Wyoming
Wyo. Driver Caught Going 46 MPH Over Speed Limit 2 Days in a Row
The Albany County Sheriff’s Office is reminding drivers that speed limit signs are the law of the land, not mere suggestions after the same driver was caught going 46 mph over the posted speed limit two days in a row.
Sheriff Aaron Appelhans says the driver, who has a Wyoming address, was stopped for speeding on U.S. 30 south of Rock River on Thursday, June 22, and then again on Friday, June 23.
“The same offense happened on consecutive days with the same individual,” said Appelhans.
Appelhans says the driver was given four citations — two for going 116 mph in a 70 mph zone and two for reckless driving. He says the total citation amount was approximately $1,530.
“Help us help you get to your destination safely, slow down, buckle up, look twice for other motorists, and wear helmets when necessary,” the Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook post.
“Be safe, Laramie, getting to your destination a few minutes earlier is not more important than your life or the life of others,” the agency added.
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Wyoming Lags in Clean Energy Jobs, According to New Report – Inside Climate News
In the first full year since President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act, clean energy jobs in the U.S. grew at a faster clip than jobs across the rest of the economy, according to a new report by a business nonprofit. But there are few signs of that expansion in Wyoming, long the nation’s largest purveyor of coal and a hotbed of fossil fuel development, where clean energy job growth has been halting.
E2, a business policy organization and the report’s author, compiled its Clean Jobs America report using data it helped collect for the U.S. Department of Energy’s most recent U.S. Energy and Employment Report, which detailed economic trends for the calendar year 2023. The group found that clean energy jobs grew by 4.5 percent and accounted for one in every 16 new jobs added, bringing the total number of clean energy workers in the U.S. to almost 3.5 million. The rest of the economy grew jobs by 1.5 percent.
“Thanks to the game-changing policies and incentives created by the IRA, clean energy companies are leading an American economic revolution the likes of which we haven’t seen in generations,” said Bob Keefe, executive director of E2, in a statement accompanying the report’s release.
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One of the largest onshore wind farms in the country is being developed in south central Wyoming. But none of the “330 major clean energy projects” announced after the IRA was signed in August 2022 are scheduled to be completed in the state. According to E2’s report, Wyoming has the second-fewest clean energy jobs, behind only Alaska.
Measured per capita, the state’s clean energy job growth rate actually ranked second from the top. But this was more a function of its low population skewing the data. With a paltry number of clean energy workers in Wyoming to start with, adding just a few hundred new jobs registers as substantial growth.
With so much federal money available and some high-quality renewable energy resources, Wyoming’s low participation in the clean energy economy is conspicuous.
“Wyoming is missing out and could really be capitalizing on clean energy as a growth sector,” said Kate Groetzinger, the communications manager for the Center for Western Priorities. She added that growing its clean energy sector did not necessarily have to come at the expense of fossil fuels, though the Center for Western Priorities would still like to see the state ramp down its production and use of coal, oil and natural gas.
The Wyoming Energy Authority, the state entity responsible for implementing and overseeing energy policy, did not respond with a comment for this story.
Wind has long been Wyoming’s most developed renewable sector, accounting for the vast majority of its clean energy projects—there are 35 wind projects and more than 1,000 turbines in the state—even as state legislators routinely threaten legislation that would create a less friendly business environment for the industry.
“Wyoming is one of the eight remaining states with more fossil fuel jobs than clean energy jobs.”
— Michael Timberlake, E2 spokesperson
Solar has followed a different trajectory in Wyoming. The state is home to only two utility-scale solar farms, one of which environmentalists say has been detrimental to wildlife since it came online in 2018. But there are signs the industry is poised to grow in the state: There are four new utility-scale solar projects in Wyoming’s permitting pipeline, and the Bureau of Land Management’s recently updated Western Solar Plan makes almost 4 million acres of public land in Wyoming available for development.
Though the Cowboy State had one of the highest rates of clean energy jobs per capita, placing third behind Vermont and Massachusetts in E2’s report, those jobs made up a smaller portion of its total energy and motor vehicle jobs than most other states.
