-
A bill to repeal Wyoming’s carbon capture laws passed out of a House committee, despite public comment on it ending with no vote last week. If passed, the bill will undo laws that the governor’s office says have helped keep Wyoming coal plants alive.
-
Two bills that would’ve fundamentally changed Wyoming’s energy strategy have failed. Both would’ve rolled back Wyoming’s carbon capture laws in hopes of saving ratepayers money and propping up Wyoming’s coal industry. But one of the bills went a step further, pushing back on climate science.
-
While California has a uniquely unstable insurance market, many of the issues there are increasingly being seen across the West. The state’s previous insurance commissioner says there are things other states can do to stave off more serious problems.
-
“What played out in L.A. could easily occur in other communities, other cities across the West and even outside the West,” said Kimiko Barrett, the senior wildfire researcher at Montana-based Headwaters Economics.
-
Among the flurry of executive orders from President Donald Trump this week was one targeting a massive wind energy project in Idaho. Some officials and activists are applauding the move.
-
There's a change of tone, both statewide and nationally, in regards to climate and energy. President Trump declared a National Energy Emergency that seeks to sidestep climate protections and prop up the fossil fuel industry. In Wyoming, far-right lawmakers are denying climate change science through a ‘make carbon dioxide great again’ bill. We hear a debrief from Wyoming Public Radio’s energy reporter.
-
More than 30 states have Fair Access to Insurance Requirements (FAIR) plans, which are state-run programs backed by private insurers that offer coverage for high-risk properties.
-
A Wyoming Freedom Caucus bill that would ban “woke” state investments was discussed in the Legislature’s first week. State financial experts say it could be devastating for Wyoming’s income and those who depend on it – like schools and pensions.
-
A bill up for consideration in the Wyoming state House seeks to “make carbon dioxide great again.” While the intention is to support the coal industry and put Wyoming in the driver’s seat of regulations, it could do the opposite.
-
Marshall Together, a grassroots nonprofit created by survivors of the devastating Colorado wildfire, are sharing advice and raising funds to assist those affected by the fires in L.A.