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(Casper Star Tribune, October 30) – The federal government finalized a rule change this week giving public land regulators the ability to reduce royalty rates for non-energy mineral producers. The two changes will give mineral producers, like those mining trona in Wyoming, a discount if the mining spurs domestic production of soda ash, phosphate and […]

(Gillette News Record, March 19) – U.S. Sen. Mike Enzi has a saying that he likes to use. “A picture is worth a thousand words, but being on the ground is worth a thousand pictures.” Enzi used that phrase as a reason why it was so important to have U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta […]

(Wyoming Public Media, November 16) – Democrats preparing to take over control of the U.S. House of Representatives in January are gunning for major battles on climate change and energy issues, which could hurt the economic gains witnessed in Wyoming this Trump-energy-era. Liz Cheney, the state’s lone member of the House, is now following her […]

(Sheridan Press, August 12) – Discussions about economic diversification have featured in nearly every Wyoming race this election cycle, with candidates suggesting ways the state can decrease its reliance on revenues from the volatile energy sector. At the same time, however, candidates are proposing solutions to the challenges facing the state’s energy sector and that […]

(Casper Star Tribune, January 21) – The two largest uranium producers in the country, both operating in Wyoming, are asking President Donald Trump for relief from one of their greatest challenges: foreign imports. Denver-based Energy Fuels and Ur-Energy petitioned the Department of Commerce to look into whether imports from dominant uranium producers, like Russia, pose […]