Wyoming Gov. Gordon: Coal Leasing Moratorium Will Harm Consumers
Gordon said, "Enacting a moratorium at a moment when coal is badly needed to ensure a secure and reliable energy supply is wrong-headed on many fronts."
Sierra Club
Conservation Groups Appeal Pollution Control Decisions in Wyoming
The appeal was filed on behalf of the Powder River Basin Resource Council, National Parks Conservation Association, and Sierra Club.
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Judge Throws Out Coal Lease Lawsuit [AUDIO]
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit from environmental groups that sought to block federal coal leases in Wyoming's Powder River Basin on the grounds that burning the coal would contribute to global warming. Clay Van Houten, Emerging Diseases Unit Chief for the Wyoming Department of Health, says the number of Whooping Cough (aka Pertussis) cases in Wyoming are up this year. Click past the jum