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U.S. Added Jobs in December [AUDIO]

Cheyenne News Staff — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 22:45:51 +0000

U.S. employers added 155,000 jobs in December. The Labor Department says the unemployment rate stayed at 7.8 percent last month. State environmental officials have removed groundwater cleanup systems at five locations in downtown Riverton. Doug Randall reports.. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

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Gov. Mead Appoints New Head of DEQ

Cheyenne News Staff — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 01:56:46 +0000

Governor Matt Mead has appointed Todd Parfitt as the new Director of the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ). Parfitt is currently Deputy Director at DEQ and the head of the DEQ’s Industrial Siting Division. He

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DEQ/Oil&Gas Commision to Host Meeting [AUDIO]

Cheyenne News Staff — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 13:09:15 +0000

The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality and the Wyoming Oil and Gas Commission will host a Pavillion Working Group Meeting Next week in Riverton. Amy Richards reports. Holly Petraeus, Head of the Office of Service Member Affairs, made a stop at F.E. Warren Air Force Base Wednesday. Click past jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

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Tuesday is National Encore Entrepreneur Mentor Day

Cheyenne News Staff — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 18:05:41 +0000

Wyoming environmental regulators say carbon dioxide bubbling up from the ground may have killed six ducks and polluted a stream. Doug Randall reports. Wyomingites in the fifty plus set are being encouraged to be creative while looking at possible career moves. Tuesday is National Encore Entrepreneur Mentor Day. Deborah Smith reports. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

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Fire Near Glendo 30-Percent Contained [AUDIO]

Cheyenne News Staff — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 18:05:40 +0000

Firefighters have contained 30 percent of a wildfire that forced the partial evacuation of Glendo State Park. Doug Randall reports. The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality and the Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission will be hosting a meeting of the working group dealing with water issues in the Pavillion area next week in Casper. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

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U.W. Among Country's Green Campuses [AUDIO]

Amy Richards — Tue, 29 May 2012 18:05:20 +0000

The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality will host the fourth Upper Green River Basin Air Quality Citizen's Task Force on Wednesday. The University of Wyoming is among the top green campuses in the U.S. and Canada. Doug Randall Reports. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

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Wyoming DEQ To Host Brownfield Workshop [AUDIO]

Amy Richards — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 18:05:43 +0000

The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality and several other organizations have teamed up to bring a national workshop on Brownfield issues to Laramie. Emergency responders are getting special training in preparation for the National High school Rodeo in Rock Springs in July. Doug Randall reports. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

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