energy

A new report shows the Mountain West needs to prepare for data centers, which are expected to demand massive amounts of energy and water. Experts say communities should adopt policies that prevent energy bills from rising and water supplies from shrinking.

President Donald Trump’s “One Big, Beautiful Bill Act” phases out tax credits for clean energy projects, slowing the addition of new power to the grid. Experts predict it could drive up energy costs, especially in parts of the Mountain West.

We recently heard about the underground world of mining Wyoming’s biggest export – spoiler, it’s not coal. Now to the above ground process and looming geopolitical implications.

Environmentalists worry the report will be used to justify an increase in drilling without justifiable demand.

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.