Access to more power producers over a wider range of the West could lower rates, but Wyoming regulators will monitor the market to see if it penalizes the state’s coal, oil and gas over the next five years.

By Jake Bolster

Wyoming’s largest utility today began participating in a new “Extended Day Ahead Market” for electricity on the Western grid, a potentially landmark shift in the way energy is sold in the state that could lower rates as energy costs soar.

Wyoming’s Largest Utility Joins a New Western Day Ahead Market for Electricity

Exporting LNG overseas takes a massive environmental toll, generating huge amounts of greenhouse gases and pollution. It also increases natural gas prices, as many Americans struggle to pay rising energy bills.

By Dennis Pillion

In the midst of a war in Iran and skyrocketing energy prices at home, the Trump administration is pushing to boost sales of U.S. liquefied natural gas across Central and Eastern Europe.

Trump Pushes ‘Peace Pipelines’ to Boost Exports of Climate-Busting LNG to Europe

After years of worsening water quality, the move marks Gov. Kim Reynolds’ first official action to tackle harmful agricultural nutrients in state waterways. Critics say it’s “too little too late.”

By Anika Jane Beamer

DES MOINES, Iowa—In a press conference at the state capitol on Friday, Gov. Kim Reynolds announced a “comprehensive legislative package” that will boost funding for utilities struggling to meet federal drinking water standards and combat high nitrate pollution from agriculture.

With Fertilizer Pollution on the Rise, Iowa Will Invest $100 Million in Water Treatment