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(USA Today, August 21) – The Obama administration abused environmental laws by issuing punishing regulations. It tried to transform the energy sector by declaring war on coal. My home state of Wyoming felt the effects firsthand. Wyoming is America’s leading coal producer. Coal creates good paying jobs, helps communities grow, and provides affordable energy. Under the […]

(Casper Star Tribune, August 17) – Sen. John Barrasso is not pleased with Washington state. Although that is not an unusual position to hold in Wyoming — which is engaged in a legal dispute with the coastal state over coal — what the senator plans to do about his frustration could narrow a unique power […]

(Casper Star Tribune, August 12) – Uranium plays a vital role for America on both the national security and energy fronts, as well as for the state of Wyoming, the country’s leading domestic producer. Uranium plays a vital role for America on both the national security and energy fronts, as well as for the state […]

(Wall Street Journal, February 8) – Uranium plays a vital role in maintaining America’s national security. The element powers nearly a quarter of the U.S. Navy’s fleet and keeps the lights on in around 20% of American homes and businesses. So why is the U.S. relying on adversaries to supply it with uranium? The American West—including […]

Wyoming Business Report, January 5) – This week the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) withdrew its proposed rule that would have put new regulations on in-situ uranium recovery (ISR). In January 2015, the EPA issued a proposed rule requiring uranium recovery operators to conduct up to 30 years of groundwater monitoring following uranium production. On Jan. […]

(Gillette News Record, July 1) – Less that two days removed from closing out an extensive round of public listening sessions on the subject, the Interior Department announced sweeping changes to how the government values coal mined from public lands. Thursday’s final rule that updates the federal mineral royalty program will ensure taxpayers receive “every […]

(Fox News, April 21) – Representatives from more than 130 countries will gather at the United Nations in New York on Friday to sign the climate change pact written in Paris last December. They should be aware that the money the Obama administration has promised for these efforts just hit a major legal roadblock. This week, […]

(Wall Street Journal, August 29) – Secretary of State John Kerry said during his January 2013 confirmation hearings that he would be a “passionate advocate” on climate-change issues, and he’s living up to that promise. In a speech this month in Hawaii, Mr. Kerry called climate change “the biggest challenge of all that we face right […]

(Wall Street Journal, June 3) – On Monday, the Obama administration unveiled new regulations to restrict the amount of carbon dioxide produced by existing power plants. While we agree that America needs to balance energy needs with environmental concerns, the timing of this effort could hardly be worse for the struggling U.S. economy. We learned just last […]