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.
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2019 photography captures change and tradition
From coal-plant workers to conservation heroes and wild-eyed broncos, WyoFile captured the state’s 2019 stories in images.
‘Re-regulation’: Examining Wyoming’s response to coal’s decline
WyoFile special edition looks at legislative and regulatory efforts to soften the impact of an ongoing and looming economic transition and what they mean for the free market.
Old plants, new ideas: Who might buy a retired coal power unit?
Backers of Wyoming’s efforts to find second lives for aging coal plants describe several profitable scenarios. But how does their vision for coal power stack up in a quickly shifting power market?
Unable to diversify, Legislature doubles down on energy
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by 2 Comments After killing efforts to broaden the tax base, lawmakers go back to the well — literally — and try to revive the ailing fossil fuel industry
