AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoStablecoin Payments in Production: Fiserv says its digital asset platform is live for real-time stablecoin settlement, with Bank of North Dakota’s Roughrider Coin running on Solana for about 90 banks and credit unions—replacing overnight ACH with ~400-millisecond transfers. Wyoming Climate Planning: Cheyenne City Council discussed a climate action plan funded by a $1M EPA grant, aiming to set emissions baselines and guide future funding applications (not a ready-to-build action list). Livestock Methane Research: UW researchers published a review highlighting a gap in studies that measure both grazing cattle methane and soil carbon sequestration, calling for more simultaneous animal-and-soil sampling. Wildfire Weather Science: NASA’s INSPYRE campaign studied pyrocumulonimbus clouds—fire-driven storms that can loft smoke high into the atmosphere and affect weather far away. Tech & Training in Wyoming: Laramie County Community College reported near-28% enrollment growth over seven years, with strong gains in IT, health sciences, and business pathways. Energy Costs for Wyoming Households: A think tank modeling report projects Wyoming families could pay about $9,000 more for energy through 2040 due to federal policy shifts. Wyoming Tech Policy Watch: Wyoming State Library is gathering input to update its next LSTA five-year plan for library technology services. UW Planetarium: The University of Wyoming Planetarium debuts a new full-dome film and Halloween-themed programming in October.
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