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  • Trio launches project to help soil, climate

    Nate Perez, Casper Star-Tribune Via Wyoming News Exchange|Apr 29, 2021

    CASPER — Leave it to a former children’s TV producer, a rodeo clown and a former vice president of the Petroleum Association of Wyoming to come up with a solution to reduce carbon dioxide in the air, improve soil health and increase climate awareness. And Jeff Holder, Marvin Nash and John Robitaille have been doing that by getting folks in the energy and agriculture sectors together with environmentalists. The trio aims to improve soil health, increase photosynthesis and put carbon back into the earth by connecting ranchers, farmers and private...

  • State leaders criticize Biden gun restrictions

    Nate Perez, Casper Star-Tribune Via Wyoming News Exchange|Apr 15, 2021

    CASPER — President Joe Biden responded to a wave of gun violence throughout the country by announcing executive actions Thursday to curb the growth of homemade “ghost guns” and 3D-printed firearms without serial numbers, and require stabilizing braces to be subject to the requirements of the National Firearms Act. In response, Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney, Sens. John Barrasso and Cynthia Lummis and Gov. Mark Gordon made statements strongly supporting the Second Amendment. “The Second Amendment protects an individual’s right to keep and bear arms...