Energy

Hearing ordered as miners protest by blocking coal trains

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A judge has ordered an evidentiary hearing within two weeks on a protest involving coal miners who have blocked trains transporting coal. News outlets report lawyers... Read more »

08/24/19 10:34 AM

Coal company compliance over wage bonds under investigation

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Attorney General Andy Beshear says his office will investigate whether coal companies are posting performance bonds intended to secure employee wages. News outlets report Blackjewel... Read more »

08/15/19 4:41 AM

Wyoming wind farm making same power with 80% fewer turbines

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Bigger, more efficient equipment will allow a western U.S. electric utility to redevelop an aging Wyoming wind farm with far fewer turbines while generating the same... Read more »

08/14/19 2:37 PM

Judge bars Trump from taking energy panel’s advice

By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A judge barred the Trump administration on Tuesday from acting on the recommendations of an energy advisory panel that was created... Read more »

08/14/19 5:09 AM

Top American energy official coming to learn about Wyo. carbon capture

CASPER, Wyo. — The United States Department of Energy’s assistant secretary of fossil energy will come to Wyoming next week to learn about carbon capture technology in the state. That... Read more »

08/12/19 10:35 AM

Wyoming sees 50% jump in mining sector tax collections in 2019

CASPER, Wyo. — An August report from Wyoming’s Economic Analysis Division shows that mining sector 4% sales and use tax collections in June were up from 2018. “Wyoming’s collection of... Read more »

08/08/19 5:44 PM

$8 million grant will support UW research to enhance hydraulic fracking

CASPER, Wyo. — An $8 million grant from the United States Department of Energy will support University of Wyoming researchers working on hydrocarbon gas technology. The funding will allow researchers... Read more »

08/07/19 2:53 PM

Judge approves sale of Blackjewel coal assets

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A federal judge has approved Contura Energy’s bid for three mines owned by the bankrupt Blackjewel coal company. A Blackjewel spokesman said U.S. District Judge Frank... Read more »

08/07/19 6:06 AM

Auction set for bankrupt coal producer Blackjewel’s assets

By JOHN RABY Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — An auction is set for the assets of bankrupt coal operator Blackjewel LLC. A notice filed in federal bankruptcy court in... Read more »

08/01/19 10:38 AM

Auction set for bankrupt coal producer Blackjewel’s assets

By JOHN RABY Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — An auction is set for the assets of bankrupt coal operator Blackjewel LLC. A notice filed in federal bankruptcy court in... Read more »

08/01/19 5:26 AM

July natural gas and crude oil prices up; jobs up from 2018

CASPER, Wyo. — Natural gas and crude oil prices were up in July compared with the June values, according to the State of Wyoming’s Economic Analysis Division. “’The price of... Read more »

07/30/19 2:59 PM

Bidding process set for bankrupt US coal operator Blackjewel

By JOHN RABY Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A federal judge on Friday approved a bidding process for mines owned by bankrupt coal operator Blackjewel LLC. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge... Read more »

07/26/19 1:28 PM

Lawmakers name all-GOP nuclear fuel storage study team

July 23, 2019 by Angus M. Thuermer Jr., WyoFile Sen. Jim Anderson (R-Casper), co-chairman of the Joint Minerals, Business and Economic Development Committee, on Monday provided the names of the seven legislators... Read more »

07/23/19 8:59 AM

EPA: Oilfield pollution may significantly degrade Wind River

July 18, 2019 by Angus M. Thuermer Jr., WyoFile The federal Environmental Protection Agency has told Wyoming regulators that a draft permit to allow Aethon Energy to discharge polluted water into creeks... Read more »

07/22/19 8:36 AM

New report details Wyoming’s top uranium mining production

CASPER, Wyo. — Wyoming produces more uranium and has the largest amount of known uranium reserves in the country. That is according to the Wyoming State Geological Survey, who announced... Read more »

07/18/19 10:12 AM

Blackjewel permit to remain in limbo as mines’ outlook worsens

July 16, 2019 by Andrew Graham, WyoFile The Environmental Quality Council last week voted to delay a decision on who holds mining permits for the Eagle Butte and Belle Ayr mines pending... Read more »

