Xcel Energy says it wants to ‘step up and do more’ to reduce greenhouse gases.
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Do climate policies have a negative effect on jobs?
Climate change will hurt the economy if not addressed, but evidence on how environmental regulations affect unemployment is mixed.
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New Trump administration proposal weakens water protections
Dramatic changes to the Clean Water Rule will likely affect drinking water for more than one-third of Americans.
Posted inDecember 10, 2018: Critical Mass
Is nuclear energy the key to saving the planet?
A new generation of environmentalists is learning to stop worrying and love atomic power.
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A high-stakes water reckoning looms in the West
Be it a wet or a dry year, the water rich in Colorado’s North Fork Valley take their share.
Posted inOctober 15, 2018: Nature Retreat
Trump’s methane rule rollback burns the natural gas bridge
Without emissions regulations, the ‘clean’ fossil fuel is as dirty as coal.
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Utilities should dump coal to lower power bills
Coal-fired plants are more expensive than renewable alternatives like wind power.
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Politics are behind a plan to prop up coal and nuclear
Discussion of a ‘grid emergency’ ignores cheaper alternatives like solar and wind.
Posted inJune 25, 2018: Little Weed, Big Problem
Trump’s coal and nuclear bailout helps execs and hurts the grid
In a heavy-handed directive, the Department of Energy caters to industry barons.
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Arizona water utility chooses solar over coal
The decision tips the ailing Navajo Generating Station closer to its planned closure.
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Oil- and gas-rich counties ask for more federal revenue
A new bill would return money earmarked for Western water projects to mineral-producing counties.
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EPA proposal would let states relax coal plant pollution rules
The change could increase contamination from coal ash leaching into groundwater.
Posted inApril 30, 2018: Celebrity Scofflaw
Latest: Coal continues to decline in Wyoming
Recent indicators don’t bode well for the state.
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Bail out coal communities, not coal executives
The good times are over for the coal industry. It’s time to move on.
Posted inMarch 19, 2018: Desert, Divided
Wyoming is a poor state that exports talent. Will that ever change?
Two books examine the state’s homogenous economy and brain drain.
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The power of fossil fuels is fading
Will Western states react in time to save local economies?
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16 major environmental protections cut in 2017
Climate change initiatives were the most targeted by the Trump administration.
Posted inDecember 25, 2017: Bear Essentials
What could be lost in a push for mining in monuments
In Grand Staircase-Escalante, coal and fossils lie side by side.
Posted inOctober 30, 2017: The Changing Face of Woods Work
Latest: More pushback against coal export terminals
Proposed terminal in Longview, Washington, denied key water permit.
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The takedown of the Clean Power Plan begins
Scott Pruitt helps Trump deliver on campaign promise: Reduce EPA to ‘little tidbits.’