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Major deposits of rare earth elements reported at Ramaco’s Brook Mine in Wyoming

Green Car Congress

In association with researchers from the Department of Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) and analysts at mining consultancy Weir International, metallurgical coal producer Ramaco Resources released an independent Exploration Target report with technical assessment of rare earth elements (REE) found at its Brook Mine in Wyoming.

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Wyoming leads in vehicle miles traveled per person

Green Car Congress

The results show that VMT per person in 2018 ranged from 18,072 miles in Wyoming to 5,261 miles in the District of Columbia. The states that follow Wyoming with the highest levels of VMT per person are Alabama, Mississippi, New Mexico, and North Dakota. Census Bureau. The data apply to 2018. as compared with a factor of 94.5

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Natrium reactor demonstration project slated for Wyoming

Green Car Congress

TerraPower and PacifiCorp announced efforts to advance a Natrium reactor demonstration project at a retiring coal plant in Wyoming. This demonstration project creates opportunities for both PacifiCorp and local communities to provide well-paying and long-term jobs for workers in Wyoming communities that have decades of energy expertise.

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Wyoming embattled over EV infrastructure placement

Teslarati

The State of Wyoming and the federal government are embattled over where the State should place electric vehicle infrastructure. Despite the news that broke last month that Wyoming was considering banning EVs instead of gas vehicles as many other states have, Wyoming may be far less “anti-EV” than one would think.

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Wyoming coal mine could contain $37bn worth of rare earth elements

Innovation News Network

The post Wyoming coal mine could contain $37bn worth of rare earth elements appeared first on Innovation News Network. A coal mine bought over a decade ago contains rare earth elements that could be worth tens of billions of dollars. Read more here.

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Wyoming Anti-EV Proposal Dies In Committee — Where It Went Wrong & What They’ll Probably Try Next

CleanTechnica EVs

Some Wyoming legislators want to send California a message. So, to get back at California, Wyoming is trying to pass a resolution suggesting that Wyoming should do the opposite and phase out electric car sales in the […].

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Wyoming wants to phase out sales of EVs by 2035 to “ensure the stability” of the oil & gas industry

Teslarati

The State of Wyoming is considering phasing out the sales of electric vehicles by 2035 to “ensure the stability” of its oil and gas industry. ” In 2021, Wyoming ranked eighth nationally in crude oil production, producing 85.43 Wyoming’s support of the oil and gas industry is highly visible in SJ0004.

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