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The agreement between the State of Wyoming and PacifiCorp will keep a unit of the Jim Bridger Power Plant online past the previous closure deadline of Apr. 30, which has been signed by Gordon. Carbon capture technologies may also lengthen the lifespan of the facility, which has been operating for over 50 years.
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These groups say that allowing units of the Jim Bridger Power Plant to remain open without having installed pollution control measures violates the latest round of the EPA's Regional Haze Program. Earlier this month, they notified the EPA of their intent to sue if the program's rules aren't enforced.
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The Bridger Coal Company is expecting to permanently shut the doors of its underground mining operation near Rock Springs as soon as Nov. 19, 2021. The closure plan has been in place since 2016.
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Pacificorp held another public input meeting on its 2019 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) in Salt Lake City this week. The IRP goes through over 50…
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Rocky Mountain Power is proposing a unique strategy to lower emissions at the coal-fired Jim Bridger power plant near Rock Springs: reduce its capacity.…
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The federal Department of Energy has awarded the University of Wyoming $2.4 million dollars for two carbon capture studies.The grants will be used to…
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The Idaho Public Utilities Commission conditionally approved a request from Idaho Power to upgrade the Jim Bridger Power Plant in Rock Springs,…