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Coding and blockchain aficionados listen to speakers at the WyoHackathon in Laramie. The September event, which featured groups solving computer
Old Plants, New Ideas: Who Might Buy a Retired Coal Power Unit?
The coal-fired electrical Naughton Plant near Kemmerer. (Angus M. Thuermer, Jr./WyoFile) By Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile.com Where utility giant PacifiCorp
Links drive allegation of insiders writing crypto bills
A banner for the company Kraken hangs at the University of Wyoming’s WyoHackathon in September. The company is a big
Wyo gas revenues down 74% in ‘new reality’
A worker sprays a joint on a rig drilling a natural gas well in BP America's Wamsutter field. (Dustin Bleizeffer/WyoFile)
Gov. Backs EQC as Scrutiny of Board Mounts…Again
Resource Trust, and Gordon's chief of staff Buck McVeigh, who is hidden behind a pole in this photograph. (Andrew Graham/WyoFile)
U.S. Suit Against Blackjewel Gets Wyo Miners $793K in Wages
By Andrew Graham, WyoFile.com Blackjewel agreed to pay $793,847 in back wages on Tuesday after the U.S. Department of Labor
Wyoming Utility Regulator Copied, Sent Coal Lobby Letter
Power lines leading from Jim Bridger Plant at Point of Rocks. (Angus M. Thuermer Jr./WyoFile) The Wyoming Public Service Commission
Can Wyoming law delay coal plant closures?
Dave Eskelsen surveys the Unit 3 coal grinder in the Naughton Power Plant. The unit shut down in January of
Judge nears decision on Nichols UW records lawsuit
Laurie Nichols visits with an audience member during a public meeting at the University of Wyoming before she was selected
Blackjewel, Fearing Employee Theft, Called Cops During Closure
A ‘coal smoker’ found by Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality inspectors on Aug. 30 during an inspection of the Belle
Elk Populations ‘Above Objective’ as Hunting Season Heats Up
Bull elk on the National Elk Refuge in Jackson Hole (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) By Angus Thuermer, WyoFile.com
Lawmakers form committee to protect miners, Wyo. in bankruptcies
Staff from the Wyoming Legislative Service Office take notes during a Management Council meeting in Cheyenne on Thursday. No lawmakers
One prison company out, another in on Evanston ICE jail
Trails run along the bluffs near the proposed site of an immigration jail. Vistas from the bluffs stretch over Bear
Power play: Big investment firm escapes Blackjewel ‘unscathed’
Blackjewel’s bankruptcy, at least the public portion, has played out at the Robert C. Byrd U.S. Courthouse in Charleston, West
New Contura CEO a restructuring expert with a $1M salary
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State Left Campbell County to Fend for Itself in Bankruptcies
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Blackjewel Permit to Remain in Limbo as Mines’ Outlook Worsens
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State Scrambles to Secure Mines, Help Miners as Company Walks
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State Cops Focused on Deceased, Not Officer in Fatal Shooting
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DEQ names culprit in Popo Agie gas spill
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Women’s prison conditions like ‘stockyard’ say former inmates
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