“Wyoming is one of the eight remaining states with more fossil fuel jobs than clean energy jobs,” said Michael Timberlake, a spokesperson for E2. Wyoming’s clean energy jobs made up only 18 percent of all energy and motor vehicle jobs in the state, a much lower ratio than also-sparsely-populated Vermont, where clean energy jobs make up over 70 percent of all its energy and motor vehicle jobs.
For a state with such a staunch energy reputation, Wyoming’s rank toward the bottom of most clean energy job metrics caught Groetzinger by surprise. “This report is a good reality check” for Wyoming, she said, and it “shows that Governor Gordon should be paying at least as much attention to clean energy generation as he is to carbon capture.”
Gov. Mark Gordon, a Republican, has sought to make Wyoming a hotbed for carbon capture projects, mainly as a lifeline for the state’s fossil fuel industry. Under his administration, the state legislature has passed laws mandating that fossil fuel-fired power plants add carbon capture technology, even as the costly technology threatens to raise electricity rates in the state.
In a blow to the nascent industry, Project Bison, a large carbon capture plant planned in the state, announced earlier this month it had “paused” construction because it was unable to acquire enough access to clean energy.
Gordon’s office did not respond to a request for comment.
Despite Wyoming’s low clean energy job growth, the rest of the West added green jobs at the second-highest rate in the county. The region trailed only the South in both jobs added and total clean energy jobs, with a 4.2 percent growth rate.
Businesses in the U.S. are “just getting started,” taking advantage of the IRA, said Keefe. “The biggest threats to this unprecedented progress are misguided efforts to repeal or rollback parts of the IRA, despite the law’s clear benefits both to American workers and the communities where they live.”
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Wyoming
Fall is supposedly here, fishing season heating up
CASPER, Wyo. (Wyoming News Now) – Even though it might not feel like it just yet, we are officially four days into the Fall season.
With that, comes the official start to the Fall fishing season here in Wyoming. One of the great things about living in the Cowboy State, you’re able to fish year round, however some of the best fishing happens during the fall.
Wyoming Game and Fish Departments, Casper Region P.I.O., Janet Milek, says, “This time of year places like Glendo, as the water cools, the fish become more active and more vicarious in feeding.” Milek continues, It’s much easier to get them on your line at that time, so whether you’re fishing for perch, or walleye, any of those species, are really fantastic to hit this fall.”
While there isn’t much of a difference in regulations entering the new season, Milek say’s A.I.S. requirements are still in place. “We want to remind people especially with news of surrounding states continually having these zebra mussels being found, we want to make sure that we keep them out of Wyoming.”
Check stations for A.I.S. throughout the state will have reduced hours.
For more information on the 2024 Fall Fishing Season visit: wgfd.wyo.gov/fishing-boating
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Record Temperatures For Date Possible In SE Wyoming
Record-setting temperatures as much as 25 degrees above normal are possible in southeast Wyoming today [Sept. 26].
That’s according to the Cheyenne Office of the National Weather Service. The agency posted the following on its website:
A hot day is expected across the area tomorrow with many locations in the running to break or tie the existing September 26th high temperature record! High temperatures will be anywhere from 15 to 25 degrees above average for late September! Aside from the heat, expect a sunny and dry day with breezy conditions.
Cheyenne, Laramie Forecasts
Cheyenne Forecast
Today
Sunny, with a high near 85. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 53. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 79. North northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Clear, with a low around 50. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west southwest after midnight.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 82. West southwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 50.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 84.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 70. Breezy.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 37.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 71.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 80.
Laramie Forecast
Today
Sunny, with a high near 80. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 20 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 43. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south southwest after midnight.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 79. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 44. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south after midnight.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 81. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 47.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 82.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 45.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 72. Breezy.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 35.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 72.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 43.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 77. Breezy.
Check Out the Damages from Cheyenne’s Wild Spring Wind Storm
On April 6 and 7, 2024, wild winds exceeding 90 mph blew through SE Wyoming, causing havoc in Cheyenne and on the interstate. Everything from fences to semis were upturned in the wind storm. Check out the damage shared by residents below.
Gallery Credit: Doug Randall
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