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Related Programs:&nbsp;Related Programs:&nbsp;A new finds that Wyoming residents support all forms of energy in the state. Jessica Western, a research associate with the University of Wyoming Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources, said the survey asked over five hundred Wyomingites about their support for different forms of energy. "The majority of our respondents in the survey basically said, 'We want everything. We want oil. We want coal. We want renewables,'" she said. "People are interested in carbon sequestration and storage, they're interested in nuclear energy, but they need more information." Natural gas was at the high end with 83 percent support, while coal was at the low end with 63 percent support. Oil, solar, and wind fell somewhere in between. Western said the concerns around the state's energy future had three main themes: the environment, the economy and overall quality of life. "There was really a desire in all three themes for decision makers in the state to be more outward-facing and more forward-looking, and bottom line, being willing to take more risks," she said. Western said this study gives decision makers support to explore all forms of energy development. Have a question about this story? Please contact the reporter, Ashley Piccone, at apiccone@uwyo.edu. Tags:&nbsp;The Great Plains Institute and the University of Wyoming have published a new on carbon capture and storage.A new agreement signed in Wyoming hopes to boost domestic uranium production. Alongside Gov. Mark Gordon, Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Chairman Kristine Svinicki and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler signed a Memorandum of Understanding that shifts certain authorities to the NRC.Utah-based Lighthouse Resources has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and will work on a reclamation plan for the Decker Mine in Montana. The company, with Wyoming employees, will lay-off more than half of its employees throughout its operations.Listen Listening... 4:49 Biden's stance on fracking has been all over the news; that the Democratic presidential candidate would prohibit the practice on federal land, while allowing current permits to continue. The presidential election is also expected to impact U.S. coal markets - either way it breaks. Wyoming Public Radio's Cooper McKim spoke with Caitlin McCoy, a staff attorney at Harvard Law School's environmental and energy law program, about what that might look like.Local businesses serving the energy industry in Wyoming are expressing anxiety over expected policy changes from President-elect Joe Biden. Cevin Iemus, owner of Land Surveying, Incorporated in Gillette, said he expects his bottom line to be greatly impacted by this election. He's thinking about Biden's potential ban of oil and gas permits on federal land. For now, Iemus expects a surge of new permits and activity to outrun those changes, "but it's going to take a quick turn and go downhill."Researchers at the University of Wyoming are working to identify invasive plants using drones and satellites. Invasive plant extension specialist Dan Tekiela said invasive grasses in Wyoming create fuel that makes fires larger. He said they also decrease biodiversity and hurt the ecosystem, which can harm agriculture.

Related Programs:&nbsp;Related Programs:&nbsp;A new finds that Wyoming residents support all forms of energy in the state. Jessica Western, a research associate with the University of Wyoming Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources, said the survey asked over five hundred Wyomingites about their support for different forms of energy. "The majority of our respondents in the survey basically said, 'We want everything. We want oil. We want coal. We want renewables,'" she said. "People are interested in carbon sequestration and storage, they're interested in nuclear energy, but they...

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