Category: University of Wyoming

Profiles in History: William Harlow Reed: Wyoming’s Fossil Hunter

April 15, 2023
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William Harlow Reed (1848–1915) was the eldest of 10 children born to Scottish parents. Born in Connecticut at the start of the California Gold Rush, he grew up hearing stories about western expansion, Indian fights, great discoveries of natural fortunes and fossils, and battles of the Civil War. He ran away from home several times…

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Seven Women Sue University of Wyoming Sorority for Admitting a Man Claiming to Be Female

March 31, 2023
Education & Family NewsPolicies & ImpactsRegional & State NewsSocial IssuesState NewstransgenderUniversity of WyomingUSUS NewsWyoming
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Seven women are suing their sorority at the University of Wyoming for admitting a man claiming to be a female into its sisterhood. The plaintiffs, anonymous in the lawsuit (pdf), are suing the Kappa Kappa Gamma (KKG) sorority—a non-profit corporation headquartered in Dublin, Ohio—and its Fraternity Council President, Mary Pat Rooney. The over 6 feet…

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Seven Women Sue Sorority at University of Wyoming for Admitting a Man Claiming to Be Female

March 31, 2023
Education & Family NewsPolicies & ImpactsRegional & State NewsSocial IssuesState NewstransgenderUniversity of WyomingUSUS NewsWyoming
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Seven women are suing their sorority at the University of Wyoming for admitting a man claiming to be a female into its sisterhood. The plaintiffs, anonymous in the lawsuit (pdf), are suing the Kappa Kappa Gamma (KKG) sorority—a non-profit corporation headquartered in Dublin, Ohio—and its Fraternity Council President, Mary Pat Rooney. The over 6 feet…

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EPA Disapproves Wyoming Coal Plant Plan Despite Signaling Support Under Trump

January 13, 2022
coalCynthia LummiseconomyEnvironmentEPAfederal registerJohn BarrassoMark GordonNatural gasPacifiCorpPolicies & ImpactsPoliticsScienceThe Epoch Times Featured ArticlesTrumpUniversity of WyomingUSUS Features
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After more than a year of inaction, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced Jan. 12 that it proposes to disapprove the State of Wyoming’s changes to its regional haze plan for PacifiCorp’s Jim Bridger coal power plant, potentially closing down Unit 2 of the facility for a year or more. Yet in an exclusive interview…

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