CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - The uranium industry is questioning Energy Secretary Steven Chu's determination that releasing and re-enriching up to 9,200 tons of depleted uranium from a federal stockpile won't undermine uranium prices.
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Uranium miners wary of plan to enrich DU stockpile
- May 19 2012
- Associated Press
Peabody subsidiary wins lease for 402 million tons of coal
- May 18 2012
- Nathan Kobielusz
A subsidiary of Peabody Energy successfully bid on nearly 402 million tons of mineable coal on 3,243 acres of land located next to North Antelope Rochelle Mine.
Survey: farming helps economy grow in rural states
- May 18 2012
- Associated Press
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - The economy remains strong in rural areas of 10 Midwest and Plains states because of the health of agricultural businesses there.
Natural gas prices plunge on building supplies
- May 17 2012
- SANDY SHORE, AP Business Writer
The price of natural gas is plunging as supplies continue to build and mild weather is curtailing demand in parts of the country.
Colo., Wyo. grocery workers ratify contract deal
- May 17 2012
- Associated Press
DENVER (AP) - Unionized grocery store workers in Colorado and Wyoming have approved a two-year contract extension.
Jackson Hole ski resorts helped by snow
- May 17 2012
- Associated Press
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - Unlike many other ski resort areas in the Rocky Mountain West, Wyoming's premier ski area of Jackson Hole enjoyed good business this past winter thanks to better ski conditions.
Wyo. ranks 2nd for workplace fatality rate in 2010
- May 16 2012
- Associated Press
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - Wyoming continues to have one of the worst rates of death on the job.
Midwest farmland values continue to grow in 1Q
- May 15 2012
- Associated Press
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - The Federal Reserve says the average value of farmland in several Midwest and Western states grew more than 25 percent in the first quarter as farm income remained strong.
Worker injured in Wyo. refinery fire moved to Utah
- May 15 2012
- Associated Press
RAWLINS, Wyo. (AP) - Two of the workers injured in a fire at a Sinclair oil refinery have been released from a Colorado hospital but a third has been transferred to a hospital in Salt Lake City.
Oil-shale companies to tout research projects
- May 15 2012
- PAUL FOY, Associated Press
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - A company that holds a federal lease for an oil-shale demonstration project says it's getting ready to produce some oil.
Regulator: No fines in Wyoming gas well blowout
- May 14 2012
- Associated Press
CASPER, Wyo. (AP) - Wyoming's top oil and gas regulator says the companies involved in a natural gas well blowout in eastern Wyoming last month won't face any fines.
Worker safety seminar to be held in Casper
- May 14 2012
- Associated Press
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - A seminar scheduled for this week in Casper will seek to raise industry awareness and improve the safety of Wyoming workers.
BLM taking comments on Wyoming uranium project
- May 12 2012
- Associated Press
BAGGS, Wyo. (AP) - The Bureau of Land Management is accepting public comments about a proposed uranium exploration project in south central Wyoming near the Colorado border.
UW to hold symposium on power generation
- May 12 2012
- Associated Press
LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) - The University of Wyoming will host a symposium next October on power generation and the environment.
Wyo. oil refinery where 3 hurt cited recently
- May 12 2012
- Associated Press
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - State regulators recently issued three safety citations against the Sinclair oil refinery in Wyoming where a flash fire this week injured four workers.
