Powder River Basin Resource Council
@prbrescouncil.bsky.social
We organize the people of Wyoming. We are focused on energy & ag issues in the Powder River Basin and across the state. Reposting does not imply endorsement.
Georgia Power's ratepayers have seen a 35% increase in their electric bills since the final Vogtle reactors finally came online in May. Nuclear power is incredibly costly and slow to build.
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July 12, 2024 at 4:34 PM
Georgia Power's ratepayers have seen a 35% increase in their electric bills since the final Vogtle reactors finally came online in May. Nuclear power is incredibly costly and slow to build.
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Tomorrow is the big day - WYOGives!
Powder River is again participating in this Wyoming-wide day of giving, where we all can support the nonprofit organizations in our communities.
Help us protect Wyoming's resources, landscapes, and communities. bit.ly/PRBWyoGiv
Powder River is again participating in this Wyoming-wide day of giving, where we all can support the nonprofit organizations in our communities.
Help us protect Wyoming's resources, landscapes, and communities. bit.ly/PRBWyoGiv
July 9, 2024 at 3:13 PM
Tomorrow is the big day - WYOGives!
Powder River is again participating in this Wyoming-wide day of giving, where we all can support the nonprofit organizations in our communities.
Help us protect Wyoming's resources, landscapes, and communities. bit.ly/PRBWyoGiv
Powder River is again participating in this Wyoming-wide day of giving, where we all can support the nonprofit organizations in our communities.
Help us protect Wyoming's resources, landscapes, and communities. bit.ly/PRBWyoGiv
USDA Announces New Rules to Protect Farmers and Ranchers - a groundbreaking proposal to ensure fair markets for our hardworking farmers and ranchers. Under the new rules, individual farmers will no longer need to prove that harmful actions by meatpackers affected the entire industry to seek justice.
June 26, 2024 at 9:31 PM
USDA Announces New Rules to Protect Farmers and Ranchers - a groundbreaking proposal to ensure fair markets for our hardworking farmers and ranchers. Under the new rules, individual farmers will no longer need to prove that harmful actions by meatpackers affected the entire industry to seek justice.
The Bureau of Land Management has decided to end federal coal leasing in the Powder River Basin. Powder River Board member & retired coal miner Lynne Huskinson is grateful for the agency's decision to address long-term negative impacts that coal mining has had on our region. bit.ly/3yvq2F7
May 16, 2024 at 4:56 PM
The Bureau of Land Management has decided to end federal coal leasing in the Powder River Basin. Powder River Board member & retired coal miner Lynne Huskinson is grateful for the agency's decision to address long-term negative impacts that coal mining has had on our region. bit.ly/3yvq2F7
Powder River member Jill Morrison sets the record straight on the Bureau of Land Management's new federal oil and gas rules today in WyoFile.
Take a few minutes to read the full piece - it's well worth your time!
wyofile.com/new-bonding-...
Take a few minutes to read the full piece - it's well worth your time!
wyofile.com/new-bonding-...
May 13, 2024 at 7:59 PM
Powder River member Jill Morrison sets the record straight on the Bureau of Land Management's new federal oil and gas rules today in WyoFile.
Take a few minutes to read the full piece - it's well worth your time!
wyofile.com/new-bonding-...
Take a few minutes to read the full piece - it's well worth your time!
wyofile.com/new-bonding-...
The state of Wyoming can't have it both ways, using carbon capture to prop up coal plants then suing when
@EPA requires it wyofile.com/wyoming-sues... #hypocrisy
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@EPA requires it wyofile.com/wyoming-sues... #hypocrisy
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May 10, 2024 at 9:22 PM
The state of Wyoming can't have it both ways, using carbon capture to prop up coal plants then suing when
@EPA requires it wyofile.com/wyoming-sues... #hypocrisy
@DBleizeffer
@EPA requires it wyofile.com/wyoming-sues... #hypocrisy
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At a state energy summit, Wyoming continues to hold up fossil fuels as the key to the state's future while downplaying the role renewable energy can take. Wyoming is being left behind in the energy transition. Great coverage by Inside Climate News bit.ly/3QAVmc4
May 10, 2024 at 4:31 PM
At a state energy summit, Wyoming continues to hold up fossil fuels as the key to the state's future while downplaying the role renewable energy can take. Wyoming is being left behind in the energy transition. Great coverage by Inside Climate News bit.ly/3QAVmc4
Spring is the season of renewal! Membership renewal that is! Thanks to all of our members who recently sent in your membership renewal forms and donations. For those that haven't yet, it's easy to do online. Visit: www.powderriverbasin.org/donate-join/
April 19, 2024 at 3:20 PM
Spring is the season of renewal! Membership renewal that is! Thanks to all of our members who recently sent in your membership renewal forms and donations. For those that haven't yet, it's easy to do online. Visit: www.powderriverbasin.org/donate-join/
Today! @BLMNational released long overdue rules to modernize #oilandgas bonding requirements for federal wells on #publiclands and split estate lands. Our release here: www.worc.org/media/PRESS-... Read BLM's here: www.blm.gov/press-releas...
