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TerraPower Founder and Chairman Bill Gates speaks to the crowd in a recorded video message during the press conference Wyoming Capitol, Wednesday, June 2, 2021, in Cheyenne, Wyo., announcing efforts to advance a Natrium reactor demonstration project. "We think Natrium will be a game-changer for the energy industry," Gates said by video link to a news conference hosted by Gov. Mark Gordon. "Wyoming has been a leader in energy for over the century and we hope our investment in Natrium will help Wyoming to stay in the lead for many decades to come." (Michael Cummo/The Wyoming Tribune Eagle via AP)

Bill Gates company to build reactor at Wyoming coal plant

By Mead Gruver Jun. 02, 2021 04:40 PM EDT

Editorial Roundup: US

By The Associated Press Apr. 29, 2021 12:19 PM EDT
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ April 29 The Los Angeles Times...

Editorial Roundup: West Virginia

By The Associated Press Apr. 20, 2021 09:29 AM EDT
Recent editorials from West Virginia newspapers: ___ April 20 The Intelligencer on profound changes...

Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency nominee Michael Regan, testifies during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Environment and Public Works committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021. (Caroline Brehman/Pool via AP)

Senate confirms Fudge to lead housing agency, Regan for EPA

By Mary Clare Jalonick And Matthew Daly Mar. 10, 2021 01:18 PM EST

Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon gives the State of the State address to the 66th Wyoming Legislature Tuesday, March 2, 2021, inside the state Capitol. Gordon gave the speech virtually from the Historic Supreme Court room as members of both chambers watched the live-streamed speech from their chambers. (Michael Cummo/Wyoming Tribune Eagle via AP)

Governor of top coal-mining state sets carbon-negative goal

By Mead Gruver Mar. 02, 2021 03:32 PM EST

FILE - In this Feb. 16, 2021, file photo people line up to fill their empty propane tanks in Houston. A Democratic senator is calling for federal investigations into possible price gouging of natural gas in the Midwest and other regions following severe winter storms that plunged Texas and other states into a deep freeze that caused power outages in million of homes and businesses. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP, File)

Senator seeks probe of natural gas price spikes during storm

By Matthew Daly Feb. 20, 2021 03:57 PM EST

In this Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021 file photo, Senate President Harvey Peeler prepares to introduce South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster for the State of the State address in Columbia, S.C. Peeler has proposed legislation this year that would break apart the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, moving its public health and environmental regulation duties to other existing state agencies. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard, File)

South Carolina considers breaking up public health agency

By Michelle Liu Feb. 15, 2021 08:01 AM EST

FILE - In this April 4, 2013 file photo, a truck carrying 250 tons of coal hauls the fuel to the surface of the Spring Creek mine near Decker, Mont. A judge threw out a lawsuit on Friday, May 22, 2020, from a coalition of states, environmental groups and American Indians which sought to revive an Obama-era moratorium against U.S. government coal sales on public lands in the West. U.S. District Judge Brian Morris said President Donald Trump's administration had fixed its initial failure to consider the environmental impacts of ending the moratorium. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown,File)

Amid production woes, US coal deaths at historic low in 2020

By Dylan Lovan Jan. 13, 2021 05:03 PM EST

Governor: Wyoming will fight any Biden regulations on energy

By Mead Gruver Jan. 12, 2021 06:48 PM EST
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming will push back against any federal regulations brought by the Biden administration that hinder development of fossil fuels and...

Editorial Roundup: West Virginia

By The Associated Press Dec. 30, 2020 07:44 AM EST
Recent editorials from West Virginia newspapers: ___ Dec. 29 The Herald-Dispatch on a coal-fired...

FILE - This Aug. 19, 2019, file photo shows the sun setting behind the coal-fired Navajo Generating Station near Page, Ariz. The three towering concrete stacks are the most visual reminder of a coal-fired power plant that operated for decades in far northern Arizona. On Friday, Dec. 18, 2020, they are scheduled to come down. The 775-foot structures loomed over the Navajo Generating Station, which closed last year. (AP Photo/Felicia Fonseca, File)

Power plant stacks that loom over Arizona set to come down

By Felicia Fonseca Dec. 17, 2020 11:01 PM EST

FILE- In this Jan. 16, 2016, file photo, vehicles move slowly through a traffic intersection after the end of a two-week experiment to reduce the number of cars to fight pollution in in New Delhi, India. India is grappling with two public health emergencies: critically polluted air and the pandemic. Nowhere is this dual threat more pronounced than in the Indian capital New Delhi, where the spike in winter pollution levels has coincided with a surge of COVID-19 cases. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri, File)

India's pandemic recovery plan could cost air quality goals

By Aniruddha Ghosal Dec. 10, 2020 12:19 AM EST

Editorial Roundup: West Virginia

By The Associated Press Nov. 18, 2020 01:55 PM EST
Recent editorials from West Virginia newspapers: ___ Nov. 17 The Journal on President-elect Joe...

Editorial Roundup: Ohio

By The Associated Press Nov. 16, 2020 05:53 PM EST
Recent editorials of statewide and national interest from Ohio newspapers: Ohioans have left Gov. Mike DeWine with few options to fight...

Wyoming revenue report less bleak but Gordon urges restraint

By Mead Gruver Oct. 26, 2020 05:28 PM EDT
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming’s governor urged legislators Monday to work with him to lower state spending while a report predicted ongoing weak revenue from...