LARAMIE, Wyoming, Sept. 2 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release on Sept. 1: Thanks to a $5.33 million National Science Foundation (NSF) grant, researchers from the University of Wyoming and eight other universities will focus on connections among rock, water and life at Earth's surface. Specifically, the five-year grant will help researchers define the "critical zone," which refers to the Earth's near-surface layer from treetop to bedrock. "This project seeks to impro more PR

VERMILLION, South Dakota, Sept. 1 -- The University of South Dakota issued the following news: With support from the National Science Foundation, University of South Dakota biologists analyzed data to show how future shifts in land use and changes in climate will impact grassland birds in a section of South Dakota, North Dakota, Wyoming and Montana known as the Upper Missouri River Basin. Over the past century, about half of the grasslands that once covered the Great Plains of North America ha more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Sept. 2 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release on Sept. 1: A gift of $100,000 to the University of Wyoming from Dr. Tom and Debbe Spicer, of Rock Springs, will support the Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources, including the Ruckelshaus Institute's Collaboration Program in Natural Resources. "The generous support from Tom and Debbe Spicer to the collaborative solutions program of the Ruckelshaus Institute greatly increased our ability to sup more PR

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Sept. 4 -- Gov. Mark Gordon, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Energy has completed a carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) study for several Wyoming coal-fueled power plants. The study showed CCUS retrofits can provide significant benefits. The goal of the study was to evaluate the potential opportunities for retrofitting existing power plants with CCUS technology, the economic impact, and the carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions reduc more PR