April 12, 2024 at 6:58 PM
Today! @BLMNational released long overdue rules to modernize #oilandgas bonding requirements for federal wells on #publiclands and split estate lands. Our release here: www.worc.org/media/PRESS-... Read BLM's here: www.blm.gov/press-releas...
Powder River & the Wyoming Outdoor Council have been pushing the WY Dept of Environmental Quality for years for better regulation of this oil & gas wastewater discharge. A new report shows that 2 creeks can't sustain aquatic life. Thanks to WyoFile for the great reporting wyofile.com/creeks-taint...
March 20, 2024 at 4:57 PM
Powder River & the Wyoming Outdoor Council have been pushing the WY Dept of Environmental Quality for years for better regulation of this oil & gas wastewater discharge. A new report shows that 2 creeks can't sustain aquatic life. Thanks to WyoFile for the great reporting wyofile.com/creeks-taint...
We love #pie, especially when it is locally made with fresh ingredients. Happy #piday ! #growWyoming #localfood #foodfreedom #piesbyguys
March 14, 2024 at 2:47 PM
We love #pie, especially when it is locally made with fresh ingredients. Happy #piday ! #growWyoming #localfood #foodfreedom #piesbyguys
The Sheridan Seed Library is made possible by the generous heirloom seed companies who donate seed packets every year. Thank you to: Baker Creek Seeds, Heirloom Seed Company, Sow Right Seeds, Seed Savers Exchange, West Coast Seeds, Living Seed Company, High Mowing Seeds & Territorial Seed Company!
March 12, 2024 at 5:02 PM
The Sheridan Seed Library is made possible by the generous heirloom seed companies who donate seed packets every year. Thank you to: Baker Creek Seeds, Heirloom Seed Company, Sow Right Seeds, Seed Savers Exchange, West Coast Seeds, Living Seed Company, High Mowing Seeds & Territorial Seed Company!
Wyoming lawmakers have doubled down on the state's carbon capture mandate, despite the fact that utilities haven't been able to make it work, and it's already costing ratepayers money bit.ly/4c5dZhg
March 8, 2024 at 10:09 PM
Wyoming lawmakers have doubled down on the state's carbon capture mandate, despite the fact that utilities haven't been able to make it work, and it's already costing ratepayers money bit.ly/4c5dZhg
Join us for Growing Your Local Food Business at noon on March 22 at the Sheridan County Public Library. This is a good opportunity for established or new food producers. Register today at: bit.ly/growlocalfood
March 7, 2024 at 9:18 PM
Join us for Growing Your Local Food Business at noon on March 22 at the Sheridan County Public Library. This is a good opportunity for established or new food producers. Register today at: bit.ly/growlocalfood
Our latest newsletter is arriving in mailboxes this week. If you're not yet a member, consider joining us and we'll send you a copy six times a year full of content on #energy & #agriculture issues. You can also read via our website: www.powderriverbasin.org/wp-content/u...
February 29, 2024 at 8:53 PM
Our latest newsletter is arriving in mailboxes this week. If you're not yet a member, consider joining us and we'll send you a copy six times a year full of content on #energy & #agriculture issues. You can also read via our website: www.powderriverbasin.org/wp-content/u...
Action Alert! Take action! Tell your WY Senator to vote NO on SF 72 - it's a backdoor attack on rooftop solar! Email your Senator via the online hotline: www.wyoleg.gov/Legislation/... Let's stop this sneaky attack on Wyoming rooftop solar
February 21, 2024 at 9:26 PM
Action Alert! Take action! Tell your WY Senator to vote NO on SF 72 - it's a backdoor attack on rooftop solar! Email your Senator via the online hotline: www.wyoleg.gov/Legislation/... Let's stop this sneaky attack on Wyoming rooftop solar
Almost all Wyomingites support common-sense measures to increase financial assurance for the #oilandgas industry to make sure operators, not taxpayers, plug & reclaim wells and restore landscapes where drilling occurs on public & private lands.
