candidates address during the campaign? student cam is c-span's nationwide video documentary competition for middle and high school students. with $100,000 at stake in prizes,. students are asked to make a short video documentary, include c-span -- video and include differing points of yew view. more information is on our website, studentcam.org. >> the c-span cities tour concludes its look at sheridan, wyoming, as cyrus western of the yime -- wyoming legislature, talks about the infrastructure and economy of the area. >> it's all the way to the mfment border. we have a little bit of everything. there's blue collar in my district. a lot of miners and a lot of

ranchers as well. >> how would describe to someone living in a different state some of the things you're concerned about? >> i think the concerns i share are similar to a lot of people throughout the county and the rest of the state. we're facing issues of economic diversity. how do we ensure we have good quality high-paying jobs for the next generation. >> one of the things i was reading about was people concerned about in the state, the economy. can you describe what it is they're concerned about and what is going away that they need things to be replaced? >> we're an extractive energy statement. oal, oil, natural gas. there are other one as well but nose ready ones and a half really paid the bills for the last 50-plus years and it's been great. we've got brand-new schools and in really good infrastructure. right now coal's best days are

behind us and we're trying to figure out how do we adapt as a county, as a state, as a community to really be prepare it would. economic future that we all want? there are growing pains as a community and a state that we're going influence. just last week at bel air and 00 le butte mines about 6 miners were laid off. this is serious growing pains. what does the future look like? certain factors have really hurt the coal industry. there was pretty heavy-handed regulation out of d.c. in the previous administration but probably the biggest driver is natural gas. it's so incredibly plentyful and at an incredibly cheap price that utilities and generation facilities are finding natural gas is a really cheap and viable alternative trying to reduce base load or peak load or

otherwise. that's one of the biggest drivers and how we adapt is the big question we're asking ourselves as a legislature. why a lot of our young folks leave. they go where the jobs are to drop lisses like denver or houston or new york city. i don't blame them but we are a relatively diversified economy in sheridan. firearms store just opened up here. we have fashion companies that are contributing in a big way to the local economy. >> what i was reading about is that big-game migration corridor. describe for our audience as to why migration is an issue, the conservation and how does it affect infrastructure? >> sure. things like the environment, making sure -- we've got this

beautiful place for generations to come. a lot of average folks from wyoming communities really care about having a healthy environment that can recognize rate in and hunt in and fish. we have all sorts of different speast species. some, like the mule deer have been hurting for the last few decades in wyoming about 4,500 mule deer die a year from vehicle collisions. it's a big safety concern for humans. two or three people die a year usually because of the moose. one of the thing effective is building mitigation sites, whether it's an overpass or under pass when migrating herds may grate into the mountains in the summer first time and back down during the winter season. building a structure is a huge impact on these hevereds and helping them maintain a healthy

population level. they're very expensive. they're very effective. they reduce mortality on a given site by about 90% but they're very expensive to build. the legislature is trying to figure out creative ways to come up with the money to build them. we want to have large swaths of high-quality habitat for mule deer and everything el. it's our need as a human species to have communities where we can build homes. lots of people across wyoming want to see a great outcome as well because they care about the species. whether it's outdoor enthusiasts or hunters that want to see them do well and be healthy. >> our statue recently traveled to sheridan, wyoming, to learn about its rich history. to learn more visit c-span.org/cities tour. you're watching hearn --

american hit tv. -- every , i have weekend on >> next, dan albert talks about his book, "are we there yet?: the american automobile past, " inent, and driverless, which he argues against driverless cars. >> we are joined by historian and automated journalist dan albert. dan has spent a career writing and teaching about the history of culture and technology. he holds a phd in history, where he also taught in the college of engineering. curator served as the of vehicle selection at the national museum of industry in nd