data centers

The University of Wyoming held a first of its kind question and answer with midterm candidates just a week ahead of the general election. Students who attended the event described reversing brain drain as an important way to keep young people in the state.

In the most recent of seven statewide community forums hosted by the Wyoming Outdoor Council, over 100 Gillette residents considered risks and benefits to large-scale projects.

The $105-million donation is the largest in National Park Service history. It came from the largest data-center backer in the world.

Democrats say western states with abundant BLM lands are of most concern.

New Mexico’s highest court restored groundwater access for the site.

Candidates on both sides of the aisle agree action is needed, but solutions differ.

Department of Energy’s Kyle Haustveit discusses the Trump administration’s aims to “Unleash American Energy” and the shifting future of energy in the West.

The project would be built eight miles south of Cheyenne in the Switchgrass Industrial Park. The site is surrounded by rural, agricultural private and state-owned land as well as a solar field.

Municipalities across the Grand Canyon State are raising concern over the rapid rise of data centers, especially when it comes to water consumption in the drought-stricken Southwest.

The Utah-based independent consulting firm will complete the study ordered by lawmakers by next March. It will evaluate infrastructure gaps and future economic growth.