February 18, 2024 at 1:16 PM
Almost all Wyomingites support common-sense measures to increase financial assurance for the #oilandgas industry to make sure operators, not taxpayers, plug & reclaim wells and restore landscapes where drilling occurs on public & private lands.
Today in WyoFile, Powder River's Board Chair, David Romtvedt, points out that SF 44 will strip local control over small mining operations. wyofile.com/mining-bill-...
February 16, 2024 at 6:19 PM
Today in WyoFile, Powder River's Board Chair, David Romtvedt, points out that SF 44 will strip local control over small mining operations. wyofile.com/mining-bill-...
Today we joined 50+ organizations in releasing a platform identifying the problems behind a new wave of unreclaimed, modern-era coal mines harming our communities, and the policy changes needed to address these problems. #ZombieMines #MineCleanup www.zombiemines.org
February 15, 2024 at 5:38 PM
Today we joined 50+ organizations in releasing a platform identifying the problems behind a new wave of unreclaimed, modern-era coal mines harming our communities, and the policy changes needed to address these problems. #ZombieMines #MineCleanup www.zombiemines.org
Excellent deep dive by Inside Climate News on Wyoming's reluctance to take federal dollars for clean energy while continuing to spend state tax dollars on risky projects & technology that prolongs fossil fuels. The state does not have a good track record with these types of endeavors bit.ly/3HSzx2M
February 9, 2024 at 10:42 PM
Excellent deep dive by Inside Climate News on Wyoming's reluctance to take federal dollars for clean energy while continuing to spend state tax dollars on risky projects & technology that prolongs fossil fuels. The state does not have a good track record with these types of endeavors bit.ly/3HSzx2M
We are pleased to see the new standard for #airpollution from EPA. Commonly referred to as PM2.5 or soot, this fine particulate matter poses severe health risks like heart disease and cancer. This rule changes the annual standard from 12 to 9 micrograms per cubic meter
February 7, 2024 at 4:15 PM
We are pleased to see the new standard for #airpollution from EPA. Commonly referred to as PM2.5 or soot, this fine particulate matter poses severe health risks like heart disease and cancer. This rule changes the annual standard from 12 to 9 micrograms per cubic meter
You can't judge your beef by its sticker says Joyce Evans, a rancher & Powder River board member. She makes the case for mandatory country-of-origin labeling for beef in WyoFile today wyofile.com/you-cant-jud...
January 26, 2024 at 3:11 PM
You can't judge your beef by its sticker says Joyce Evans, a rancher & Powder River board member. She makes the case for mandatory country-of-origin labeling for beef in WyoFile today wyofile.com/you-cant-jud...
On today's agenda: PacifiCorp's 1st stakeholder meeting for the 2025 Integrated Resource Plan. There is a lot at stake for stakeholders in Wyoming and throughout the Western U.S. as the company & our nation undergo an energy transition. Learn more: www.pacificorp.com/energy/integ...
January 25, 2024 at 4:01 PM
On today's agenda: PacifiCorp's 1st stakeholder meeting for the 2025 Integrated Resource Plan. There is a lot at stake for stakeholders in Wyoming and throughout the Western U.S. as the company & our nation undergo an energy transition. Learn more: www.pacificorp.com/energy/integ...
A second utility has received permission to increase rates for its customers due to Wyoming #carboncapture mandate. Black Hills Energy customers will start paying a $1.1 million surcharge starting in February wyofile.com/wyomings-coa... @dbleizeffer.bsky.social
January 24, 2024 at 4:51 PM
A second utility has received permission to increase rates for its customers due to Wyoming #carboncapture mandate. Black Hills Energy customers will start paying a $1.1 million surcharge starting in February wyofile.com/wyomings-coa... @dbleizeffer.bsky.social
Read @stopitkatie.bsky.social deep dive on the mining impacts of the energy transition. grist.org/energy/oil-c... Will the same companies exploit our natural resources and create the same kind of harm as fossil fuel companies? Or can we create a different kind of future?
January 23, 2024 at 8:14 PM
Read @stopitkatie.bsky.social deep dive on the mining impacts of the energy transition. grist.org/energy/oil-c... Will the same companies exploit our natural resources and create the same kind of harm as fossil fuel companies? Or can we create a different kind of future?