Powder River Basin Resource Council

Georgia Power's ratepayers have seen a 35% increase in their electric bills since the final Vogtle reactors finally came online in May. Nuclear power is incredibly costly and slow to build.
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Tomorrow is the big day - WYOGives!
Powder River is again participating in this Wyoming-wide day of giving, where we all can support the nonprofit organizations in our communities.
Help us protect Wyoming's resources, landscapes, and communities. bit.ly/PRBWyoGiv

USDA Announces New Rules to Protect Farmers and Ranchers - a groundbreaking proposal to ensure fair markets for our hardworking farmers and ranchers. Under the new rules, individual farmers will no longer need to prove that harmful actions by meatpackers affected the entire industry to seek justice.

One of the most profitable industries in the world is passing on a huge cost to American taxpayers with orphan wells. These are oil and gas wells that a comp... Drilled and Drained: passing on huge costs to American taxpayers with orphan wells

Taxpayers have a big liability hanging over their heads in many oil & gas producing states. Excellent reporting on how orphan wells can hurt nearby residents & taxpayers from @propublica.bsky.social @capitalandmain.bsky.social & Investigate TV www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHui...

The Bureau of Land Management has decided to end federal coal leasing in the Powder River Basin. Powder River Board member & retired coal miner Lynne Huskinson is grateful for the agency's decision to address long-term negative impacts that coal mining has had on our region. bit.ly/3yvq2F7

Powder River member Jill Morrison sets the record straight on the Bureau of Land Management's new federal oil and gas rules today in WyoFile.

Take a few minutes to read the full piece - it's well worth your time!
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The state of Wyoming can't have it both ways, using carbon capture to prop up coal plants then suing when
@EPA requires it wyofile.com/wyoming-sues... #hypocrisy
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At a state energy summit, Wyoming continues to hold up fossil fuels as the key to the state's future while downplaying the role renewable energy can take. Wyoming is being left behind in the energy transition. Great coverage by Inside Climate News bit.ly/3QAVmc4

LeAnn Miller, aka The Veggie Lady, from Casper, Wyoming shares her experience and advice for local food producers interested in starting or expanding their b... Growing Your Local Food Business with LeAnn Miller

Get inspired to start a local foods business! Wyoming's Veggie Lady, LeAnn Miller, shares her wealth of experience: www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNLg...

#localfood #eatlocal #growlocal #wyoming

Spring is the season of renewal! Membership renewal that is! Thanks to all of our members who recently sent in your membership renewal forms and donations. For those that haven't yet, it's easy to do online. Visit: www.powderriverbasin.org/donate-join/

Today! @BLMNational released long overdue rules to modernize #oilandgas bonding requirements for federal wells on #publiclands and split estate lands. Our release here: www.worc.org/media/PRESS-... Read BLM's here: www.blm.gov/press-releas...

Tackling #climatechange with shade nets & overcoming land access challenges, Brian Berglund's journey exemplifies resilience & innovation in #agriculture. Read his inspiring story & get motivated to pursue your own dreams! #LocalAg #Innovation www.homegrownstories.org/farming-agai...

Powder River & the Wyoming Outdoor Council have been pushing the WY Dept of Environmental Quality for years for better regulation of this oil & gas wastewater discharge. A new report shows that 2 creeks can't sustain aquatic life. Thanks to WyoFile for the great reporting wyofile.com/creeks-taint...

We love #pie, especially when it is locally made with fresh ingredients. Happy #piday ! #growWyoming #localfood #foodfreedom #piesbyguys

The Sheridan Seed Library is made possible by the generous heirloom seed companies who donate seed packets every year. Thank you to: Baker Creek Seeds, Heirloom Seed Company, Sow Right Seeds, Seed Savers Exchange, West Coast Seeds, Living Seed Company, High Mowing Seeds & Territorial Seed Company!

