How federal giveaways to Big Coal leave ranchers and taxpayers out in the cold
Short cuts, subsidies and tax breaks helped create 7,000 jobs in the Powder River Basin. Damage to water, air and land is part of the price borne by the public, too.
Energy
Can Wyoming politics accommodate economic adaptation?
Economists call for a significant restructuring of the state’s tax and revenue scheme, but is such a shift politically viable in the union’s reddest state?
DEQ rejects Ramaco Brook mine permit — for now
The state agency reversed course on the application for the controversial project citing "procedural and substantive deficiencies" with the application.
Peabody’s desperate idea is no help to Wyoming coal
Rather than trading in false hope and unkeepable promises, Peabody Energy should learn from its recent miscalculations, respond to market forces and shoot straight with the people of Wyoming.
Shift to wind energy could alter fortunes on Wyoming’s map
Utility giant PacifiCorp plans to shift from coal-fired power to wind energy in south-central Wyoming, continuing its outsized role in local economies.
