A tapestry of transition: Wyoming’s 2019 in 15 stories
From coal bankruptcies to water threats, sage grouse counts to the future of the state’s energy landscape, WyoFile charts the hardest-hitting stories of the year.
Eli Bebout
Chasing coal-plant longevity, bills open door to deregulation
Wyoming Lawmakers eye measures meant to prop up coal, but some observers say they could upend the entire electric utility system. Power suppliers are expected to fight the proposed legislation.
Wyo politicians respond to Blackjewel and coal’s black times
Analysis
by 4 Comments Elected officials serving in Cheyenne and D.C. react to the sudden closure of two Powder River Basin mines.
State left Campbell County to fend for itself in bankruptcies
Coal companies are maneuvering in bankruptcy courts not to pay taxes, and state officials’ pattern of failing to help Campbell County collect makes it easy.
Failure of ‘big box tax’ was Legislature’s folly
Opinion
by 2 Comments Corporate income tax would have helped fund public schools, but many state senators decided their own reelection campaigns were more important.