07/17/19 5:31 AM

Blackjewel’s unpaid bills wrecked local businesses, owners say

July 10, 2019 by Andrew Graham, WyoFile GILLETTE— A year to the day before Blackjewel LLC shocked Wyoming by abandoning the Eagle Butte and Belle Ayr coal mines, the Golay family gave... Read more »

07/11/19 11:10 AM

Analysts hit plan to dump oilfield pollutants into Wind River

July 9, 2019 by Angus M. Thuermer Jr., WyoFile Four groups are calling for Wyoming’s DEQ to reject Aethon Energy’s application to dump millions of gallons and thousands of tons of oil- and... Read more »

07/10/19 5:54 AM

With Hoops out, Blackjewel seeks financing to reopen mines

July 8, 2019 by Andrew Graham, WyoFile GILLETTE — Blackjewel LLC’s new management team, assembled in the wake of former-CEO Jeffrey Hoops’s departure, is trying to secure new financing and a bankruptcy... Read more »

07/09/19 1:29 PM

With mine worker layoffs, Gillette food pantry seeking donations

CASPER, Wyo. — With hundreds of Blackjewel LLC. mine workers laid off, a Gillette food pantry is seeking donations to aid the workers and families impacted. The Council of Community... Read more »

07/09/19 11:43 AM

Legislative committee working on Wyo. fuel tax hike proposal

CASPER, Wyo. — The Wyoming Legislature’s Joint Revenue Committee will be discussing a proposed piece of legislation that would raise the fuel tax during a meeting on Tuesday, July 9.... Read more »

07/08/19 3:56 PM

‘Don’t Poison Boysen’: Deadline Friday to protest plan to dump oilfield wastewater

CASPER, Wyo. — A deadline is approaching for the public to comment on a plan to dump 8.27 million gallons of oilfield wastewater per day into the Boysen Reservoir and... Read more »

07/01/19 5:51 PM

Casper native leading new ‘Alliance for Renewable Energy’ push in Wyoming

CASPER, Wyo. — Casper native Monika Leininger is the president of the new Alliance for Renewable Energy of Laramie. Leininger said on Thursday, June 27 that the alliance, which uses... Read more »

06/27/19 1:56 PM

Contested case hearing announced for Cedar Springs Wind Energy project

CASPER, Wyo. — NextEra Energy has submitted an application for a permit to construct 48 wind turbines north of Glenrock. The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality announced Thursday that a... Read more »

06/27/19 10:47 AM

Black Hills rate hikes on pause pending review

CASPER, Wyo. — Black Hills Energy’s proposal to raise monthly natural gas rates has been put on pause. The Wyoming Public Service Commission sent out an email on Monday, June... Read more »

06/24/19 5:04 PM

Black Hills customers may see up to $42 monthly bill increases

CASPER, Wyo. — Black Hills Wyoming Gas is seeking approval to raise natural gas service rates. The Wyoming Public Service Commission gave notice of the company’s proposal on Thursday, June... Read more »

06/24/19 11:50 AM

Casper area governments anticipating impacts from $490 million wind energy project

CASPER, Wyo. — A Cedar Springs Wind Energy Project set to add 160 wind turbines north of Douglas has an estimated cost of about $490 million. That’s just for one... Read more »

06/21/19 2:47 PM

DEQ confirms ozone pollution violated federal standards

June 18, 2019 by Angus M. Thuermer Jr., WyoFile Wyoming’s Department of Environmental Quality has verified high ozone pollution at monitoring stations in the Upper Green River Basin, unhealthy levels the agency... Read more »

06/20/19 9:13 AM

Renewable energy capacity surpasses coal, gap expected to widen

CASPER, Wyo. — Installed renewable energy capacity has surpassed coal as a source of power in the United States, and that gap is set to widen. As a source of... Read more »

06/18/19 11:57 AM

Wyoming oil production at 25-year high

CASPER, Wyo. — Wyoming produced 88 million barrels of oil in 2018, with new wells contributing over 21% of that production output. The last time oil production was at this... Read more »

