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Controversial hydroelectric project above Miracle Mile earns Wyoming water quality certificate
2+ hour, 24+ min ago (810+ words) The Seminoe Reservoir backs up at the Kortes Dam, with the North Platte River flowing freely below in 2015. Wyoming's top environmental office has approved a "Section 401" water quality certificate for Black Canyon Hydro's controversial Seminoe pumped water storage hydroelectric project…...
Drought-triggered restriction on North Platte River squeezes spigots for Wyoming towns
3+ week, 6+ day ago (675+ words) Clouds threaten rain over Pathfinder Reservoir in July 2019. The hydroelectric power plant at Glendo Reservoir. A lingering "snow drought" has triggered an early season restriction on diversions from the North Platte River and its tributaries, primarily shutting off water spigots…...
Rock Springs nears $5M for Bitter Creek Restoration following Hageman’s support
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (268+ words) The restoration of the Bitter Creek has hope of continuing following a funding request submitted'through U.S. Rep. Harriet Hageman's office for the 2026 fiscal year. ROCK SPRINGS -- The City of Rock Springs is seeing a massive return on its investment in federal…...
Tiny earthquakes reveal potentially death hidden beneath California
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (568+ words) By tracking swarms of very small tremors, seismologists are getting a new picture of the complex region where the San Andreas fault meets the Cascadia subduction zone. Study co-author Professor Amanda Thomas, of the University of California, Davis, said: "If…...
Seminoe ‘pumped water storage’ project draws concern over threats to fisheries, wildlife in central Wyoming
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (960+ words) The Kortez dam below Seminoe Reservoir is a crucial part of a seven-reservoir water storage system on the North Platte River in Wyoming. An angler steps into the water at Miracle Mile on the North Platte River. This graphic depicts…...
A whole world beneath Sinks Canyon
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (991+ words) A pair of cavers descended into Sinks Canyon's Boulder Choke Cave last month. LANDER " Between the Sinks and the Rise of the Middle Fork of the Popo Agie, the river famously disappears into subterranean mystery. Locals like to say that…...
Laramie City Council reviews stormwater fees, audits, innovative wind energy project
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (793+ words) Laramie City Hall is shown on Oct. 19, 2023, from the intersection of 4th Street and Ivinson Avenue in downtown. Laramie City Council continues to refine potential changes to its Storm-Surface Water Utility Ordinance, focusing on rate caps, long-term planning and equitable cost…...
Wyoming tries again to delist remote Wind River Range stream for fecal contamination
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (874+ words) The crystal-clear water coursing through Lander Creek may suggest it's a pristine and healthy stream, but tests have consistently found that the water contains levels of E. coli bacteria that make it unsafe for recreation." A decade-plus-long fight over potentially hazardous…...
City Council repeals surface water utility after public backlash
7+ mon, 3+ day ago (538+ words) At its meeting Tuesday, the Laramie City Council voted 8-0-1 to adopt Resolution 2025-65, suspending key portions of Laramie Municipal Code Chapter 13.80, which established the city's surface water drainage utility. The resolution imposes a 120-day suspension on billing and collections, freezes new…...
Wind, Snake, Bear rivers hit record low flows as Wyoming’s summer drought gains steam
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (1010+ words) The upper Snake River in southern Yellowstone National Park as seen in July 2020. Five summers later, the river's headwaters are running lower than during any other time on record. The Snake River headwaters enjoyed a near-normal snowpack in winter 2024-25, but…...