
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Wyoming’s food stamp problem — STATE OF INSECURITY
Wyoming has fewer of its hungry residents signed up for SNAP benefits than any other state, meaning we lose out on millions of dollars in federal food aid.
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