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Wyoming lawmakers weigh liability concerns as TerraPower lobbies for state legal protection for its armed security force at its nuclear power facility in Kemmerer. TerraPower says its guards’ training exceeds typical local law enforcement standards.

TerraPower Nuclear Security Force Could Get Legal Protection Under Wyoming Bill

Wyoming lawmakers weigh liability concerns as TerraPower lobbies for state legal protection for the armed security force at its nuclear power facility in Kemmerer. TerraPower says its guards’ training exceeds typical local law enforcement standards.

David MadisonJuly 30, 2025

Cyrus Western, EPA Region 8 administrator and a former Wyoming legislator from Sheridan, says the Trump administration's "pushing back on the war on coal" will help Wyoming.

Trump Pushes Back Against Closing Colorado Power Plant That Burns Wyoming Coal

Trump is challenging Colorado’s plan to shutter coal-fired power plants, showing a rift between federal and state priorities. It also could impact the Cowboy State because they burn Wyoming coal, says EPA Region 8 Administrator Cyrus Western.

David MadisonJuly 24, 2025

Low-Flying Aerial Surveys Over Wyoming Hunt For Mother Lode Of Rare Earths

Federal scientists are launching an ambitious mapping project to hunt for what could be a mother lode of rare earth elements in Wyoming and the Black Hills. Low-flying aircraft with sensors will look hundreds of feet below the surface.

David MadisonJuly 23, 2025

Federal Court Rejects Climate Change-Based Challenge To Wyoming Drilling Permits

A federal court on Tuesday rejected environmental groups’ effort to overturn thousands of oil and gas drilling permits in Wyoming and New Mexico. The court said they couldn’t show how drilling in Wyoming would directly impact polar bears in the Arctic.

David MadisonJuly 16, 2025

Cybersecurity specialists must figure out the significance of multiple objects and clues in an escape room exercise as part of ICS Cybersecurity Lab Training.

Small Army Of Cybersecurity Warriors Trains To Digitally Defend Energy Industry

As Wyoming aspires to be an energy powerhouse, a new generation of cybersecurity defenders is training in Wyoming and at the Idaho National Lab. As AI booms, so does the need to protect that critical infrastructure from digital threats.

David MadisonJuly 16, 2025

U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright was among a laundry list of state and federal officials at Ramaco's Brook Mine for a ribbon cutting for the first new rare earths mine to open in the U.S. in 70 years on Friday, July 11, 2025.

Energy Secretary Wright Says Wyoming Coal Is Still America’s Energy Future

Along with opening the first new rare earth mine in the U.S. in 70 years last week, U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright says Wyoming is key to President Trump’s agenda. While on a decade-long downturn, he said Wyoming coal is America’s energy future.

David MadisonJuly 15, 2025

Opertions at the Spring Creek coal mine in Decker, Montana.

Montana Follows Wyoming In Push To End Biden-Era Coal Lease Rules

Following Wyoming’s lead, Montana’s congressional delegation is pushing to reverse Biden-era BLM rules that would end coal mining in the Powder River Basin.

David MadisonJuly 14, 2025

A Fox Business reporter listens with the press pool as Gov. Mark Gordon, from left, U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright center and Ramaco CEO Randall Atkins talk about the rare earth potential at the Brook Mine near Ranchester, Wyoming, on Friday, July 11, 2025..

First U.S. Rare Earth Mine In 70 Years Opens In Wyoming

U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright was in Ranchester, Wyoming, on Friday for the ribbon cutting to open the first U.S. rare earth mine in 70 years. He said the Brook Mine and Wyoming are critical to breaking China’s stranglehold on rare earth processing.

David MadisonJuly 11, 2025

Devils Tower is the most famous site in the Bear Lodge Mountains in northeast Wyoming. But the region also is rich in rare earth minerals, attracting mining companies to develop and produce the valuable commodities.

Wyoming’s Exploding Rare Earth Industry Attracts 21 Claims From New Player

Wyoming’s exploding rare earth industry continues to attract attention. The latest is Argyle Resources Corp., which has filed 21 mineral claims in the Bear Lodge Mining District of northeast Wyoming.

David MadisonJuly 09, 2025

Work at the Eagle Buttle mine near Gillette.

Trump Opens Floodgate For Wyoming Coal, But Will Producers Buy New Leases?

Trump’s budget bill opens a floodgate for federal coal leases in Wyoming, but will producers buy them? Experts are mixed. Some say a decade of decline can’t be solved by leasing more area for mining and others that it can spark new activity.

David MadisonJuly 08, 2025

TerraPower has begun construction on portions of its Kemmerer nuclear facility that don't require approval from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

TerraPower’s Kemmerer Nuclear Plant In Fast Lane With Accelerated Permit Review

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission will complete its review of TerraPower's construction permit application for its Kemmerer nuclear plant by the end of the year. That’s six months early and has local officials scrambling to keep up.

David MadisonJuly 04, 2025

A Wyoming company will start drilling dozens of holes in the Powder River Basin to explore potential to mine uranium. A group that includes companies from Canada and Australia hopes to find a huge uranium deposit.

Wyoming Drilling Crew Hopes To Find Huge Uranium Deposit In Powder River Basin

A Wyoming company will start drilling dozens of holes in the Powder River Basin this month to explore potential to mine uranium. A group that includes companies from Canada and Australia hopes to find a huge uranium deposit.

David MadisonJuly 02, 2025

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