Energy

Ramaco's coal mine in northern Wyoming is revealing potential to be a huge rare earths deposit. The company has assets all over the country, like this mine in the Eastern U.S.

$37 Billion Rare Earths Bonanza May Only Be The Beginning For Wyoming Coal Mine

Ramaco Resources in northern Wyoming says it’s discovered the largest unconventional rare earths deposit in the United States, a $37 billion bonanza that can make the Cowboy State ground zero for domestic production of the stuff.

Renée JeanNovember 26, 2023

A pumpjack works an oil well in Converse County, Wyoming.

Judge Blocks Effort To Stop 5,000 Converse County Oil Wells

A federal judge has blocked an effort to stop the drilling of 5,000 new oil wells in Converse County, Wyoming.

Leo WolfsonNovember 11, 2023

Cindy Miller asks a question about the timeline for the nuclear plant in Kemmerer.

Nuclear Regulators Talk Plant Timelines, Safety At Packed Kemmerer Meeting

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission had a full house in Kemmerer on Tuesday to open public discussions about its safety review of the proposed TerraPower nuclear plant.

Renée JeanNovember 08, 2023

The Naughton power plant in Kemmerer, Wyoming, will be repurposed as a Natrium nuclear power plant by TerraPower.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission In Kemmerer on Tuesday To Discuss New Nuclear Power Plant

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission, which is the federal agency charged with ensuring nuclear plants in the U.S. are safe, is coming to Kemmerer on Tuesday to explain how their particular process will unfold, as well as how the community can engage with the agency.

Renée JeanNovember 05, 2023

Judge Squashes Lawsuit To Shut Down Wyoming Drilling Permits

Gov. Mark Gordon and other groups defending Wyoming’s oil and gas industries are praising a federal judge for squashing a lawsuit brought by environmental groups to negate 900 oil and gas permits.

Leo WolfsonNovember 03, 2023

Rocky Mountain Power Gets Heat From Wyoming Legislature On Nearly 30% Rate Hike

In another day of marathon hearings on Rocky Mountain Power’s proposed rate hikes of nearly 30%, the company was questioned over heat its getting from the Wyoming Legislature.

Renée JeanOctober 31, 2023

The geothermal greenhouse Karl and Lynn Lampe of Cody are building features a unique design of their own.

Cody Couple’s Self-Designed Geothermal Greenhouse Is Breaking New Ground

Cody residents Karl and Lynn Lampe have designed their own geothermal greenhouse that will use the earth’s internal thermostat to allow them to grow tropical fruits year-round in Wyoming.

Leo WolfsonOctober 30, 2023

Maggie Imman, a University of Wyoming student, attended Thursday's Wyoming Public Service Commission meeting in Cheyenne dressed as a bald eagle to comment on the costs of electricity in the state and the toll wind turbines take on eagles.

UW Student Dressed As Eagle Pleads For Birds During RMP Rate Hike Hearing

University of Wyoming student Maggie Immen showed up dressed as an eagle for Thursday’s Wyoming Public Service Commission meeting to draw attention to eagles and other birds that are killed by wind turbines.

Renée JeanOctober 27, 2023

BLM Backs Off Approval Of Albany County Wind Transmission Line

In response to a lawsuit claiming the agency didn’t give proper public notice of its plans to build a wind transmission line through Albany County, the BLM has backed off and agreed to give it a closer look.

Renée JeanOctober 26, 2023

State Sen. Cale Case testifies to the Wyoming Public Service Commission on Wednesday about proposed Rocky Mountain Power rate hikes that add up to nearly 30%.

Part Of Huge Electricity Rate Hike Is To Pay For Washington State Carbon Tax

The Wyoming Public Service Commission got an earful Wednesday that Cowboy State residents shouldn’t be on the hook to pay a state of Washington carbon tax on a gas-fired power plant.

Renée JeanOctober 26, 2023

A train loaded with coal from Wyoming's Powder River Basin crashed Sunday afternoon near Pueblo, Colorado, when a track on bridge over Interstate 25 failed, causing the train to derail and bridge to collapse.

Train Involved In Fatal Colorado Derailment Was Carrying Wyoming Coal

A broken track is the initial suspect for causing a train loaded with Wyoming coal to derail in Colorado on Sunday, causing a bridge to collapse and killing the driver of a semitrailer.

October 18, 2023

Signs outside an oil well site in Wyoming in this file photo.

Can Wyoming Retrieve 200 Million Barrels Of Untapped Oil?

The State of Wyoming is placing a $2.5 million bet that, working with UW, it can help industry figure out how to tap into the 200 million barrels of oil reserves in the tricky Mowry Shale of the Powder River Basin.

Renée JeanOctober 18, 2023