Jim Bridger Power Plant
CASPER — The dispute over pollution at the Jim Bridger Power Plant is complicating another set of air quality regulations.
Wyoming committed more than a decade ago to installing costly emissions controls at Bridger units 1 and 2. The controls were part of a plan the state developed to comply with...
Federal, state officials spar over Bridger
By Nicole Pollack
Casper Star-Tribune
Via Wyoming News Exchange
CASPER — On unit 2 of the Jim Bridger power plant, Wyoming isn’t taking no for an answer.
State leaders and operating utility Rocky Mountain Power have doubled down on their commitment to...
EPA rejects state plan for power plant future
By Nicole Pollack
Casper Star-Tribune
Via Wyoming News Exchange
CASPER — A decision is in for unit 2 of the Jim Bridger Power Plant. And it’s not the news the state was hoping for.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced Tuesday...
Gordon signs order to keep power plant open
By Nicole Pollack
Casper Star-Tribune
Via Wyoming News Exchange
CASPER — Time’s up for unit 2 of the Jim Bridger Power Plant.
After state and federal officials failed to establish updated pollution control standards for the unit ahead of its Dec. 31...
Power plant at risk of premature retirement
By Nicole Pollack
Casper Star-Tribune
Via Wyoming News Exchange
CHEYENNE — Unit 2 of the Jim Bridger Power Plant is six weeks from violating federal air quality regulations, putting the plant at risk of premature retirement, Gov. Mark Gordon revealed...
Report says transition for coal workers possible
By Nicole Pollack
Casper Star-Tribune
Via Wyoming News Exchange
CASPER — As jobs in the coal industry dwindle, the central question persists: Where will its workers go?
Recent developments like the nuclear reactor headed for one of Wyoming’s...
Wyoming towns eager to host nuclear plant
By Ellen Gerst
Casper Star-Tribune
Via Wyoming News Exchange
CASPER — Four Wyoming communities are in the running to play host to a new nuclear reactor coming to the state.
The next-generation plant will replace an existing coal-fired plant, meaning...
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