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Oil prices have increased significantly since the disastrous decline in oil prices and production caused by the pandemic. Wyoming's oil industry hasn't yet rebounded to pre-COVID levels, but is growing steadily.
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Uranium mining in the state dates back to the 1950s, experiencing several boom-and-bust cycles since then.
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Senate President Dan Dockstader of Afton has had an interesting couple of years. Managing through COVID-19 and numerous budget challenges were interesting enough, but he's also been working to either stop the shut down of coal-fired power plants in the state or at least slow the process down.
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Jackson Hole is in a unique position in Wyoming. While it's a cornerstone of the state's economy, it's often considered separate from the equality state. Energy and natural resources reporter Cooper McKim recently visited the western Wyoming town to gauge how locals felt about the state and the area's future. He spoke with news director Bob Beck about the visit.
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The U.S. Energy Information Administration expects oil, gas and coal production – and C02 emissions – to rise in 2022. Extreme temperatures are partly to blame.
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Wyoming's economy was built on energy. But with the structural decline of coal and fragile oil and gas markets, the constant question has become, what's next? How long can this dependence on energy revenue last? So, are citizens happy with the state's response? Wyoming Public Radio's Cooper McKim visited Rock Springs to ask locals: what do you think?
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A new contest is calling on Wyoming's youth to imagine life in Wyoming nine years in the future. Anyone born on Jan. 1, 2001, or after, and whose primary address is a Wyoming zip code, can enter to win cash prizes up to $700.
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The U.S. Energy Information Administration projects that there was a 14% dip in hydropower in the U.S. this year. The vast majority of that decline is in the West. Less moisture and higher temps meant lower reservoir levels and decreased the ability to get energy from hydro dams. While utilities have long prepared for droughts, they’re becoming more frequent due to climate change.
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The Anschutz Corporation has made the first substantial private investment in support of the Hydrogen Energy Research Center, to be run through the University of Wyoming's School of Energy Resources.
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The U.S. Energy and Employment Jobs report came out Tuesday, showing an overall decline in energy jobs around the nation.