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An Energy Fuels complex in Utah. The company is ramping up production at its Nichols Ranch development in Wyoming.

Energy Fuels Wants To Use Wyoming Uranium For Cancer Treatments

Energy Fuels, on track to become a key Wyoming uranium producer, is extending its reach for the mineral. The company has expanded into using Wyoming uranium to produce medical isotopes for cancer treatments.

Pat MaioAugust 27, 2024

Mark Gabriel, president and CEO of Brighton, Colorado-based United Power Inc., stands in front of the headquarters building of his rural electricity cooperative. Gabriel led the breakaway of United Power from Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association in May.

United Power Growing After Severing Ties With Tri-State Generation

Colorado’s United Power Inc. was the largest Tri-State Generation member until it paid $702 million to break away on its own. Now it’s growing as other Tri-State members watch.

Pat MaioAugust 26, 2024

Ryan Bogers, co-owner of the Tongue River Marina in the Tongue River Reservoir State Park in southeastern Montana, stands along the burned area of the Barber Draw Fire that threatened his marina store and other buildings surrounding the reservoir.

Owners Of Montana’s Tongue River Marina 'Defeated' By Wildfire Damage

Wildfires in northern Wyoming and southern Montana have burned more than 400,000 acres. They’ve also left ranchers and small businesses like Tongue River Marina wrecked financially and worried about the future.

Pat MaioAugust 25, 2024

Vic Goni, a sheep rancher, near the area where his sheep normally graze. On Thursday, firefighters arrived on the plains behind him to extinguish the House Draw Fire off Buffalo Sussex Cutoff Road.

Wyoming Sheep Ranchers Scramble To Save Flocks From 175,000-Acre House Draw Fire

Wyoming’s rural sheep industry was nearly destroyed when the House Draw Fire exploded to 175,000 acres, killing some sheep. Ranchers scrambled to save what they could. Now they have to find winter feed for those that survived.

Pat MaioAugust 24, 2024

A wall of smoke rises from the edge of the House Draw Fire in this image shared by Triple Three Outfitters.

Wyoming Ranchers Watch As 175,000-Acre Wildfire Burns Through Fences And Hay

About 150 firefighters started in Buffalo, Wyoming, early Friday morning to battle the House Draw Fire, which has burned about 175,000 acres.

Pat MaioAugust 23, 2024

The Black Thunder coal mine in Campbell County, Wyoming, is one of the largest and most productive in the world.

Arch May Speed Up Sale Of Legacy Wyoming Coal Mines Under $5B Merger

Arch Resources announced a $5 billion merger with Consol Energy on Wednesday. That also may mean speeding up the company’s plans to sell its Wyoming coal mines.

Pat MaioAugust 22, 2024

A large coal shovel fills a haul truck at the North Antelope Rochelle Mine.

Huge Shakeup For Wyoming Coal: Arch To Merge, Peabody Sells 10% To Hedge Fund

In a huge shakeup for Wyoming's legacy coal industry, Arch announced a $5 billion merger Wednesday and a hedge fund has bought 10% of Peabody Energy. The companies represent more than half the coal production in the Powder River Basin.

Pat MaioAugust 21, 2024

A wind turbine graveyard near Sweetwater, Texas.

Why Old Wind Turbine Blades Aren’t Being Buried In Landfills Anymore

Until a few years ago, it was common for old wind turbine blades to be discarded in local landfills. That’s not happening much anymore as landfills require them to be ground up “into really tiny pieces,” which is expensive.

Pat MaioAugust 21, 2024

In a stunning defeat, Wyoming House Speaker Albert Sommers, who was first elected to the Legislature a dozen years ago, lost to Kemmerer resident Laura Taliaferro Pearson, who entered politics during the pandemic because of concerns over pandemic masking mandates.

Kemmerer Bus Driver Beats House Speaker Albert Sommers In Stunning Senate Race Upset

In a stunning defeat, Wyoming House Speaker Albert Sommers lost to Kemmerer resident Laura Taliaferro Pearson, in Senate District 14 which covers Sublette, Lincoln, Sweetwater and Uinta counties.

Pat MaioAugust 21, 2024

Mike Schmid Beats Cat Urbigkit In Highly-Watched Sublette County House Race

Mike Schmid, a La Barge oilman aligned with the Freedom Caucus, won the Republican primary against well-known rancher Cat Urbigkit in House District 20 of Sublette County.

Pat MaioAugust 21, 2024

State House Rep. Clark Stith, R-Rock Springs, left, campaigns in House District 48 in southwestern Wyoming on Tuesday morning.

