3+ hour, 25+ min ago  (539+ words) Uncertainty at U. S. Forest Service and on America's public lands Lander resident John Coffman was out at sunrise on a Friday in early April for a routine-to-him springtime activity " volunteering to count strutting sage grouse " when he happened upon an unanticipated…...

3+ week, 16+ hour ago  (1731+ words) This is abhorrent: Chaos takes over debate of WV child abuse bill This story was produced as part of the Pulitzer Centers Story Reach U. S. Fellowship. Its the third in a series about access to commercial fisheries in rural Alaska; read…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (294+ words) It's been about a year since WE Soda acquired Genesis Alkali's trona mining and soda ash operations in southwest Wyoming, and it's made all the difference in employee relations with management, according to a union representative there. United Steel Workers…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1036+ words) Billion Dollar Baby Bump With federal mine inspectors managing the crisis, mine rescue teams went into the mine and reestablished ventilation to provide enough fresh air to begin exploring. Behind them was Hackworth, who volunteered to shuttle materials in to…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (428+ words) LINCOLN " Early construction work has launched on a long-awaited "critical minerals" mine in southeast Nebraska, with state and local officials starting the digging during a recent briefing at the project site. U. S. Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Neb. , was among the Nebraskans updated…...