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The Trump administration says the change will protect small businesses. Environmentalists say it means more pollution.

The federal government distributed billions from energy and mineral development, putting the spotlight on fossil fuel revenues.

Google says it will invest in local education and workers in Wyoming, but the company is still figuring out specifics.

On average, Americans are projected to pay $82 more than last winter to heat their homes, an increase more than twice the rate of inflation.

That’s in addition to at least $1 million loss of revenue for Sweetwater County schools and other public institutions, according to its treasurer.

The state’s high court disagrees with lower court ruling that the proposed clean energy project near Glenrock must connect to the power grid.

Gov. Gordon was joined in the capitol by the director of the Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the federal agency to speed-up infrastructure projects in the state.

The University of Wyoming grew hefty, 9-inch-long carrots when it added coal char to the soil. Researchers say this could be another market for the declining coal industry.

Oil, gas and coal are rebounding under the Trump administration. In Wyoming, it's a big win for the fossil fuel industry.

If successful, the research may aid in the Trump administration’s aim to increase domestic energy production through biochemical processing of rare earth elements in coal and coal waste.