Transition in Coal Country: Downturn drives Medicaid expansion appeal
Coal’s decline has forced staunchly anti-Obamacare politicians to reconsider Medicaid expansion, while rural communities depend on tele-health more than ever.
energy
Transition in Coal Country: Healthcare crises mount at rural hospitals
The COVID-19 pandemic has hammered healthcare systems in rural populations already struggling with the loss of coal jobs and health coverage.
Governor preps bid for Occidental land, leaving Legislature out
Gordon’s administration is preparing a July 1 bid to Occidental Petroleum for 1 million acres of land and 4 million mineral acres, using a process that won’t require legislative approval.
Transition in Coal Country: Rural communities on the brink
Coal communities in Wyoming and Appalachia are vital revenue engines for their rural regions, and they both face major downturns with little time to adjust. A new project investigates what the regions can learn from one another.
Wyoming should scrap and replace its idle well bond policy
Opinion
by 1 Comment In a rebuttal to a recent op-ed by Bob LeResche, Glenrock Energy CEO Terrence Manning says the defence of idle well bonds was based on bad math.
