© 2022 Wyoming Public Media800-729-5897 | 307-766-4240Wyoming Public Media is a service of the University of WyomingPlay Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsU.S. Sen. John Barrasso voiced concern on as President-elect Joe Biden's climate team comes into focus. The Republican the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works and says he isn't planning to let nominations move forward without a fight.He's particularly concerned with Biden's pick for Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm. Barrasso highlighted a specific comment made by the former Michigan governor back in 2016."We...…© 2022 Wyoming Public Media800-729-5897 | 307-766-4240Wyoming Public Media is a service of the University of WyomingPlay Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsU.S. Sen. John Barrasso voiced concern on as President-elect Joe Biden's climate team comes into focus. The Republican the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works and says he isn't planning to let nominations move forward without a fight.He's particularly concerned with Biden's pick for Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm. Barrasso highlighted a specific comment made by the former Michigan governor back in 2016."We...WW…

© 2022 Wyoming Public Media800-729-5897 | 307-766-4240Wyoming Public Media is a service of the University of WyomingPlay Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsThe legislature's Joint Revenue Committee once again considered and voted against a bill that would have raised the generation tax on wind. This time from $1 per megawatt hour to $2 per megawatt hour. The bill would have also removed a three-year tax exemption enjoyed by wind energy producers.The Legislative Service Office alongside the Wyoming Department of Revenue of how that might change the state's revenue picture. With both...…© 2022 Wyoming Public Media800-729-5897 | 307-766-4240Wyoming Public Media is a service of the University of WyomingPlay Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsThe legislature's Joint Revenue Committee once again considered and voted against a bill that would have raised the generation tax on wind. This time from $1 per megawatt hour to $2 per megawatt hour. The bill would have also removed a three-year tax exemption enjoyed by wind energy producers.The Legislative Service Office alongside the Wyoming Department of Revenue of how that might change the state's revenue picture. With both...WW…

Related Programs: Related Programs: Listen Listening... 5:45 A state legislative committee is discussing the last stages of approval for a major oil and gas project in Converse County. The U.S. Department of Interior just has to  the Record of Decision (ROD), which Select Federal Natural Resource Management committee members like Douglas Sen. Brian Boner is anxious to finish or even speed up. "Especially with everything that we're faced with, with a potential new administration slowing down permitting for oil and gas, I think it's good to have at least the opportunity or...…Related Programs: Related Programs: Listen Listening... 5:45 A state legislative committee is discussing the last stages of approval for a major oil and gas project in Converse County. The U.S. Department of Interior just has to  the Record of Decision (ROD), which Select Federal Natural Resource Management committee members like Douglas Sen. Brian Boner is anxious to finish or even speed up. "Especially with everything that we're faced with, with a potential new administration slowing down permitting for oil and gas, I think it's good to have at least the opportunity or...WW…

© 2022 Wyoming Public Media800-729-5897 | 307-766-4240Wyoming Public Media is a service of the University of WyomingPlay Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsGov. Mark Gordon will use $15 million in CARES Act funds to create the Energy Rebound Program, a program intended to boost oil and gas activity in Wyoming. At the moment, there are five active rigs in the state compared to 25 at the beginning of the year."These funds will have a direct impact on Wyoming's employment rate and put people back to work in our oil and gas sector which was impacted by COVID-19. It will provide...…© 2022 Wyoming Public Media800-729-5897 | 307-766-4240Wyoming Public Media is a service of the University of WyomingPlay Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsGov. Mark Gordon will use $15 million in CARES Act funds to create the Energy Rebound Program, a program intended to boost oil and gas activity in Wyoming. At the moment, there are five active rigs in the state compared to 25 at the beginning of the year."These funds will have a direct impact on Wyoming's employment rate and put people back to work in our oil and gas sector which was impacted by COVID-19. It will provide...WW…

Wyoming's Dark Money Campaign To Keep Coal Plants Open Wyoming is quietly supporting action elsewhere to preserve its coal-dependent economy. Experts on money in politics say they've never seen this before and find it troubling.Cooper McKimAndrew GrahamFromStephanie Kodish is used to opposition to her work. In her job with the National Parks Conservation Association, she pushes utilities to comply with environmental laws. That can mean installing expensive new anti-pollution technology on coal plants, or even closing them down. Last year, though, she encountered a completely new kind of...…Wyoming's Dark Money Campaign To Keep Coal Plants Open Wyoming is quietly supporting action elsewhere to preserve its coal-dependent economy. Experts on money in politics say they've never seen this before and find it troubling.Cooper McKimAndrew GrahamFromStephanie Kodish is used to opposition to her work. In her job with the National Parks Conservation Association, she pushes utilities to comply with environmental laws. That can mean installing expensive new anti-pollution technology on coal plants, or even closing them down. Last year, though, she encountered a completely new kind of...WW…