CASPER — Taxes on oil and gas drilling on federal lands could go up for the first time in a century, the Department of the Interior said Friday.
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RAWLINS — As renewable energy is integrated into the grid, developers say a project at Seminoe Reservoir will address energy storage needs in …
CASPER — The federal government will pull oil from the country’s emergency stockpile in an effort to bring down stubbornly high fuel prices, t…
DOUGLAS — In a move that may mean a huge upswing in uranium mining in Converse County and Wyoming, Uranium Energy Corporation (UEC) has entere…
PacifiCorp could be forced to shut down one of four coal-burning units at the Jim Bridger power plant at year’s end unless it is granted more …
CHEYENNE — Unit 2 of the Jim Bridger Power Plant is six weeks from violating federal air quality regulations, putting the plant at risk of pre…
In what could be one of the biggest requests to the Legislature in years, state water development officials are eyeing $281 million or more to…
Public utilities that add carbon capture technology to coal-fired power plants in Wyoming may increase rates by a maximum 2% to cover the cost…
CHEYENNE – TerraPower, Bill Gates’ nuclear power company, announced Tuesday that it has chosen Kemmerer as its preferred site for a planned nu…
A conversion system permit application for the Rock Creek Wind Project was approved by the Albany County Planning and Zoning Commission this w…
CASPER — Congress recently passed a $1.2 trillion infrastructure package, and experts say the measure could help remedy longstanding issues in…
GILLETTE — The question of what the future of coal in Campbell County will entail long-term, remains unanswered. But in the near future, Powde…
Wyoming will see a federal oil and gas lease sale in early 2022 due to a federal court ruling that ended the Biden administration’s 2021 morat…
CASPER — The biggest coal-fired power plant in the country gets all of its coal from Wyoming. A second of its four units is now slated for ret…
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CASPER — After an Obama-era methane rule was repealed by the Trump administration, reinstated in court and then struck down for good last Octo…
Gillette and Campbell County appear to be bursting with economic activity despite a series of coal company bankruptcies, mine layoffs and a fo…
CASPER — With four weeks left before Wyoming’s last underground coal mine shutters, the employee transition is well underway.
The Albany County Board of Commissioners declared the proposed Rock Creek Wind Energy Project application complete during a meeting Tuesday ev…
Wyoming’s oil and gas industry continues to show signs of recovery from the 2020 pandemic shockwave that drove the price of oil below $0 per b…
DOUGLAS — Is $80-plus a barrel the new normal for oil prices in the country right now? How about $100 per barrel by mid-2022?
The Laramie Public Art Coalition recently announced a five-year gift from ConnectGen that will fund the coalition’s operational expenses.
CASPER — The federal reconciliation debate is plodding backward, and hardrock mining royalties are back on the bargaining table.
CASPER — Entangled in the congressional infrastructure debate, Wyoming’s biggest source of mine cleanup funding expired last week, raising que…
The Wyoming Energy Authority and Wyoming Business Council have joined forces to help coal communities compete for federal stimulus dollars aim…
CASPER — Scoping is over for the first oil and gas lease sale since December.
A tour of solar installations across the Gem City is set for Saturday, with organizers hoping to inspire more residents and business owners to…
CASPER — Sen. Cale Case on Thursday proposed a new energy tax structure that would be shared across all electricity producers. But a motion to…
CASPER — When the Bridger Underground Coal Mine shuts down in November, 92 workers will lose their current jobs, down from the 94 reported by …