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. […]
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Enzi, Barrasso Decry New Coal Royalty Rule
(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 […]
Wyoming Mining Association Endorses Enzi, Lummis
CHEYENNE –The Wyoming Mining Association (WMA) has announced its support for the re-election of US Senator Mike Enzi and US Representative Cynthia Lummis. WMA’s endorsement recognizes the leadership of Senator Enzi and Representative Lummis in working to support the Wyoming mining industry at the federal level. “The WMA believes both Senator Enzi and Representative Lummis […]
Enzi: GAO Report Proves Coal Helps the Economy
(The Hill, February 5) – Sen. Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.) said Tuesday that a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report shows his “anti-coal” colleagues that coal is needed to generate federal revenue. “Some of my anti-coal colleagues requested a report on the coal leasing program and when the report showed that each year it adds around $1 billion […]
