Wyoming

North American beaver

'Beaver Believers' say dam-building creatures can make the American West lush again

For hundreds of years, beavers "kept North America hydrated," says environmental author Ben Goldfarb. Now, some farmers, ranchers and land managers are advocating that we let them do their job again.

'Beaver Believers' say dam-building creatures can make the American West lush again
South-central Wyoming has some of the strongest winds in the United States. The Department of Energy estimates that by 2030, Wyoming has the potential to power the equivalent of 3.4 million homes.

America’s leading coal state looks to the wind

America’s leading coal state looks to the wind
A haul truck at Peabody Energy's Rawhide coal mine near Gillette, Wyoming. The past few years have been tough for the coal industry in Wyoming — the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2016.

A Wyoming town looks beyond coal ... to new uses for coal

A Wyoming town looks beyond coal ... to new uses for coal
A two-tracked dirt and stone road

Across rural America, energy bust fuels economic uncertainty

Across rural America, energy bust fuels economic uncertainty
Tamales prepared for the holidays are seen at Delicious Tamales in San Antonio, Texas, December 14, 2012.

How one Afghan man found his calling making tamales in the US

How one Afghan man found his calling making tamales in the US
Heart Mountain War Relocation Center

How two lives came together at a Japanese American internment camp

As a child, the prospect of an overnight journey by train sounded exciting, but the reality of the situation soon sunk in — Norman had become one of the nearly 120,000 people of Japanese ancestry interned by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

How two lives came together at a Japanese American internment camp

Why climate activists are laughing about global warming in Indiana

Climate change is no laughing matter…except in Indiana.

Why climate activists are laughing about global warming in Indiana
The diplodocus fossil named Misty.

Build your own Jurassic Park starting with Misty

A rare 60-foot-long diplodocus dinosaur fossil found in Wyoming in 2009, and named Misty, was put up for sale Wednesday and auctioned off in Britain.

Build your own Jurassic Park starting with Misty

Chilean man's brutal murder resets the conversation about gay rights

Chile's Daniel Zamudio died more than a year ago in Santiago. Now, his sadistic murder is a rallying point for Chileans trying to push for gay rights.

Chilean man's brutal murder resets the conversation about gay rights
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Environmentalists and coal interests fight it out in a small Washington State election

With national policy on climate and energy in political gridlock, the opponents are fighting in local and state trenches. That's why money is pouring into a small county north of Seattle, where there's a debate over a shipping terminal that would send coal to Asia.

Environmentalists and coal interests fight it out in a small Washington State election

Buford, Wyoming Renames Itself: 'Delicious Filter Coffee Town'

A North Vietnamese businessman who last year bought the tiny town of Buford, Wyoming, has launched his international coffee business there. Pham Dinh Nguyen is hoping traditional Vietnamese style coffee will catch on.

Buford, Wyoming Renames Itself: 'Delicious Filter Coffee Town'

Oil Train Concerns in the Pacific Northwest

Plans are underway to build several port terminals in the Pacific Northwest that would transfer North Dakota oil from trains onto ships bound for West Coast refineries, but the recent oil train disaster in Quebec may put the brakes on the proposed projects.

Oil Train Concerns in the Pacific Northwest

U.S. Congress reopens debate over replacing dollar bills with coins

The United States loves its paper money. Dollar coins get introduced and re-introduced but they still remain the domain, largely, of vending machines. But a new bill in Congress seeks to change that, by phasing out the paper dollar bills. And supporters say it would bring a financial boon for the government.

U.S. Congress reopens debate over replacing dollar bills with coins

The Push to Ditch the Dollar Bill for Coins

A bipartisan group of senators is reviving an old idea: ditching the dollar bill. They say it's time we caught up with the rest of the world.

The Push to Ditch the Dollar Bill for Coins

Obama still trying to get green team in place

President Barack Obama is still trying to get his second-term cabinet nominees in place. A number of those still to be confirmed focus on the environment, including Energy Secretary nominee Ernest Moniz and EPA administrator nominee Gina McCarthy. Moniz and McCarthy both recently had confirmation hearings.

Obama still trying to get green team in place