Black Hills Energy, working to comply with a 2020 state law, reported a “disappointing” response to requests for proposals to retrofit two Wyoming coal plants with carbon capture.
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BLM seeks public input on ‘industrial solar’ projects
The federal agency wants to boost an existing program to approve large-scale renewable-energy projects on public lands, including in Wyoming.
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Utility: Wyoming’s carbon-capture mandate too costly
Increased federal tax credits for CO2 capture helps lower cost to retrofit coal-fired power units, but the technology still comes with hefty rate increase.
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Study: Up to 144 years for aquifers to recover from methane gas development
Coal-bed methane gas wells pumped 1 million acre-feet of groundwater since 2001, and it may take nearly 150 years for some aquifers to recover, state geologic study concludes.
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BLM pulls 264 parcels from oil and gas lease sale over grouse concerns
BLM cited ‘core’ sage grouse habitat protections in deferring 264 lease parcels — just one factor in its increasing scrutiny of the leasing program.
