WY: Toxics
Monday, April 15, 2024
Pacificorp throws a lifeline to Wyoming coal and natural gas industry
PacifiCorp's updated energy roadmap throws a lifeline to Wyoming's coal industry but critics said the new Integrated Resource Plan is a major setback …
2024 Dirty Dozen lists produce packed with chemical pesticides
Nonorganic fruits and vegetables are loaded with chemical pesticides, including fungicides which can harm male reproductive systems, according to the …
Wyoming’s coal use mandate raising ratepayer utility bills
Starting this month, 145,000 Wyoming ratepayers will make a down payment on what's projected to add up to billions of dollars in additional costs…
BLM Proposal Continues New Oil and Gas Leasing on Public Lands
July was the hottest month in recorded history, but critics of the Bureau of Land Management's new oil and gas rules warned the proposal ignores the …
New EPA Standards Seen as Attack on Coal-Fired Power Plants
The Environmental Protection Agency's proposal to cut pollution from power plants not already set to retire by 90% by 2030 is the most ambitious in ov…
Report: Half of Nation’s Coal Power Units to Retire by 2026
The U.S. is projected to retire half of its coal-fired power units by 2026, just 15 years after coal use for electricity reached its peak in 2011…
Report Counts Deadly Impacts of Coal-Fired Power Plants
Thousands of lives are cut short every year because of air pollution from coal-fired power plants in Wyoming and across the United States, according …
Poll: Conservation Efforts, Environmental Priorities Remain High in Wyoming
Voters in Wyoming and across the West strongly support protecting water supplies, public lands and migration corridors for wildlife, according to the …
Utilities' Plans Called Out of Sync with Clean-Energy Transition Demands
Pacificorp delivers energy to 140,000 Wyoming households, but it received a "D" grade in a new report sounding the alarm over utility companies' …
Wyoming to Receive $25 Million for Orphan Wells Under Infrastructure Bill
President Joe Biden's bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act is expected to bring more than 300 jobs to Wyoming to clean up and plug so-cal…
Court Ruling Adds to Challenges Facing Wyoming Coal Industry
A federal court's decision to require the Department of Interior to consider the potential health and climate impacts of coal mining on public lands c…
Climate Summit in Lander Aims to Boost Awareness, Engagement
Wyomingites concerned about bigger and more frequent wildfires, prolonged drought, threats to clean air, water and wildlife can explore ways to …