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Energy

Coal, oil & the power beneath the plains

With nuclear power drawing new interest, Wyoming's uranium industry is showing signs of a long-awaited revival.

The state is exploring hydrogen as a way to keep exporting energy in a decarbonizing world.

Wyoming's sprawling gas fields feed pipelines across the West, a mainstay of the state's energy economy.

Wyoming's refineries convert local crude into the gasoline and diesel that keep the region moving.

Beneath southwestern Wyoming lies the planet's largest deposit of trona, the mineral behind glass, detergent, and much more.

When a mine plays out, the work of restoring the land begins — a long, exacting effort to return the range to use.