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Federal energy assistance funding uncertainty worries Wyoming advocates - WyoFile Rising electric rates spiked interest in rooftop solar and other home energy efficiencies — even with the state's strong fossil fuel culture. But federal cuts may put some of those options out of reac...

Rising electric rates spiked interest in #rooftopsolar and other home energy efficiencies — even with Wyoming’s strong fossil fuel culture. But federal cuts may put some of those options out of reach. - @WyoFile wyofile.com/federal-ener...

Republican lawmakers urge Wyoming’s federal delegation to give state larger share of coal royalties - WyoFile A $50 million annual revenue loss resulting from the Big Beautiful Bill spurred the request.

Republican lawmakers urge Wyoming’s federal delegation to give state larger share of coal royalties - @WyoFile wyofile.com/republican-l...

Stock growers will join corner-crossing pleadings in Supreme Court - WyoFile Hunters ask for another 30 days to respond to Eshelman's petition for high court review.

Stock growers will join corner-crossing pleadings in Supreme Court - @WyoFile wyofile.com/stock-grower...

The Trump team sets double standard on migratory bird rules - High Country News The administration said it will go hunting for cases of wind energy companies unintentionally killing migratory birds — something it has long argued is not a violation of federal law.

As part of its growing attack on America’s wind energy sector, the Trump administration has shot a hole through its own longstanding legal interpretation of a 1918 law protecting migratory birds.

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Stop the presses: Wyoming press corps suffers historic blow - WyoFile Uinta, Platte, Niobrara, Goshen and Sublette counties become "news deserts" as News Media Corp shutters eight local Wyoming newspapers with no notice. The oldest had been in print for 122 years. Thirt...

A dark day for Wyoming: Uinta, Platte, Niobrara, Goshen and Sublette counties become ‘news deserts’ as News Media Corp shutters eight local papers with no notice. - @WyoFile wyofile.com/stop-the-pre...

Wyoming must think differently to overcome economic decline and workforce outmigration that top economic development officials say is tied to long-term challenges with community infrastructure.

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Opinion | The assault on public lands has a long, sad history with no end in sight. Forcing Mike Lee to drop his public land sale proposal merits celebration, but history signals the fight is far from over, writes guest columnist Chris Madson.

The assault on public lands has a long, sad history with no end in sight. - opinion by Chris Madson @WyoFile wyofile.com/the-assault-...

Proposal to address 'nation's worst workforce exodus' fails to get support from Wyoming lawmakers - WyoFile The Wyoming Business Council says it has more policy ideas forthcoming to address "vicious" shrinking workforce conundrum.

Wyoming must think differently to overcome economic decline and workforce outmigration that top economic development officials say is tied to long-term challenges with community infrastructure. - @WyoFile wyofile.com/proposal-to-...

He helms Casper’s top digital news site. Now he’s jumping into the print game. - WyoFile In a landscape where print media has been rapidly eroding, Shawn Houck adds a product with Oil City Weekly. In the process, he’s coming full circle.

A new print newspaper! - He helms Casper’s top digital news site. Now he’s jumping into the print game. - @WyoFile wyofile.com/he-helms-cas...

Lawmakers table bill to allow nuclear waste storage in Wyoming - WyoFile A legislative panel heard hours of public comment that mostly cautioned against prematurely changing state law to accommodate nuclear microreactor manufacturers.

Wyoming lawmakers are moving too quickly on a high-stakes effort to store spent nuclear fuel waste from microreactor manufacturers, according to many who spoke at a hearing in Casper. The Minerals Committee opted to table a draft bill for now. - @WyoFile wyofile.com/lawmakers-ta...

Wyoming's carbon capture mandate withstands legislative repeal effort - WyoFile Rep. Christopher Knapp says the mandate is too costly for ratepayers and it hasn't resulted in a coal plant retrofit.

A Gillette lawmaker says he'll bring his own bill to repeal Wyoming's controversial coal carbon capture mandate after a committee declined to sponsor it. - @WyoFile wyofile.com/wyomings-car...

Trump is trying to kill solar power—here's how to fight back Rooftop solar is a clean power miracle. Why are we killing it with red tape?

Read @billmckibben.bsky.social's latest at Mother Jones.

Opinion | Surviving, and occasionally thriving, during Cheyenne Frontier Days Columnist Kerry Drake loved the thrill of taking rodeo photos in the arena. Now he writes that he’s too afraid of the traffic to even visit the park.

Surviving, and occasionally thriving, during Cheyenne Frontier Days - column by Kerry Drake @WyoFile wyofile.com/surviving-an...

Wyoming lawmakers consider nuclear waste storage as tensions rise over microreactor plant proposal - WyoFile A draft bill that would make an exception to Wyoming's nuclear waste ban is intended to accommodate a California firm's plans to "mass-produce" microreactors near Casper.

Political lines are being drawn in Wyoming over whether to allow spent nuclear fuel waste to oblige a California firm's plans to "mass-produce" microreactors here. Lawmakers will consider a draft bill this week to change the state's law banning waste storage. - @WyoFile wyofile.com/wyoming-lawm...

Trump’s war on windmills started in Scotland. Now he’s taking it global President’s opposition to offshore wind more than a decade ago now threatens a huge industry in the US and beyond

Donald Trump's war against wind turbines near his Scottish golf course escalated to him squashing clean energy in the US as president.

His dislike for renewables now has major ramifications for the climate crisis and the US' place in the world www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Wind, Snake, Bear rivers hit record low flows as Wyoming’s summer drought gains steam - WyoFile Snowpack isn’t what it used to be. Severe drought has set in for portions of western Wyoming river basins, even after decent snow years, due to factors exacerbated by climate change.

