Climate Change

Over 200 people attended the hearing on the proposed regulations from President Barack Obama's administration.

The proposed facility would be capable of processing 30 tons of coal an hour.

Wyoming produces about 40 percent of the country's coal.

Travis Deti, of the Wyoming Mining Association, says the numbers are encouraging.

Wyoming officials say they are expanding efforts to find new ways to use coal that doesn't contribute to climate change.

“That’s what we really want to see in education, if you ask me, is a person to question and to understand and then to go look for answers themselves,” says Gosar.

Shane Murphy, assistant professor in the UW Department of Atmospheric Science, is specifically examining the effects of black and brown carbon emitted from wildfires.

After nearly a year of work, a committee has completed a draft set of science standards for K-12 students in Wyoming.

So where does climate policy go in the wake of the international agreement on greenhouse gas?

As the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference continues in Paris, Laramie will see its own global climate march on Tuesday, Dec. 1. The march will begin with a rally at 5:00 p.m. at the Alice Hardie Stevens Center in the Ivinson Mansion at 603 Ivinson Ave...