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The Rare Element Resources demonstration processing plant will repurpose an existing industrial site near Upton, Wyoming.

Construction Delays, Inflation Push Back Opening Of $53 Million Upton Rare Earths Plant

Rare Element Resources Ltd. has delayed the July opening of its rare earths plant in Upton, Wyoming. Construction delays and 21% inflation will push the opening back at least two months.

Pat MaioJuly 02, 2024

AES Corp. plans to develop a 150-megawatt wind farm adjacent to its Pioneer wind farm near Glenrock.

Energy Giant Files Permit To Build $233 Million Wind Farm Near Glenrock

Virginia-based AES Corp. says it’s going to build a $233.4 million wind farm near Glenrock, Wyoming. They claim it will bring 200 jobs and produce enough electricity to power 44,000 homes.

Pat MaioJuly 02, 2024

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Wyoming Oil And Gas Producers Fear Tiny Lease Sales ‘The New Normal’

Thursday’s tiny federal oil and gas lease sale in Wyoming was a throwback to pre-2000 levels, and given the political climate for fossil fuels, state producers fear this may be “the new normal.”

Pat MaioJune 28, 2024

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Huge 326,000 Panel Wyoming Solar Farm May Be Delayed Over Road Worries

A huge 326,000 solar panel project in Goshen County may encounter delays in construction because of a recent change in road and bridge permitting requirements and concerns about tearing up local roads.

Pat MaioJune 28, 2024

Rare earths mine.

Wyoming Seeks To Beat China To Become Top Rare Earths Producer

The state of Wyoming is financing rare earths mining projects that could eventually become the largest in the United States. The goal is to loosen China’s grip on the market.

Pat MaioJune 27, 2024

This 150-megawatt solar farm along the South Greeley Highway south of Cheyenne is owned by Atlanta-based Southern Co. and is close to supplying Black Hills Energy with power. It's also in the middle of Wyoming's Hail Alley.

Huge Insurance Bills Don't Stop Solar Projects In Wyoming's Hail Alley

Catastrophic hailstorms haven’t been kind to solar developers, and insurance companies have noticed. Premiums to insure the large solar projects planned for Wyoming's Hail Alley continue to rise.

Pat MaioJune 26, 2024

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Legal Mess Ties Up $500 Million Wyoming Wind Farm Project

An influential seven-member industrial siting group in Wyoming plans an early July meeting to sort out a legal mess that could determine the future of the $500 million Rail Tie wind farm development in Albany County.

Pat MaioJune 24, 2024

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Military Could Invest In Mining Critical Minerals In Wyoming

The U.S. military has a huge interest in rare earth materials, something Wyoming has an abundance of. For instance, the U.S. Air Force’s F-35 stealth fighter takes 850 pounds of rare earths to build.

Pat MaioJune 23, 2024

Global Uranium Corp. is expanding to Wyoming to take advantage of a uranium boom. The company is seen here drilling at its Enmore Gold Project in Australia in 2022.

Wyoming's Uranium Mining Boom Draws Another Foreign-Owned Exploration Firm

Global Uranium Corp., an exploration company with mining operations in Canada, has become the latest foreign-owned company to expand to Wyoming to take advantage of a uranium mining boom.

Pat MaioJune 19, 2024

Rail cars roll into the Black Thunder mine empty and roll out full of Wyoming coal.

In 954-Page Letter, Wyoming’s Powder River Basin Blasts BLM’s War On Coal

The top elected county officials of nearly 70,000 people who live in Wyoming’s coal heartland of the Powder River Basin blasted the BLM on Tuesday for its rules to end coal in a massive 954-page letter submitted to the agency.

Pat MaioJune 18, 2024

U.S. Rep. Pete Stauber, R-Minnesota, and U.S. Rep. Harriet Hageman, R-Wyoming, stand in the middle of Wyoming coal workers at the base of a haul truck at the rim of the Belle Ayr coal mine owned by Eagle Specialty Materials near Gillette. The lawmakers, who were joined by some staff members of the subcommittee on energy and mineral resources, met on Tuesday with miners and company representatives of Eagle Speciality Materials.

Hageman Says She’ll Invite Trump Back To Wyoming To Visit Coal Country

U.S. Rep. Harriet Hageman was back in Wyoming on Tuesday visiting the coal-rich Powder River Basin. Hageman said she will be inviting former President Trump back to Wyoming as he, unlike the current president, is a friend of coal.

Pat MaioJune 18, 2024

Concept illustration showing a campus of six BWXT micro nuclear power plants.

Millions More Given To Build Tiny Nuclear Reactors In Wyoming

The Wyoming Energy Authority has approved second phase of a $10 million effort by BWXT Technologies to determine the viability of building tiny nuclear power plants in the state.

Pat MaioJune 18, 2024

The ExxonMobil plant in La Barge, Wyoming, not only is a world leader in carbon capture, it also produces about 20% of the world's helium.

Already A World Leader in Helium Production, ExxonMobil In Wyoming Plans To Expand

One of the largest producers of helium in the world comes from the ExxonMobil plant in LaBarge. Now the facility, which provides 20% of the world’s supply, is set to expand and could double its workforce in the next year.

Pat MaioJune 17, 2024

This solar-powered EV charging station on the 5,000-acre Red Canyon Ranch in the middle of nowhere near Lander, Wyoming, was put there as part of a test to see how EVs perform in the brutal Wyoming weather and rugged terrain.

