Hoskinson Health Wellness Clinic’s owner, Charles Hoskinson - @IOHK_Charles - also laid off 136 workers from his Gillette-based construction and concrete businesses in December. - @WyoFile wyofile.com/gillette-cli...

The Nicolaysen Art Museum encourages guests to see themselves among portrait works by artists, both local and from around the world. - @WyoFile wyofile.com/casper-art-m...

Following a plan to defund the state's economic development agency, Wyoming lawmakers took up a bill detailing which programs to eliminate and which to transfer to other agencies. "This is nuts," Gov. Gordon Policy Director Randall Luthi responded. - @WyoFile wyofile.com/lawmakers-ad...

BREAKING: Wyo Business Council may be defunded. A legislative committee decided that economic development is not the proper role of state government. Business thrives primarily on low taxes and minimal regulations, some said. - @WyoFile wyofile.com/lawmakers-mo...

As Utah farmers hit (or keep working past) retirement age, there aren’t many lined up to take over. What’ll it take to make more young'uns excited to farm?

Some Wyoming legislators are questioning the role and necessity of the state's top economic development shop ahead of the budget session. - @WyoFile wyofile.com/gov-gordon-a...

Salt Lake and several other Utah cities saw their warmest year on record in 2025 -- KUER coyotegulch.blog/2026/01/12/s...

Wyoming is failing to adequately manage a wave of wind and other energy projects impeding on private and public lands, dozens of concerned citizens told the State Board of Land Commissioners. One person implored, "Please slow down, take a broader view." - @WyoFile wyofile.com/wyomings-top...

The American way. Seventy-eight Wyoming attorneys and retired judges call on citizens and elected officials to recommit to the fundamental proposition that America is a nation of laws, not men. - @WyoFile wyofile.com/the-american...

Did you know we see our “cosmic selves” when we look at neon? www.denverpost.com/2026/01/11/d...

Prism Logistics' state land leases are not subject to county regulations, a district court judge ruled while also remanding the company's denied request for lease extensions back to the state. Opponents maintain resolve and vow to press on. - @WyoFile wyofile.com/judge-sides-...

apnews.com/article/nepa... House completes plan to curb bedrock environmental law

BREAKING: The Wyoming Supreme Court ruled Tuesday two bans passed by state lawmakers are unconstitutional. The decision represents a major victory for abortions rights advocates in one of the nation's reddest states.

Food insecurity is soaring in Wyoming due to inflation and other factors, food relief experts say. - @WyoFile wyofile.com/wyoming-spen...

There are millions of abandoned oil wells across the United States. A group of unlikely activists in Texas is making sure no one forgets they need to be cleaned up.

Wyoming oil producers might not be champing at the bit to drill in Venezuela, some executives say. Local producers have anxiety over global instability and flooding the global oil market. - @WyoFile wyofile.com/venezuela-ta...

rPlus Hydro submitted a last-minute "alternative" to federal permitting officials, claiming a smaller environmental footprint. Fish and wildlife advocates still balk at the controversial pumped water storage project. - @WyoFile wyofile.com/backer-of-co...

Denver just hit 60°+ for the 21st time in the last 26 days. Our average high is in the mid-40s. Unreal. #COwx

Do you remember the Legislature trying to seize Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming’s proposed Mount Rushmore, or the 100-foot-high flames near Green River Lakes? - story by @anguswyo.bsky.social @WyoFile wyofile.com/bird-dogging...

In a state where abnormal weather is the norm, even Wyomingites marveled at a wild December that broke more than just high temperature records. What it portends for the rest of winter in arid Wyoming remains to be seen, weather experts caution. - @WyoFile wyofile.com/wyoming-smas...

Nuclear energy manufacturing proposals sparked heated debate in Wyoming this year, while conservation groups decried historic environmental and public land policy changes that portend monumental threats to public lands and resources, they say. - @WyoFile wyofile.com/trumps-sweep...

Walking in a windy wonderland wyofile.com/walking-in-a...

Drillers say ‘political process’ outweighs environmental law in Wyoming oilfield - by @anguswyo.bsky.social @WyoFile wyofile.com/drillers-say...

Gordon says public financial support for BWXT's nuclear fuel manufacturing plant is vital, given competition from other states. Some question the wisdom of spending the state's fossil fuel largess on a project that may help compete against coal. - @WyoFile wyofile.com/gordon-award...

Colorado River states have until Feb. 14 to reach a new water sharing agreement before current operating rules expire at the end of 2026 —or the federal government will step in with their own plan. via @nevadacurrent.com

A Trump administration official said the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, a source of "climate alarmism," will be dismantled. The future of NCAR's supercomputer in Cheyenne is uncertain. - @WyoFile #ClimateCrisis wyofile.com?p=120686&pre...

