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A bill sponsored by senators from Wyoming and West Virginia attempts to streamline energy projects on federal lands. Initial reactions are support from the extractive industry and concern from environmentalists.
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A new report commissioned by the Outdoor Recreation Roundtable looks at current levels of federal support for the recreation economy. It identifies several challenges, like the dependence on fossil fuel taxation and expected declines in that stream, and ways to adequately support the outdoor recreation economy.
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The study from Yale showed that the number of those who are “alarmed” and “concerned” about climate change almost doubled over the past decade to nearly 30 percent. About 16 percent are “doubtful” or “dismissive.”
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Transitioning to electric vehicles – or EVs – is much more complicated than simply adding more charging stations across the country. Those on the cutting edge of this effort talked about the challenges and potential solutions at a recent expo in Las Vegas.
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Several bills that made it out of the session attempt to protect Wyomingites from the rising costs of electricity.
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Wyoming’s Governor Mark Gordon chose not to have more government oversight of certain types of financial investments in the state.
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Attendees at the Tribal Clean Energy Summit in California this week discussed hydropower, solar projects, and other alternative energy projects that are taking place on Tribal lands.
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A new report shows rooftop solar energy in the U.S. has increased tenfold over the past decade. Some states in the Mountain West lead the charge while others lag behind.
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The CO2 Coalition was given an almost two-hour platform to speak during the legislative session, creating division within the state Republican party and spreading misinformation. The lead-up to it was contentious – with Committee Chair Cheri Steinmetz (R-Lingle) saying it was an official legislative event, but leadership in the Senate and House saying it wasn’t. Ultimately, it was labeled as an official legislative event, but President of the Senate Ogden Driskill (R-Devils Tower) still denounced it.
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Wyoming lawmakers are hoping to clarify permitting and rulemaking around an up and coming energy industry — carbon capture and sequestration.