Wyoming
Disputed art disappears from University of Wyoming campus
Last year, British artist Chris Drury installed a controversial sculpture on the University of Wyoming’s campus. The 36-foot-diameter vortex of logs killed by pine beetles atop a bed of Wyoming coal was a representation of the state’s energy sector and the damage wrought by climate change. It didn’t last a year.
What’s behind the grizzly bear attacks in Yellowstone?
Grizzly bears killed two people last year in Yellowstone National Park. After 24 years of no deadly encounters, many people were left wondering what caused the fatal attacks. Some said global warming had depleted the bears’ normal food sources. Others say the answer is much simpler.
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.
The Super-Rich Look to Cultivate the Serengeti of Montana
When Lewis and Clark made their voyage across what would later become Montana, they saw a relatively untouched expanse of land that was home to bison, deer, coyotes and a panoply of native creatures. Now, the American Prairie Reserve is hoping to recreate an ecosystem with that level of biodiversity. The goal of the American […]