A derailment and a tornado add to Wyoming’s coal-by-rail worries
• Back-to-back disruptions to Powder River Basin coal exports threaten an already underperforming rail service for one of the state’s top revenue industries. By Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile.com Wyoming’s Powder River Basin, the largest coal-producing region in North America, suffered…
Renewables outpace coal
By Nicole Pollack Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — The U.S. generated more electricity from renewables than coal for the first time in 2022 as wind and solar continued to grow and coal plants continued to shutter. Only…
Renewables top coal for energy consumption for first time in 135 years
By Greg Johnson Gillette News Record Via- Wyoming News Exchange GILLETTE — For the first time since before 1885, the annual United States energy consumption from renewable sources outpaced coal, according to a new report released Thursday by the federal U.S. Energy…
2020 could be a big year for Wyoming wind
By Camille Erickson Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Onshore wind energy capacity in the U.S. has continued to climb, reaching over 100 gigawatts in 2019 — enough energy to power about 32 million homes. Despite being a prime spot for…
Sheridan woman named one of Forbes ’30 Under 30’
By Allayana Darrow The Sheridan Press Via- Wyoming News Exchange SHERIDAN — There is a “healthy” number of people focused on renewable energy in the U.S., but few who are dedicated to improving sustainability on the fossil fuel side, Whitney…