“We’re experiencing August [river] levels in July, more or less. It’s a system-wide drought condition.” - story by @koshywrites.bsky.social‬ @WyoFile wyofile.com/wind-snake-b...

Canceling transmission lines will raise electricity prices and raise emissions. Canceling transmission lines enhances corporate monopoly power and profit. Canceling transmission lines is climate denial.

Federal court tosses lawsuit challenging Wyoming’s new voter registration law - WyoFile The voting-rights group that filed the complaint failed to adequately state a claim, U.S. District Court Scott Skavdahl ruled.

BREAKING: Federal court tosses lawsuit challenging Wyoming’s new voter registration law - @wyofile.com wyofile.com/federal-cour...

Trump Move to Increase Coal Mining in the Powder River Basin Will Worsen Climate Change, Experts Warn - Inside Climate News Scientists and environmentalists say such a decision harms human health and the environment, and is unnecessary.

Trump Move to Increase Coal Mining in the Powder River Basin Will Worsen Climate Change, Experts Warn - story by @jakebolster.bsky.social insideclimatenews.org/news/0807202...

Measles Cases Surge To Highest Level Since The Disease Was Eliminated In U.S. At least 1,277 cases have been reported as of Monday, surpassing the previous record set in 2019, despite 2025 being only halfway over.

Good work everyone: Measles cases surge to highest level since the disease was eliminated in U.S. in 2000 www.huffpost.com/entry/measle...

Gravel operator digs in with another lawsuit to open Casper Mountain - WyoFile Prism Logistics has asked a judge to review the state's recent decision to deny several lease renewals.

Prism Logistics has asked a judge to review the state's recent decision to deny several lease renewals in a case that has drawn a spotlight on burgeoning industrial development near rural communities. - @WyoFile wyofile.com/gravel-opera...

Wyoming landed one of crypto’s biggest names. Here’s what that means for the state. - WyoFile Country’s second-largest crypto exchange names Cheyenne its home base. Wyoming leaders believe their pursuit of digital assets is paying off.

Wyoming landed one of crypto’s biggest names. Here’s what that means for the state. - @WyoFile wyofile.com/wyoming-land...

Trump pushes to resume coal leasing in Wyoming's Powder River Basin - WyoFile The Bureau of Land Management will amend Biden-era resource management plans to reopen coal leasing in Wyoming and Montana.

Feds are undoing a Biden-era rule that ended new #coal leasing in the prolific Powder River Basin spanning northeast #Wyoming and southern #Montana. Speculation abounds about whether policy changes & tax cuts will entice the industry to produce more coal. - @WyoFile wyofile.com/trump-pushes...

The art of the fly: Angler relishes the meditation and creation of tying - WyoFile Blake Jackson, a guide and co-owner of Casper’s Ugly Bug Fly Shop, ties a carp-slaying pattern.

Angling is more than the exhilarating strike and tug, or landing the big one. It's more than being on the water, stalking the seam. Blake Jackson, a guide and co-owner of Casper’s Ugly Bug Fly Shop, taps into his creative side, tying a carp-slaying pattern. - @WyoFile wyofile.com/the-art-of-t...

Inside Utah’s PR campaign to seize public lands - High Country News Utah used actors, AI, stagecraft and NDAs as it sought to sway public opinion and take control of 18.5 million acres of federal public land.

Lawmakers in Utah are deploying every deception tactic in the book to convince Americans that turning federal lands over to states is in the nation's best interest. What they aren't saying is that they don't have the money to manage these lands, so they often get sold to for-profit companies.

Feds speed up review for Natrium nuclear power plant in Wyoming - WyoFile The Nuclear Regulatory Commission, spurred by Trump, will trim seven months off its environmental and safety review of Bill Gates-backed project.

BREAKING: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission, spurred by President Donald Trump’s executive order, will trim seven months off its environmental and safety review of Bill Gates-backed project under construction near Kemmerer, Wyo. - @WyoFile wyofile.com/feds-speed-u...

Big Beautiful Bill could inflate Wyoming electricity rates, some observers say - WyoFile The accelerated phaseout of wind and solar energy tax credits could raise rates in Wyoming by an average 29%, according to one consumer group.

Tilting fed policy away from renewables doesn't translate into affordable electricity — even in a coal state, some say. The Big Beautiful Bill’s phaseout of wind&solar energy tax credits could raise rates in Wyo by an average 29%, one consumer group says. - @wyofile.com wyofile.com/big-beautifu...

Medicaid, insurance cuts in ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ will harm Wyoming, health care advocates warn - WyoFile Wyoming Sens. Cynthia Lummis and John Barrasso voted yes on the bill, which narrowly cleared the U.S. Senate Tuesday.

Medicaid, insurance cuts in ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ will harm Wyoming, health care advocates warn - @WyoFile wyofile.com/medicaid-ins...

Wyoming warming to climate change reality and worried about water, UW poll finds - WyoFile Of the 81% who want their communities to plan for climate-related water changes, less than half know that most of their neighbors feel the same.

Wyomingites agree more than they realize on climate-related water implications for the historically arid and pro-fossil fuel state. They also share a desire to do something about it, according to a new University of Wyoming survey. - @WyoFile #ClimateCrisis wyofile.com/wyoming-warm...

As Hortmans lie in state, thousands of Minnesotans line up to pay respects • Minnesota Reformer Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman on Friday was surrounded by things she loved: She laid in the Minnesota Capitol where she dedicated 20 years of her life, next to her husband Mark, her golden retriever...

Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman on Friday laid in the Minnesota Capitol where she dedicated 20 years of her life, next to her husband Mark, her golden retriever Gilbert, leafy trees, bright flowers and legions of Minnesotans whom she sought to help through public service.