Black Hills Energy, working to comply with a 2020 state law, reported a “disappointing” response to requests for proposals to retrofit two Wyoming coal plants with carbon capture.
Wyoming would oversee federal licensing and permitting for radioactive byproducts of rare-earth-mineral mining, speeding up the process and making the state more attractive to industry.
High-level group discounts climate change as an immediate worry, recommends saving intact core areas from fire, cheatgrass and pines before restoring degraded landscapes.
