Caitlin Tan

1 week ago | wyomingpublicmedia.org | Caitlin Tan

This story is part of our Quick Hits series. This series will bring you breaking news and short updates from throughout the state. The number of oil and gas drilling rigs across Wyoming is up compared to this time last year. The latest quarterly numbers show there are 21 rigs, 10 more than last year. There are six natural gas rigs spread out between Sublette, Sweetwater, Uinta and Lincoln counties. Campbell, Converse and Johnson counties share the 15 oil rigs.

1 week ago | aspenpublicradio.org | Caitlin Tan

It was starting to look like more than 150 toilets on the Bridger-Teton National Forest (BTNF) weren't going to be pumped or cleaned this year. But as of this month, it's no longer a concern. For the past couple years, the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) has had an agreement with the nonprofit Friends of the Bridger-Teton to use federal dollars to get . Basically, the nonprofit has more contracting flexibility and can get the job done cheaper than the federal government can.

1 week ago | wyomingpublicmedia.org | Caitlin Tan

Rep. Scott Heiner (R-Green River) got straight to the point at a recent interim Joint Minerals, Business and Economic Development Committee meeting. “We were trying to extend the life of coal and we may be shortening it,” Heiner said. Some of the committee lawmakers, like Heiner, think former legislative efforts to save Wyoming’s coal industry have done the opposite. “Reminds me of the expression, ‘Look what we’ve done to ourselves,’” said Rep. Chris Knapp (R-Gillette).

2 weeks ago | upr.org | Caitlin Tan

It was starting to look like more than 150 toilets on the Bridger-Teton National Forest (BTNF) weren't going to be pumped or cleaned this year. But as of this month, it's no longer a concern. For the past couple years, the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) has had an agreement with the nonprofit Friends of the Bridger-Teton to use federal dollars to get toilets cleaned and pumped. Basically, the nonprofit has more contracting flexibility and can get the job done cheaper than the federal government can.

2 weeks ago | ksut.org | Caitlin Tan

It was starting to look like more than 150 toilets on the Bridger-Teton National Forest (BTNF) weren't going to be pumped or cleaned this year. But as of this month, it's no longer a concern. For the past couple years, the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) has had an agreement with the nonprofit Friends of the Bridger-Teton to use federal dollars to get toilets cleaned and pumped. Basically, the nonprofit has more contracting flexibility and can get the job done cheaper than the federal government can.