Wyoming's Loneliest EV Chargers Sits In The Middle Of Nowhere

Many may ask why the heck someone would put a solar-powered EV charger in the middle of nowhere in central Wyoming. Turns out it's left from Rivian's testing of EV trucks in the rugged and brutal Cowboy State terrain and weather.

Andrew RossiJune 15, 2024

Bill Gates arrives in Kemmerer, Wyoming, on Monday, June 10, 2024, to break ground on the new Natrium nuclear reactor project for TerraPower.

Billionaire Bill Gates Lands In Kemmerer For Nuclear Plant, Then Plays Poker

Billionaire Bill Gates flew into Kemmerer on Monday for the groundbreaking ceremony of the $4 billion Natrium nuclear reactor project. After the ceremony Gates played Texas hold 'em with some locals.

Pat MaioJune 10, 2024

U.S. Rep. Harriet Hageman told the 250 attendees at Wyoming Mining Association’s annual convention in Cody, Wyoming, on Friday, that the city of Boulder, Colorado, should step up as a pilot project among urban cities in the U.S. to see how it gets along without fossil fuels. "We’re living in a la-la land. We’re with unicorns and fairy dust. That doesn’t make sense,” Hageman said.

Hageman: Boulder Should Remove Gas Stations & Pavement Because Fossil Fuels Are Evil

Attending the Wyoming Mining Association convention, Rep. Harriet Hageman said if fossil fuels are so evil then liberal "la-la land" cities like Boulder should just give them up proactively. Gas stations and pavement should be removed, she suggested.

Pat MaioJune 07, 2024

Wyoming produces much of America's thermal coal, and also is home to several coal-fired power plants.

‘We Need To Fight Back:’ Wyoming Takes First Step In New Action Against EPA Over Coal Rule

The State of Wyoming unveiled the beginnings of a plan Friday to pursue a new legal action against the Environmental Protection Agency, which wants to kill off coal- and natural-gas fired power plants.

Pat MaioJune 07, 2024

About 250 representatives of the mining industry from coal to uranium gathered in Cody for the Wyoming Mining Association’s 68th annual convention. One of the subtle themes emerging from the WMA convention was a heady conversation of messaging being developed to counter Washington, D.C.’s anti-fossil fuel policymakers.

Wyoming Miners Say U.S. Not Getting Truth About Coal, So They’ll Have To Do It

One of the underlying themes of this week’s Wyoming Mining Association convention in Cody is that the American public is being fed misinformation about coal,so it's up to them to do something about it.

Pat MaioJune 07, 2024

Mark Compton, executive director of the American Exploration & Mining Association, trade group for hard rock mining companies in Spokane, Washington, said the United States needs a central coordinating point for mining policy. “I believe personally that has to be in the White House,” said Compton in remarks at the Wyoming Mining Association’s annual convention in Cody, Wyoming.

Coal Companies Say Claim They’re Not There For Wyoming Miners A Cheap Shot

Coal industry leaders meeting in Cody for the Wyoming Mining Association's annual convention Thursday say cheap shots from Campbell County commissioners who don't feel they're engaged with folks in the Powder River Basin are unfair.

Pat MaioJune 06, 2024

Energy Fuels Inc. mines uranium in Wyoming and other states.

Wyoming Uranium Mining Outfit Expands To Australia For Rare Earths In $140M Deal

Energy Fuels, which is preparing to ramp up its Nichols Ranch uranium mine near Kaycee for production by 2025, has agreed to a $140 million deal to jointly develop a rare earths mining project in Australia.

Pat MaioJune 05, 2024

From left, Wyoming lawmakers Abbie Angelos, R-Gillette, Rep. Chris Knapp, R-Gillette, and Rep. John Bear, R-Gillette, who also is chairman of the Freedom Caucus, testify before the Campbell County Board of Commissioners about their opposition to a proposed Bureau of Land Management rule that would end coal mining on public lands by 2041. Bear said that the plan ignores basic “science, economics, and common sense.”

Biden’s BLM Rule To End Coal Casts Ominous Cloud Over Wyoming’s Coal Country

Coal miners from Wyoming’s Powder River Basin are worried and determined to fight a Biden administration rule to end coal mining there by 2041. They spent part of Tuesday responding, while also bracing to cut spending as coal revenues dwindle.

Pat MaioJune 05, 2024

Cattle cancher Ed Prosser’s farmland frontage extends to Chalk Bluff Road in south Cheyenne, where he’s expecting hundreds of cars to travel on their way to work to build a new $1.2 billion solar farm proposed by Canada’s Enbridge Inc.

$1.2 Billion South Cheyenne Solar Project Delayed By Road Upgrade

Enbridge Inc.’s proposed $1.2 billion solar farm development in South Cheyenne has run into a dispute with Laramie County officials over who is pay for a county-owned road needed for huge Microsoft and Meta data centers.

Pat MaioJune 04, 2024

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Wyoming Coal Bust Means Budget Cuts Coming For State, Campbell County

Campbell County, located in the heart of the coal-rich Powder River Basin, plans to trim spending by more than $25 million in anticipation of a prolonged coal bust. The State of Wyoming could be short at least $50 million.

Pat MaioJune 03, 2024

A herd of cows graze under raised solar panels at a University of Minnesota test ranch.

Wyoming Solar Farms Want Cows, Pigs And Sheep Roaming Under Panels

Solar farm developers in Wyoming are banking on a menagerie of barnyard animals to graze under hundreds of thousands of panels planned for construction from one end of the state to the other.

Pat MaioJune 01, 2024

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