Google's Bold Move Has Company Turning Toward Nuclear Energy
The company will rely on nuclear power to keep its AI systems up and running while also backing the construction of new reactors.
Environment
Young Montana Environmental Activists Win First-of-its-Kind Climate Change Trial
The policy the state uses in evaluating requests for fossil fuel permits is unconstitutional because it does not allow agencies to evaluate greenhouse gas emissions.
EPA Offers Wyoming $248K for Stormwater, Sewer System Upgrades
Stormwater can be a significant source of water pollution and a public health concern.
Carcinogens Found at Montana Nuclear Missile Sites; Cancers Found
The discovery is part of the Air Force’s ongoing investigation of its nuclear missile bases.
Casper-Based Pipeline Operators to Pay $12.5M After Spills
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the settlement on Monday.
Wyoming Boulevard Recycling Depot Closed for Fair Week
The City's Solid Waste Division has done this to prevent fair visitors from parking at the depot and walking across Wyoming Boulevard to the fairgrounds.
Republican Governors Resist Plan to Sell Conservation Land Leases
The White House's plan would allow conservationists and others to lease federally owned land to restore it, much the same way oil companies buy leases to drill and ranchers pay to graze cattle.
Youth Climate Lawsuit Will go to Trial Despite Montana Effort to Derail Case
An energy policy that was challenged by the lawsuit was repealed in March by the state Legislature, and Montana's attorney general wanted that part of the case dismissed.
Half of U.S. West Out of Drought, but not Fully Recovered
All that rain and snow means California can provide 100% of the water requested by cities and farms for the first time in years.
Three Gas Processors Settle Claims with EPA, Department of Justice
The settlements require them to pay a combined $9.25 million in civil penalties.