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Mead Unveils Wyoming Energy Policy 2 Years in Making

Associated Press — Mon, 13 May 2013 20:20:24 +0000

Gov. Matt Mead has unveiled a state energy policy that advocates maintaining Wyoming's position as a top energy-producing state while preserving its environment.

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Governor Mead Says Wyoming's Revenue Is Doing Well

Amy Richards — Tue, 07 May 2013 18:41:04 +0000

Governor Matt Mead says Wyoming's revenue picture is looking up. Mead says revenues are coming in ahead of forecast in almost every area.

The Governor says that is mainly due to natural gas prices getting above $4

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Environmentalists Say Coal Employment Still Strong

Associated Press — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 10:40:43 +0000

An environmental group says coal mining employment in 2011 and 2012 was the highest in 15 years, despite claims that President Barack Obama is waging war on the industry.

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NW Governors ask White House to Exam Coal Exports

Associated Press — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 20:39:06 +0000

The governors of Washington and Oregon are urging the White House to evaluate the effects of greenhouse gas emissions from leasing and exporting the nation's coal.

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Proposed Powder River Power Plant Gets Permit Extension

Associated Press — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 21:54:48 +0000

A Wyoming citizen panel has granted a seventh permit extension in 16 years for a proposed power plant that some people think will never be built.

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Wyoming Coal Company Strikes Export Deal

Associated Press — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 12:39:07 +0000

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A Wyoming mining company has signed an option agreement allowing it to ship up to 16 million tons of coal a year through a planned West Coast port.

Cloud Peak Energy said Wednesday's deal involving Washington state's proposed Gateway Pacific Terminal will allow it to expand overseas sales amid weak domestic demand

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Coal Decline Hits Wyoming/Montana

Associated Press — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 21:47:45 +0000

Several hundred coal miners have lost their jobs at mines along the Wyoming-Montana border, even as global coal markets are enjoying a heyday.

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Wyoming Coal Production Down in 2012

Associated Press — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 04:10:38 +0000

An orange cloud that drifted over a part of Campbell County last week is nothing unusual.

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BLM Offers Lease Sale [audio]

Doug Randall — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 13:13:17 +0000

Amy Richards has a report on a Bureau of Land Management coal lease sale that will offer the rights to mine an estimated 130 million tons of coal in the Powder River Basin later this summer. WYDOT District Engineer Jay Gould has released the state Transportation Improvement Plan project list for Laramie County. Click past jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

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Climate Benefits of Natural Gas May Be Overstated: ProPublica

Jon Green — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 00:12:50 +0000

by Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica, Jan. 25, 2011, 8:34 a.m.

This piece, available here, is generously provided by the non-profit Pro Publica and is part of their series, "Buried Secrets: Gas Drilling's Environmental Threat." View the full series here.

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