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Hart Van Denburg/CPR NewsA parasitic fly is inching closer to the US border. Colorado livestock leaders are already preparingThe New World screwworm has been detected less than 100 miles from the border with Texas. -
Alan NashWyoming lawmakers are thinking about future sources of electricity demand – and how it’ll be transmitted – in two bills. Both call on the Wyoming Energy Authority, a six-year old state entity that’s met previous criticism.
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Some West Coast states have blocked Wyoming’s fossil fuel exports. But lawmakers are trying to get around that with new legislation. -
More than a century after the Mountain West’s silver and gold rushes, mercury used to process those metals is still moving through a northern Nevada river system and showing up in local wildlife. -
The project was proposed by Jonah Energy and was intended to be an expansion of the current Jonah Field, which was a top producing natural gas field in the country a couple decades ago. -
Federal government shut downs and financial breaks to the fossil fuel industry have Wyoming lawmakers worried about the state’s bottom line. Two resolutions make formal requests to Congress. -
Tribes could lease land or sell power — and it might be a way to diversify some tribal economies -
Health and environmental advocates vow to fight it in court. -
Scott Socha is an executive at Delaware North, a company that contracts with the National Park Service to provide lodging and food at several national parks. -
The power grid across Western states is under growing strain. Now, a new report argues the region’s governments and utilities need to work together to keep the lights on and costs down. -
Public-facing electric vehicle charging stations, like in Rock Springs and Casper, are shutting down, citing a newly enforced state sales tax that’s creating logistical hurdles. A bill offers a solution. -
Less snowfall means less water in rivers and reservoirs. The economies in many of these communities rely in part on water activities.
