CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming and Montana asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday to rule on Washington State's denial of a permit for a port facility that could boost U.S. coal exports. The coal-producing Rocky Mountain states argue the denial violates the Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution, which prohibits states from impeding trade between one another and with other countries. Montana ... Read More

FORT PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota Water Management Board on Tuesday approved five water permit applications for Keystone XL pipeline construction. The hearing was so contentious that it stretched into a dozen days over the course of four months as American Indian tribes and environmental groups argued against their approval. After holding a brief period for public comment in Fort ... Read More

LARAMIE - The views enjoyed while driving along U.S. Highway 287 south of Laramie could include an array of wind turbines if the Rail Tie Wind Project is completed as planned. ConnectGen, a renewable energy development company based out of Houston, Texas, has started the permitting stages of constructing a 504-megawatt wind farm stretching across public and private land on both sides of the ... Read More

A Colorado Springs nonprofit is seeking to build affordable housing catering to seniors — its first new construction project after a contentious battle in the Broadmoor Bluffs area threatened to torpedo a similar project for low-income families. Greccio Housing plans to break ground in spring or early summer on The Atrium at Austin Bluffs, a 54-unit apartment building in northeast Colorado ... Read More

As the cost of water rights in Northern Colorado continues to rise, local developers are feeling the pressure and are turning to water-efficient landscaping and other innovations to cut down on costs. Meanwhile, Loveland is attempting to balance developers' frustrations with the need to preserve water for future use. "It's significantly challenging the affordability of every type of ... Read More

PHOENIX – A Phoenix company wants to build two massive hydroelectric projects on the Little Colorado River, a main tributary of the Colorado River, which carves the Grand Canyon. Environmentalists and Native Americans say the projects threaten life within the Canyon and would defile sacred land. Pumped Hydro Storage LLC has applied for permits to assess the feasibility of two projects ... Read More

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Environmentalists and Native Americans can proceed with lawsuits challenging President Donald Trump’s approval of the Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada, a federal judge in Montana ruled Friday. U.S. District Judge Brian Morris expressed skepticism over government arguments that Trump has unilateral authority to approve the $8 billion pipeline. In a separate ruling, ... Read More

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota will work with the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe to help develop a response plan for a potential spill of the Dakota Access pipeline, a state official said Monday. State Emergency Services Director Cody Schulz said tribal leaders recently requested a response plan and resources to prepare for a spill near the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation in the south-central ... Read More

Dec. 17--Three groups Monday indicated they are interested in teaming up with the owner of the city's last surviving black movie theater in an effort being coordinated by the Oklahoma City Urban Renewal Authority. Only one response, however, was deemed complete and submitted by the 3 p.m. deadline. The request for letters of interest is a rare step taken by Urban Renewal as it seeks to add the ... Read More