Report Card: Natrona County Receives a C for Air Quality

According to the American Lung Association's annual State of the Air report, Casper's air quality received a passing grade with a C.

The report grades cities and counties based on ground-level ozone air pollution, annual particle pollution, and short-term spikes in particle pollution over a three-year period. This year’s report covers 2019-2021.

Many Wyoming counties received failing grades for ozone pollution: Albany, Campbell, Laramie and Sublette.

Teton county also experienced more unhealthy short-term particle pollution days on average compared to others.

The report says that, nationally, ozone pollution as improved across the country, which they note is because of the Clean Air Act.

However, short-term particle pollution is getting worse.

According to the report, more than one in three people in the U.S. live in counties with unhealthy levels of ozone or particle pollution.

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Casper College Theatre Practices "A Midsummer Night's Dream"

The Casper College theatre group works hard to prepare for an upcoming spring performance of "A Midsummer Night's Dream." With one week to go, there's an excitement in the air as students recite lines. The director and designers are hard at work putting the final touches on the space meant to transport its audience into a magical and vibrant world of color and sound.

The aesthetic of the set was inspired by the National Association School of Theatre in Baltimore -- glittery with swirls of broken murals spiraling across the outside of the building. The team loved it so much they painted the floor of the set similiarly.

Park Elementary School Greenhouse Ribbon Cutting

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