Phil Christopherson News Today

New officers of the Carson City Host Lions Club were installed on June 16th at a dinner and awards ceremony held at the Plaza Convention Center in Carson City.

Three projects in Campbell County dealing with alternative uses for fossil fuels and existing infrastructure were awarded a combined $32 million in matching funds from the Wyoming Energy Authority.

Heading into 2024, a Jackson economic development leader sums up how his counterparts across Wyoming think about the business climate in their communities.

The US government wants to turn domestic coalfields into green energy centers in an effort to combine climate protection with job creation. But those affected have little trust in the policy, reports Sabrina Kessler.

From coal-brick homes to water filters, Wyoming is searching for ways to use coal without burning it. Whether that can buoy the sagging industry remains to be seen.

The coal commercialization facility near Gillette that was the recipient of the "Overcoming Adversity" award from the Mid-American Economic Development Council. It recognizes projects, initiatives, or best practices in a community that are meant to overcome challenges faced by communities, states, or regions to provide a stronger future.

The center is home to companies and researchers developing commodities like asphalt, graphene, graphite, agricultural char, carbon fiber and more — using coal and coal byproducts.

The U.S. is reliant on China for rare earth elements needed for everything from smart phones to wind turbines. Two companies in Wyoming are hoping to change that.

The future of coal as a major energy resource is fraught with uncertainty, given coal burning’s detrimental impact on the environment. Coal accounted for more than two-fifths in the overall growth of CO2 emissions last year, reaching an all-time high of 15.3 billion tons, according to the International Energy Agency, to say nothing of the sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides each ton of coal burned produces. A new innovation centers seeks acceptable uses for coal.

Office and lab spaces are available at the site for use in research and development. The University of Wyoming's School of Energy Resources will also have a presence at the facility. Earlier discussions between businesses and local officials indicated that there was a need for facilities that could host projects on a larger scale than what could be housed in research and development labs.