06/05/19 10:37 AM

UW, company collaborate on clean-coal test facility

CASPER, Wyo. — The University of Wyoming has signed an agreement aimed at developing a cleaner-burning coal in the Powder River Basin. Under the agreement with Clean Coal Technologies Inc.,... Read more »

05/27/19 9:44 AM

EQC delays coal permit to consider company track record

May 21, 2019 by Andrew Graham, WyoFile A state environmental review board Thursday withheld approval of a mining permit transfer until it could determine whether a sprawling web of coal companies’ environmental... Read more »

05/23/19 11:54 AM

Bills to secure miners’ health benefits lack Wyo pol support

April 30, 2019 by Andrew Graham, WyoFile Two bills to protect retired Wyoming coal miners’ healthcare benefits from being lost to bankruptcy have been introduced in the U.S. Congress. Neither has the... Read more »

05/01/19 9:12 AM

Fallen Wyoming coal giants tangled in high-finance feud

April 23, 2019 by Andrew Graham, WyoFile Two fallen Wyoming coal giants are caught at the center of a high-stakes feud between global business mavens and regulators, leaving miners and municipalities to... Read more »

04/24/19 9:13 AM

BLM offers draft for Moneta: font of revenue, pollutants

April 19, 2019 by Angus M. Thuermer Jr., WyoFile The Bureau of Land Management published Thursday its analysis of four options for expanding the Moneta Divide oil and gas field — a... Read more »

04/22/19 8:47 AM

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Energy

Hearing ordered as miners protest by blocking coal trains

US fossil fuel official says tech can help coal industry

US fossil fuel official tours Wyoming amid coal shutdowns

Groups: Current Moneta oilfield discharges already violate law

Wyoming’s U.S. Congress delegates want to stop oil and gas permitting delays

Power play: Big investment firm escapes Blackjewel ‘unscathed’

Coal company compliance over wage bonds under investigation

Wyoming wind farm making same power with 80% fewer turbines

Judge bars Trump from taking energy panel’s advice

Top American energy official coming to learn about Wyo. carbon capture

Wyoming sees 50% jump in mining sector tax collections in 2019

$8 million grant will support UW research to enhance hydraulic fracking

Judge approves sale of Blackjewel coal assets

Auction set for bankrupt coal producer Blackjewel’s assets

Auction set for bankrupt coal producer Blackjewel’s assets

July natural gas and crude oil prices up; jobs up from 2018

Bidding process set for bankrupt US coal operator Blackjewel

Lawmakers name all-GOP nuclear fuel storage study team

EPA: Oilfield pollution may significantly degrade Wind River

New report details Wyoming’s top uranium mining production

Blackjewel permit to remain in limbo as mines’ outlook worsens

Blackjewel’s unpaid bills wrecked local businesses, owners say

Analysts hit plan to dump oilfield pollutants into Wind River

With Hoops out, Blackjewel seeks financing to reopen mines

With mine worker layoffs, Gillette food pantry seeking donations

Legislative committee working on Wyo. fuel tax hike proposal

‘Don’t Poison Boysen’: Deadline Friday to protest plan to dump oilfield wastewater

Casper native leading new ‘Alliance for Renewable Energy’ push in Wyoming

Contested case hearing announced for Cedar Springs Wind Energy project

Black Hills rate hikes on pause pending review

Black Hills customers may see up to $42 monthly bill increases

Casper area governments anticipating impacts from $490 million wind energy project

DEQ confirms ozone pollution violated federal standards

Renewable energy capacity surpasses coal, gap expected to widen

Wyoming oil production at 25-year high

UW, company collaborate on clean-coal test facility

EQC delays coal permit to consider company track record

Bills to secure miners’ health benefits lack Wyo pol support

Fallen Wyoming coal giants tangled in high-finance feud

BLM offers draft for Moneta: font of revenue, pollutants

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Crime

Police arrest man on multiple counts of Aggravated Assault

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Serial killer who preyed on gay men executed in Florida

Casper man recommended for charge of Child Endangerment with Meth

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Obituaries

AP

Billionaire David Koch, conservative donor, dies at age 79

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USDA: Crop insurance covers irrigation tunnel collapse loss

Western states oppose plan to charge for US reservoir water

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USDA: Crop insurance covers irrigation tunnel collapse loss

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