It’s safe to say that this last winter was incredibly dry for Wyoming. Need a way to conserve water this summer? Try adding more native plants to your landscape! Native plants are more drought tolerant than traditional lawns. A 2009 EPA study found that on average, single-family homes in the U.S. use 30% of their […]
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2026 Awarding Wyoming Science Fair Participants
We had the pleasure of reviewing students’ projects at the Wyoming State Science Fair, looking for projects eligible for monetary awards donated by the Barlow Family. We choose the best examples of scientific thinking and process, creative ability, thoroughness and execution plus their ability to communicate their motivation and results. The idea behind this memorial […]
Effects of the One Big Beautiful Bill on Wyoming
Tudor MarksPowder River Member As we are bombarded with the latest waves of chaos from Washington, including a government shutdown, it is difficult to focus on the specifics of what will actually impact us in Wyoming. To help with this, our affiliate organization, the Western Organization of Resource Councils (WORC) has recently completed a detailed […]
POWDER RIVER GOES TO LARAMIE
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 […]
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.
