Revenue from coal, oil and natural gas outpaced forecasts, but the state’s budget should remain lean to prepare for future financial challenges, Gordon said.
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Governor’s task force: No easy fix for pain at the pump
Group recommends fuel rebate programs and encouraging more oil production and refining capacity as potential solutions.
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Kemmerer’s locals, leaders eye transition to nuclear-power boom town
Prospective nuclear power developer Natrium says it will aid Kemmerer’s transition from coal to nuclear power, but state and feds should help finance community preparations for 2,000 construction workers.
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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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EPA rejects Wyoming haze plan, may accelerate Jim Bridger closures
PacifiCorp had about a decade to comply with a regional haze plan that required installing additional pollution controls at the coal-fired power plant that employs 700 workers.
