Wyoming and Utah’s governors said we no longer have to choose between protecting the environment and burning fossil fuels. Energy researchers disagree.
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Can fire mitigation help ranchers lower insurance premiums?
Wyoming lawmakers wonder if more fuel management on ranches will help in the face of high insurance costs.
Final Ag Committee peppered with eminent domain, climate change denial and procedural confusion
Lawmakers recently debated how much say landowners should have when companies want to build new pipelines for carbon dioxide, ultimately tipping toward industry.
AI’s energy demand drives up electricity cost in Teton County, nationwide
Lower Valley Energy’s rate increase hit energy bills this month, driven in part by data center demand, experts say.
A new federal rule would protect miners from black lung. Enforcement lags
After mining industry trade groups sued to overturn the rule, federal judges twice paused its enforcement before the government shutdown delayed it a third time this month.
Wyoming, Montana attorneys general accuse big tech companies of greenwashing
The state officials specifically criticize how the tech companies buy clean energy.
Federal oil and gas sale commences with new, lower royalty rates
Some Wyoming politicians are championing the latest federal oil and gas lease sale in the state, but others are saying money is being left on the table.
Trump proposal to build new roads in forests opens for truncated public comment
The Trump administration wants to open up millions of acres of national forest lands to new roads and development, including 3.2 million in Wyoming. Public comment on the proposal is open, but only for about a third of the usual amount of time.
Electric vehicle funding flows to the state, Teton County
One advocate hopes millions of dollars in federal funds for charging infrastructure could boost tourism and EV ownership.