Reporting on energy in Wyoming is serious business.

Great, heartbreaking piece by @wyodan.bsky.social via Oil City News & @wyofile.com - Cheyenne couple seeks support for family after barber taken into ICE custody wyofile.com/cheyenne-cou...

Next stop for the Wyoming Chemtrail Caucus: The Twilight Zone - from Rod Miller @WyoFile wyofile.com/next-stop-fo...

Must-read series from @propublica.org painstakingly unravels what happened on the ground after Trump's foreign aid cuts This story describes one mother's struggle to keep her children from dying of malnutrition after the US abruptly cut aid to her refugee camp

Wyoming’s lone four-year public university filed suit against ACU Energy for "breach of contract" after the Houston-based company allegedly failed to pay $2.5 million for the first year of a six-year enhanced oil recovery research partnership. - @WyoFile wyofile.com/university-o...

UPDATE: As of 10 a.m. Wednesday, when Xcel’s planned public safety power shutoff was scheduled to go into effect, 49,608 Coloradans are without power, according to the utility’s outage map. Are you experiencing any power outages in your area?

Laramie grad, yards away from Brown shooting, now home and safe - @WyoFile wyofile.com/laramie-grad...

Though @RMP_Wyoming claims the shift from coal to natural gas will help keep electric rates in check, local officials mourn the pending loss in revenue from decreased coal production at the Kemmerer mine, which has fueled the power plant since the 1960s. - @WyoFile wyofile.com/kemmerer-pow...

Wyoming lawmakers square off with business council over government's role in economic development - @WyoFile wyofile.com/wyoming-lawm...

rPlus Hydro, developer of the pumped water storage energy project at Seminoe Reservoir, wants exemptions for seasonal wildlife stipulations, a particular threat to a bighorn sheep herd, opponents say. - @WyoFile wyofile.com/seminoe-pump...

BREAKING: Layoffs hit 123 workers in Gillette, at Hoskinson Contracting and Hoskinson Concrete, both backed by @IOHK_Charles. The concrete company will close permanently. - @WyoFile wyofile.com/construction...

Though the court's decision is a relief to some counties that worried about potentially paying back millions, lawmakers have since expanded the tax exemption in question, meaning local governments will receive less revenue going forward. - @WyoFile wyofile.com/wyoming-supr...

The Wyoming Low Income Energy Assistance Program resumed this week after a 45-day pause due to the government shutdown. The delay is partly to blame for some households facing service shutoffs. - @WyoFile wyofile.com/feds-resume-...

We found that the BLM skipped environmental review on 75% of its grazing land. Our new @propublica.org story explains the ”loophole” that allows BLM to bypass enviro reviews. www.propublica.org/article/graz...

Worker advocates in Wyoming scoff at "safe workplaces" claim and say the state is too stingy with its $2.8 billion fund when it comes to helping injured workers. - @WyoFile wyofile.com/wyoming-empl...

‘It’s terrifying.’ Wyoming leads country with highest jump in Obamacare costs - @WyoFile wyofile.com/its-terrifyi...

Critics warn that using the Congressional Review Act to reverse a Biden-era coal leasing ban will have unintended consequences for public lands. - @WyoFile wyofile.com/congress-adv...

Officials in Wyoming coal country passed a resolution against storing spent nuclear fuel waste and want the issue put to a public vote. BWXT says it doesn't dissuade its plans to build a nuclear fuel plant there bc it doesn't include waste storage. - @WyoFile wyofile.com/energy-rich-...

Today @wyofile.com reported about a widespread power outage affecting a huge region in Wyoming and beyond. In that context, here's a story we reported earlier this week about people who might go without power because they can't afford it: wyofile.com/it-sucks-so-...

Stay tuned for updates: The mammoth power outage affected customers in Casper, Douglas, Sheridan and Gillette. After the disruption, a fire ignited at Dave Johnston coal-fired power plant in Glenrock. - @WyoFile wyofile.com/tripped-powe...

The tragic arc of Dick Cheney - by Geoffrey O'Gara @wyofile.com wyofile.com/the-tragic-a...

Nonprofits in Wyoming are struggling to meet spiking demand amidst federal cuts, the government shutdown and shrinking resources. People are struggling to heat their homes or put food on the table. - @WyoFile wyofile.com/it-sucks-so-...

Trump wants to deport 13 million people living in the US w/o legal immigration status. "But he has gone farther than that, and his agents are now detaining people who do have legal status," the Editorial Board writes. "The intent is clear — push out immigrants even who are doing everything right."

Reprehensible hate at the University of Wyoming. WTF wyofile.com/two-antisemi...