Industry and environmental advocates see “assigned trust” as a viable option for ensuring reclamation after closures.
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We’ve been here before: Wyoming nuclear project echoes of past
Though elected officials tout its economic promises, nuclear opponents say the Natrium project is no different from previous failed public investments.
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Rising cost of Powder River Basin mining adds to coal crunch
Powder River Basin mines must dig deeper each year, adding to the cost of mining a ton of coal and shrinking operating margins.
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Gillette to Interior: Help, don’t hurt coal
Coal supporters pleaded with feds to not increase the cost of mining as the Interior Department considers updating coal leasing and royalty programs.
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Drilling to Energy Independence: Can the West save us from foreign oil imports?
— This story was written in collaboration with the Rural West Initiative at the Bill Lane Center for the American West. True to the frontier attitude still prevalent here, oil and gas officials say there’s a treasure of fossil fuels in the West that will take America closer to energy independence than any plan conceived […]
