energy

Respondents in Wyoming, Colorado, Montana New Mexico, Nevada and Utah worry about implications for public lands.

The University of Wyoming created a Nuclear Energy Science Certificate to prepare students for jobs in different fields of the expanding nuclear energy sector.

An amendment introduced late in the evening includes over 10,000 acres in Utah and identifies nearly 450,000 acres in four Nevada counties for sale or exchange.

The three mineral-rich western states agreed to make their grids more resilient, build transmission lines together, and boost university research and private investment in energy.

Environmentalists say this analysis is critical to paint a full picture of climate and health impacts, but industry reps say it’s not necessary.

The Trump administration wants to speed up data center construction to support the rise of the artificial intelligence industry.

Cyrus Western will implement the Trump administration’s environmental and energy agenda, overseeing extractive industries in Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Montana, the Dakotas and 28 tribal nations.

About 1 in 3 Americans thinks global warming is a growing problem, but that sentiment isn’t as strong in some less urban Mountain West states, such as Wyoming and Utah.

Gov. Mark Gordon’s latest line-item veto also saved a program that helps fund energy research and pilot projects.

The Trump administration could potentially redraw the boundaries of national monuments as part of a push to expand energy production. The new Secretary of the Interior, Doug Burgum, issued orders to review monuments, and some in our region may be on the list.