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 […]
Posts Categorized: Solar
Powder River’s New Executive Director Shares Thoughts on Building Community
by Sharon Buccino Executive Director As I stepped into the office at 934 N Main, I recalled the first time I had visited. It was the summer of 2007. Kevin Lind greeted me with abroad smile and open arms. I was an idealistic attorney working with Powder River to address the impacts of coalbed methane […]
Powder River Breaks Newsletter, Jul – Sep 2024
Jul-Sep 2024, Volume 52, Number 4 In a precedent-setting decision issued on August 30th, the Wyoming Supreme Court struck down High Plains Power’s policy to reducing the financial benefit of having solar panels. Not wanting the precedent of High Plains Power’s action to cut by approximately 80 percent the compensation paid to rooftop solar owners […]
Powder River March-April 2024 BREAKS
On February 12, the Department of the Interior announced a finalized rule reforming the Bureau of Land Management’s onshore oil and gas leasing program. Readers may recall this rule was proposed last spring. Powder River members engaged diligently throughout the rulemaking process to ensure quick pas-sage and strong reforms. The rule makes long overdue changes […]
