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PNS Weekend Update - May 25th, 20130
Featured on our Memorial Weekend update: “March against Monsanto” protests in more than 200 cities to call attention to potential risks from genetically modified foods; The I-5 bridge collapse a call to action for the nation’s aging infrastructure, and one state just named the bird on their license plates.
Public News Service - Wyoming
CHEYENNE, Wyo. - Bear Awareness Week, through May 25, is also the time of year when bears are waking up and searching for an easy meal. Erin Edge is the Rockies and Plains associate for Defenders of Wildlife in Missoula, Mont. She said that with the success of grizzly bear recovery, bears are now in...Read More
JACKSON, Wyo. - The National Park Service is being nudged on setting rules about wolf hunting. A petition has been filed by the National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA). It asks that regulations be set to protect gray wolves from being hunted inside the John D. Rockefeller Jr. Memorial Parkway...Read More
CASPER, Wyo. - From their beautiful songs to their stunning colors, birds are putting on their best displays this time of year in Wyoming. It's the spring migration season, and many of the birds seen at backyard feeders and soaring across the sky right now are headed north to Canada's boreal forest....Read More
CASPER, Wyo. – Congress will be wading into questions about water quality related to hydraulic fracturing in Montana, and across the country. The Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act or "FRAC Act" has been introduced in both the U.S. House and Senate. It would require the o...Read More
CASPER, Wyo. - After dropping for years, the rate of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome has stayed somewhat level for some time, and is listed as the third-leading cause of infant mortality by the Congressional Research Service. About 60 babies per year die in Wyoming from all causes. But because SIDS is...Read More
CASPER, Wyo. - Twenty-three men and women are being honored today in Casper on Wyoming Workers Memorial Day. That's how many lives were lost on the job last year. Wyoming has been noted by the National Council for Occupational Safety and Health for its high worker-fatality rate over most of the last...Read More
MOOSE, Wyo. – Tread carefully when it comes to Grand Teton National Park. That's the gist of a new report from the National Parks Conservation Association that looks at how the hydraulic fracturing boom is creeping closer to park boundaries. Sharon Mader is the Grand Teton program manager ...Read More
CASPER, Wyo. - Late snows in most of Wyoming mean spring hiking will begin a little later than usual. Expert hiker Roger Jenkins says that means more time to put together a kit that includes what he calls the "10 essentials" - no matter whether you're going on a day hike or a multi-day adventure. S...Read More