Darin McCann Stuns Clark Stith in Upset Primary Race in Sweetwater County

Freedom Caucus contender Darin McCann, R-Rock Springs, beat State House Rep. Clark Stith in a stunning upset in the contentious Republican primary race in Sweetwater County.

Pat MaioAugust 21, 2024

Another Hedge Fund-Backed Producer Wants To Cash In On Wyoming’s Uranium Boom

Canada-based American Premium Uranium Inc., backed by a New Jersey-based hedge fund, has begun exploratory drilling on mining claims in the Red Desert. It’s part of a rush of companies looking to cash in on Wyoming’s uranium boom.

Pat MaioAugust 19, 2024

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The Laramie River Station power plant in Wheatland, Wyoming.

Tri-State’s Wyoming Co-ops United By Jitters Over Future Of Coal Plant

Tri-State Generation’s pivot away from fossil fuel-generated power has some of its members uneasy. In Wyoming, there’s concern over the future of the Laramie Station power plant.

Pat MaioAugust 17, 2024

Wyoming Turns Down $35 Million From Feds To Clean Up Orphan Wells

Wyoming doesn’t want the federal government’s $35 million to help plug orphan oil and gas wells. The Biden administration’s Interior Department offered $775 million to 21 energy states this week, but the Cowboy State won’t take it.

Pat MaioAugust 15, 2024

A large coal shovel works in the Black Thunder mine in Wyoming's Powder River Basin in this file photo.

U.S. Wind, Solar Produce More Power Than Coal Through July For First Time

For the first seven months of 2024, wind and solar alone produced more electricity than coal in the United States. That's a first, and comes as no surprise in Wyoming, which saw its coal production drop 25% in the first half of the year.

Pat MaioAugust 15, 2024

Christiansen Ranch is where Uranium Energy Corp. performs its mining operation. The water solution that collects the uranium from the wells at Christiansen Ranch is attached to ion exchange resin, or tiny plastic-like beads, at the satellite plant. The beads are then transported by tank trucks to the Irigaray central processing plant, located about 15 miles away.

Dormant For A Decade, Texas-Based Uranium Energy Corp. To Restart In Wyoming

Texas-based Uranium Energy Corp. had mothballed its uranium mining operations in Wyoming nearly a decade ago. It’s now the second major uranium producer in the state to restart mining and processing.

Pat MaioAugust 13, 2024

The Naughton Power Plant near Kemmerer, Wyoming, is owned and operated by PacifiCorps.

Wyoming To Lead 17-State Lawsuit Against EPA Over Coal Ash Rules

Wyoming is taking the lead in a 17-state lawsuit against the EPA over is rules on coal ash produced by power plants. The rules will go into effect in November unless stopped.

Pat MaioAugust 12, 2024

Australia’s American Rare Earths Ltd. has created a 100%-owned, independent business unit, Wyoming Rare (USA) Inc., to attract more investors and accelerate its rare earths project, located north of Wheatland, Wyoming. The company has been testing for the size of the deposit and quality of its rare earths materials in an area north of Wheatland.

Wyoming Rare Earths Companies In Race To Start Producing

The Australian-based American Rare Earths Ltd. has restructured its Wyoming project to attract investment. With Wyoming becoming ground zero for U.S. rare earths, companies are in a race to be the first to start producing.

Pat MaioAugust 12, 2024

Ur-Energy’s in-situ mining field for uranium with water rigs set up in the background.

Hot Demand For Wyoming Uranium Has Hedge Funds, Other Investors Sniffing Around

Demand for Wyoming uranium has some big hedge funds and other investors sniffing around to buy in. They’re looking for opportunities to buy shares in uranium stocks that mine the ore needed as fuel for nuclear power plants.

Pat MaioAugust 09, 2024

The Craig Generating Station power plant in Craig, Colorado.

Rural Wyoming Co-ops To Get More Green Power From Colorado-Based Parent Company

Power cooperatives in a number of rural Wyoming communities will be getting more green energy. That’s the result of a major shift in policy and focus for their parent company, Colorado-based Tri-State Generation.

Pat MaioAugust 08, 2024

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, left, and Vice President Kamala Harris on Aug. 6, 2024, as Harris names Walz her running mate on the Democratic ticket for the 2024 presidential election.

Harris VP Pick "Horrible For America, Horrible For Wyoming," Wyo Mining Chief Says

As governor, Tim Walz placed his state on track to transition to "clean" energy even faster than California. Wyoming Mining Association President Travis Deti says Kamala Harris' VP pick is "horrible for America and horrible for Wyoming."

Pat MaioAugust 07, 2024

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