September 1, 2025 BREAKS Natalie Johansen Powder River Staff Board Members and Staff of Powder River journeyed to Laramie to their July Board Meeting at high altitude. While our office, our work, and our history is rooted in the Powder River Basin, we have a substantial number of members in the southeastern side of the […]
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INFLUENCING THE DECISIONS THAT WILL SHAPE WYOMING’S FUTURE
May 2025 BREAKS Upon starting at Powder River three months ago, I was excited to create conversation to provide a strategic roadmap for the organization. We are well on our way. Our mission is strong – protecting Wyoming’s land, water, air and people. The times demand that we lean into the people part. That we […]
Powder River’s 2022 Annual Report
To read the full report, please download the PDF .
The Benefits & Costs of Net Metering Solar Distributed Generation in Wyoming
The Benefits and Costs of Net Metering Solar Distributed Generation in Wyoming June 13, 2022 Report authors: R. Thomas Beach & Patrick G. McGuire of Crossborder Energy To read the full report, download the PDF. To read the Executive Summary, download the PDF.
Powder River’s 2021 Annual Report
This is Powder River Basin Resource Council’s 2021 Annual Report. To read the full report, please download the PDF.
Lessons from History: Wyoming’s 30 Years of Failed Coal Upgrading Projects
This report traces the state’s legacy of coal upgrading projects from the 1980s to the present. The Resource Council researched sixteen different public and private projects that were attempted during the past thirty years and found that only one successfully created a marketable product. The report offers the fifteen failed projects as evidence that the […]
Powder River’s 2020 Annual Report
This is Powder River Basin Resource Council’s 2020 Annual Report. To read the full report, please download the PDF.
“When Coal is No Longer King” Panel Discussion
Watch the panel discussion, When Coal is No Longer King from Powder River’s 47th Annual Meeting on November 2, 2019. This year’s theme explored how the state’s economy must change as the coal industry shrinks. Panelists Denise Parrish, Deputy Administrator of the Wyoming Office of Consumer Advocate; Robin Cooley, Director of the Department of Workforce Services, […]
Powder River’s 2019 Annual Report
This is Powder River Basin Resource Council’s 2019 Annual Report. To read the full report, please download the PDF.
Filings for 2016 Valuation Rule Lawsuit
July 25, 2019 Natural Resources Defense Council, Northern Plains Resource Council, Powder River Basin Resource Council, The Wilderness Society, and Western Organization of Resource Councils (collectively, Conservation Groups), by and through their counsel, respectfully move to intervene as Respondents in the above-captioned matter. The Conservation Groups move to intervene as of right, or alternatively, to […]