Colstrip’s transmission infrastructure and skilled workforce give the city a big advantage as a hub for clean energy projects. Written by WORC Energy Intern Kate Manzer. Last week, former Public Service Commissioner and longtime Northern Plains member Tom Schneider visited … Continued
Ryan Zinke’s energy industry-stacked RPC is in the business of turning public resources into private profits–with no return on investment to the public. UPDATE: On November 29, WORC filed a motion for a preliminary injunction to stop the Royalty Policy … Continued
Interns Sophie Watterson and Kate Manzer Ride with EcoFlight on their journey to learn the real, lasting impacts of coal mining in the west. Written by WORC’s Kate Manzer & Sophie Watterson. Climbing into a six-seater propeller plane is like … Continued
As Colstrip Power Plant plans to shut down units 1 and 2, coal ash pond cleanup can keep plant workers on the job. Northern Plains Resource Council and International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 1638, which represents maintenance and … Continued
Bob LeResche lays out what’s at stake as Wyoming’s Department of Environmental Quality reviews rules on self-bonding. Written by Powder River Basin Resource Council Vice Chair Bob LeResche. Coal mines in Wyoming are big. Really big. The Powder River Basin … Continued
So why are Wyoming’s coal mines falling so far behind on their reclamation targets? A new report published by Powder River Basin Resource Council shows that of the approximately 206 square miles of land strip-mined or otherwise disturbed by coal … Continued
Trump Administration hopes to streamline one of America’s most successful environmental laws out of existence. On June 20, 2018, the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) officially announced the Trump Administration’s plans to re-examine CEQ’s longstanding National Environmental Policy Act … Continued
Guest editorial lays out why the BLM’s approach to coal leasing lags behind both science and the coal market. The following piece was printed as a guest editorial in the Billings Gazette on May 4, 2018. The column, written by … Continued
Following the Crimes Against Critical Infrastructure Bill, which threatens 1st Amendment and property-owners’ rights, through the winding halls of the Wyoming Legislature. Legislation drafted by a consortium of the most powerful fossil fuel industries and corporate interests in the country … Continued
New WORC report shows that self-bonding for coal mines can end now. While most states have long since ended self-bonding, a few hold-outs remain across the west, including Wyoming, North Dakota, New Mexico, and Colorado. WORC’s new report, Now is … Continued