energy

Western cattlemen are poised to lose almost all opportunity to comment on oil and gas development underneath their property.

Coal-fired power generation jumped 13% in the U.S. last year, according to a recent report from the federal Energy Information Administration. That helped push carbon emissions from the power sector up about 4% — the first rise after years of declining emissions.

A new generation of small nuclear reactors is poised to come online in the next few years. Not everyone is as supportive as Atomic City residents.

The Trump administration created a new report showing how much coal lies under public acres. It’s part of its initiative to reinvigorate the industry.

Money will go toward bolstering workforce education programs and supply chains, as well as helping nuclear companies commercialize reactors quickly.

The two candidates shared their respective visions Wednesday for helming the state.

The agreement is a collaborative roadmap aimed at supporting growing energy needs.

The U.S. is building more solar farms than ever. But as projects expand, they're also raising questions about where they belong. A new industry analysis suggests one of the biggest concerns — that solar is consuming too much prime farmland — may be overstated, especially in the American West.

Four Republicans and two Democrats also outline their views on public lands and their potential sale.

Startup Aalo Atomics joined Antares, Valar Atomics and Deployable Energy, and successfully turned on its test reactor for the first time at Idaho National Lab.