Wildfire & drought watch: Early, aggressive fire season is already burning across the West, including Wyoming, as the National Interagency Fire Center raised preparedness and warned conditions are “extraordinarily rare” for late June. Water & tech accountability: Cheyenne’s Board of Public Utilities traced a rare bacterium (Cupriavidus gilardii) to a Meta data center contractor, suspended reclaimed-water irrigation, and permanently ended Meta’s discharge privileges—plus adopted stricter rules for data centers using closed-loop cooling and fill-and-flush. Public safety research: A Colorado State University analysis links Utah’s lower 0.05 blood-alcohol limit to steeper drops in alcohol-involved fatal crashes, including in counties compared with neighboring states like Wyoming. Wyoming science & startups: UW’s IMPACT 307 incubator is graduating three companies, including UplinkRobotics, which builds inspection crawler robots for hard-to-reach and hazardous spaces. STEM outreach event: Science Loves Art is launching BumbleBrew Fest in Laramie, blending pollinator education, fermentation, and sustainability. Wildlife conservation: Wyoming designated a major pronghorn migration bottleneck at Trapper’s Point to limit surface disturbance and protect passage during severe winters and drought. Election administration: A Wyoming secretary of state candidate, Robert Short, argues for making the office “boring again,” while the incumbent defends election integrity reforms.