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Wyoming
Wyoming coal community imagines a new future
by
Cooper McKim
Jun 3, 2019
The threat of coal plant closures is making Kemmerer, Wyoming, think closely about diversification.
Undocumented workers in Wyoming struggle to get workers' comp
Apr 8, 2019
Wyoming is the state with the most dangerous workplaces.
Do "superstar" companies hold down wages?
by
Reema Khrais
Aug 24, 2018
This week, central bankers, finance ministers and economists from the around the world flew to the mountain resort of Jackson Hole, Wyoming. They’re there for an annual economic symposium hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. One focus of this year’s event is on so-called “superstar” firms like Amazon, which is a half-million […]
Reinventing the rural health care system
Feb 2, 2018
A new report outlines the challenges the health care system in rural communities faces.
Uranium companies in the U.S. are hoping demand will return
by
Madelyn Beck
Dec 26, 2017
Could there be a uranium boom on the horizon? If there is, it would help coal-heavy Wyoming.
Skill shortages hamper fracking operations
Jul 17, 2017
Oil prices are recovering. Oil companies are expanding their U.S. operations. But a skilled worker shortage is not helping.
Gillette, Wyoming: Industry and politics in coal country
by
Eliza Mills
and Hayley Hershman
Mar 10, 2017
Under a new administration, this extraction-industry town feels revitalized.
For public good, not for profit.
Imagining the future of coal in Gillette, Wyoming
by
Kai Ryssdal
Feb 23, 2017
As the energy market dwindles, some are finding new uses for coal.
Why two American billionaires are betting on renewable energy
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Robert Garrova
Feb 8, 2017
Philip Anschutz and Warren Buffett, two of America’s richest moguls, see a greener future for the electric grid.