Coal or free-market conservatism? Lawmakers choose coal
Opinion
by 6 Comments Wyoming politicians love to talk about the primacy of free enterprise and the private sector. But to protect coal they rule like socialists.
Jill Morrison
Protest bill rises from grave after House rules fight
A controversial bill to protect industrial facilities from protesters was killed then jolted back to life Monday.
Would bill to protect energy infrastructure stifle protests?
The Wyoming Senate advanced a bill to criminalize people and fine organizations who ‘impede infrastructure.’ Critics call it a draconian attack meant to block protests like Standing Rock.
Wyoming hires Mark Watson as oil and gas supervisor
Watson served as interim supervisor since the April 1 departure of Grant Black who had served just barely a year on the job. Watson was lead petroleum engineer for the WOGCC.
Wyoming’s multi-million dollar effort to clean up abandoned wells fails to launch
Efforts to clean up abandoned coal-bed methane gas wells lacks financing and is mired in outdated rules and regulations guiding oil and gas development.