Wyoming lawmakers wonder if more fuel management on ranches will help in the face of high insurance costs.
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Wyoming lawmakers are still stumped on what to do with coal
Once again, lawmakers disagreed on how to “save” coal, failing to move forward a draft bill that would have repealed current state law.
Federal funding rebooted for Wind River Reservation solar project
Energize Wind River now has access to a roughly $2 million construction grant that was put on hold by the Trump administration earlier this year.
Trump admin fast tracks TerraPower nuclear permit in Kemmerer
The changes are meant to fast-track energy independence. They also mean less total time for review.
The GOP’s budget bill strips hundreds of billions of dollars from renewable energy. What does that mean for the West?
Researchers estimate that energy costs will go up for consumers, and jobs could be lost as Republicans gut clean energy programs. In fast-growing areas like the Mountain West, these cuts could severely hurt grid capacity.
BLM OKs roundup of much of southwest Wyoming’s wild horses
More than half of Wyoming’s wild horses will be removed to appease private property owners on the checkerboard landscape. Herds will cease to exist in the Great Divide Basin and Salt Wells Creek areas, and portions of Adobe Town.
Wyoming, Utah and Idaho governors commitment to collaborate on energy policy and projects
Utah just partnered with the Idaho National Laboratory to work on nuclear innovations, and Kemmerer will soon have a nuclear plant.
What’s Wyoming’s economic future under Trump’s fossil fuel ‘golden age’?
President Trump is promising a ‘golden age’ for America, with a focus on fossil fuels. This could have positive financial implications in Wyoming, where fossil fuels are the backbone of the state’s economy.
Wyoming and Montana sue over BLM’s end to new coal leases in the Powder River Basin
Wyoming is joining Montana in a lawsuit against the Bureau of Land Management. The states say their concerns weren’t addressed in the federal agency’s latest decision to end new coal leasing in the Powder River Basin.
