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Wyoming Passes Texas, Closing In On Being Nation’s Top Uranium-Producing State
Wyoming has passed Texas to become the nation’s No. 2 producing state for uranium. It’s poised to challenge Utah for No. 1 as nuclear energy demand booms and prices soar.
David MadisonAugust 27, 2025

Wyoming Projects In Bulls-Eye Of America’s Urgent Push For Rare Earths
After decades in obscurity, America's rare earth industry came roaring back this summer, and Wyoming is in the bulls-eye of an urgent push for U.S. production. One company's experience offers a case study of getting a new mine up and running.
David MadisonAugust 27, 2025

Rancher Challenges Wyoming Wind Project Over Wildlife, Lease Rules
A Converse County rancher claims that a plan for a wind farm harms sage grouse and big game habitat in a lawsuit contesting Wyoming’s approval. He also questions the economic benefits promised and says it will destroy the views from his multigenerational property.
David MadisonAugust 26, 2025

Denver International Airport Considers Going Nuclear With Small Reactors
DIA is considering small modular nuclear reactors to power the airport which is attracting interest from Wyoming manufacturers that build them. The Trump administration is speeding up the permitting process for these reactors which would give the airport energy independence.
Justin GeorgeAugust 23, 2025

One Of Wyoming's First Combo Agriculture-Solar Farm Can’t Find A Buyer For Its Power
A $155 million project in Goshen County that would be one of Wyoming’s first agriculture-friendly solar farm says it can’t find a buyer for its power. That has cost the project an investor, but developers say it’s not dead.
David MadisonAugust 14, 2025

Wyoming Board OKs 50% Battery Storage Increase For Laramie County Solar Project
In a 4-2 vote, state regulators approved Canadian energy company Enbridge’s request to expand battery storage for a massive solar farm project near Cheyenne. The OK came despite objections from a local rancher who said the land will never be the same.
Clair McFarlandAugust 13, 2025

Expansion Speeds Up As Federal Regulators Accelerate Black Butte Mine Expansion
The Department of the Interior announced Tuesday it is accelerating a federal review of Black Butte Mine expansion in Sweetwater County, setting a 28-day timeline for completing an environmental impact statement that typically takes years to finish.
David MadisonAugust 13, 2025

Delegation, Gordon Cheer Trump Administration OK Of Wyoming Coal Mine Extension
The Trump administration has approved 14.5 million more tons of coal for the Antelope Mine in the Power River Basin. The Wyoming delegation and Gov. Gordon are applauding the decision, which extends the mine’s operations through 2037 and protects 359 full-time jobs.
David MadisonAugust 11, 2025

EPA Planning To Rescind $7 Billion In Federal Solar Grants, Including $30M For Wyoming
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is drafting termination letters that would claw back $7 billion in Solar for All funding nationwide, including about $30 million designated for Wyoming.
David MadisonAugust 10, 2025

Wyoming’s Emerging Nuclear Hubs Don't Qualify For ‘Nuclear Communities’ Tax Break
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act includes a tax credit for “nuclear communities” with significant nuclear-related employment. But, this doesn't include Wyoming nuclear hubs like Kemmerer and Gillette because the act says the credit is for urban areas.
David MadisonAugust 10, 2025

Uranium Operation Is Wyoming’s First Fast-Tracked By Trump’s New Energy Rules
Uranium Energy Corp. is the first Wyoming uranium operation to be fast-tracked by the Trump administrations new permitting rules. The facility, 40 miles northwest of Rawlins, plans to go from semi-dormant to a leading U.S. producer in 12 months.
David MadisonAugust 09, 2025

Southwest Wyoming Oil Patch Nearly Depleted After 100 Years Of Production
After a century of oil production, a new federal report finds only 3 million barrels of undiscovered oil left in southwest Wyoming’s Phosphoria Formation. Scientists are now shifting focus to the formation’s potential for critical minerals like phosphate.
David MadisonAugust 08, 2025