As demand for coal continues to fall, new rules reduce the threat that Wyoming taxpayers will be stuck with cleanup costs when coal mines go bankrupt. On September 19, the Wyoming Dept. of Environmental Quality’s (DEQ) Land Quality Advisory Board … Continued
WORC members outline multiple areas of concern and possible illegality associated with the Royalty Policy Committee. On September 13th, 2018, Ryan Zinke’s industry-stacked Royalty Policy Committee met in Denver, Colorado. WORC was there, represented by Western Colorado Alliance member Barbara Vasquez. … Continued
Coal company trying to open new mine in Wyoming led by brothers convicted in “one of the largest tax fraud cases ever filed”. Note: In recent years, landowners near Sheridan, Wyo., banded together with Powder River Basin Resource Council to … Continued
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