Wyoming lawmakers have doubled down on the state's carbon capture mandate, despite the fact that utilities haven't been able to make it work, and it's already costing ratepayers money bit.ly/4c5dZhg

Join us for Growing Your Local Food Business at noon on March 22 at the Sheridan County Public Library. This is a good opportunity for established or new food producers. Register today at: bit.ly/growlocalfood

Good news! This bill died in committee today. #solarenergy #renewableenergy #solarpower #sunnyfuture

Our latest newsletter is arriving in mailboxes this week. If you're not yet a member, consider joining us and we'll send you a copy six times a year full of content on #energy & #agriculture issues. You can also read via our website: www.powderriverbasin.org/wp-content/u...

Action Alert! Take action! Tell your WY Senator to vote NO on SF 72 - it's a backdoor attack on rooftop solar! Email your Senator via the online hotline: www.wyoleg.gov/Legislation/... Let's stop this sneaky attack on Wyoming rooftop solar

Almost all Wyomingites support common-sense measures to increase financial assurance for the #oilandgas industry to make sure operators, not taxpayers, plug & reclaim wells and restore landscapes where drilling occurs on public & private lands.

A gravel mine photo with a quote that says: That's it. No oversight from local authorities, as county commissions are barred from preventing such mining operations. No ability of adjacent landowners and neighbors to comment on the influence a particular mine might have on their lives.

Today in WyoFile, Powder River's Board Chair, David Romtvedt, points out that SF 44 will strip local control over small mining operations. wyofile.com/mining-bill-...

Today we joined 50+ organizations in releasing a platform identifying the problems behind a new wave of unreclaimed, modern-era coal mines harming our communities, and the policy changes needed to address these problems. #ZombieMines #MineCleanup www.zombiemines.org

Mandated carbon capture sequesters resources better used elsewhere - WyoFile Wyoming lawmakers are once again proposing fixes to a bill mandating carbon capture and storage at coal-fired power plants, but one energy industry engineer argues it’s time to focus on technology tha...

After 4 years & millions of dollars, Ronn Smith says HB 200 can't be fixed: "Until the prevailing technology stabilizes or a replacement emerges, we should view coal plant carbon capture as pre-commercial and ill-suited for regulatory mandates." wyofile.com/mandated-car...

Mandated carbon capture sequesters resources better used elsewhere - WyoFile Wyoming lawmakers are once again proposing fixes to a bill mandating carbon capture and storage at coal-fired power plants, but one energy industry engineer argues it’s time to focus on technology tha...

After 4 years & millions of dollars, Ronn Smith says HB 200 can't be fixed: "Until the prevailing technology stabilizes or a replacement emerges, we should view coal plant carbon capture as pre-commercial and ill-suited for regulatory mandates." wyofile.com/mandated-car...

Excellent deep dive by Inside Climate News on Wyoming's reluctance to take federal dollars for clean energy while continuing to spend state tax dollars on risky projects & technology that prolongs fossil fuels. The state does not have a good track record with these types of endeavors bit.ly/3HSzx2M

We are pleased to see the new standard for #airpollution from EPA. Commonly referred to as PM2.5 or soot, this fine particulate matter poses severe health risks like heart disease and cancer. This rule changes the annual standard from 12 to 9 micrograms per cubic meter

Atlas Carbon defaults on $15M publicly funded state loan - WyoFile The first company to commercialize a non-combustive use for Wyoming's Powder River Basin coal must open its books. State could seize assets.

Atlas Carbon, the first company to commercialize non-combustive uses for coal , has defaulted on a $15 million loan from the State of Wyoming wyofile.com/atlas-carbon... @dbleizeffer.bsky.social

Lawmakers float $10M 'stimulus' for enhanced oil recovery in Wyoming - WyoFile The stimulus is intended to "equalize" a federal tax incentive that rewards permanent CO2 storage over carbon dioxide used to produce oil.

This is a good read from @dbleizeffer.bsky.social at WyoFile on a bill proposing to stimulate enhanced oil recovery using $10 million in Wyoming taxpayer dollars
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You can't judge your beef by its sticker says Joyce Evans, a rancher & Powder River board member. She makes the case for mandatory country-of-origin labeling for beef in WyoFile today wyofile.com/you-cant-jud...