Dustin Bleizeffer
@dbleizeffer.bsky.social
Energy & climate reporter at @WyoFile, in Wyoming. Alum: MIT/ESI, @JSKstanford fellowships and @Report4America.
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Worker advocates in Wyoming scoff at "safe workplaces" claim and say the state is too stingy with its $2.8 billion fund when it comes to helping injured workers. - @WyoFile wyofile.com/wyoming-empl...
Wyoming employers get a break on workers' comp premiums for third straight year - WyoFile
Though worker advocates cheer more affordable premiums, some scoff at "safe workplaces" claims and say the state is too stingy with its $2.8 billion fund when it comes to helping injured workers.
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November 26, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Worker advocates in Wyoming scoff at "safe workplaces" claim and say the state is too stingy with its $2.8 billion fund when it comes to helping injured workers. - @WyoFile wyofile.com/wyoming-empl...
‘It’s terrifying.’ Wyoming leads country with highest jump in Obamacare costs - @WyoFile wyofile.com/its-terrifyi...
‘It’s terrifying.’ Wyoming leads country with highest jump in Obamacare costs - WyoFile
For a 60-year-old Wyoming resident earning $63K a year, the average monthly ACA premium costs are increasing by 421%.
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November 24, 2025 at 1:50 PM
‘It’s terrifying.’ Wyoming leads country with highest jump in Obamacare costs - @WyoFile wyofile.com/its-terrifyi...
Critics warn that using the Congressional Review Act to reverse a Biden-era coal leasing ban will have unintended consequences for public lands. - @WyoFile wyofile.com/congress-adv...
Congress advances effort to overturn Biden-era coal leasing ban in Wyoming - WyoFile
Critics warn the congressional action may have unintended consequences.
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November 21, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Critics warn that using the Congressional Review Act to reverse a Biden-era coal leasing ban will have unintended consequences for public lands. - @WyoFile wyofile.com/congress-adv...
Officials in Wyoming coal country passed a resolution against storing spent nuclear fuel waste and want the issue put to a public vote. BWXT says it doesn't dissuade its plans to build a nuclear fuel plant there bc it doesn't include waste storage. - @WyoFile wyofile.com/energy-rich-...
Energy-rich Campbell County wants nuclear, but not its radioactive waste - WyoFile
County commissioners passed a resolution to oppose nuclear waste storage, and in support of putting the issue to a statewide vote.
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November 19, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Officials in Wyoming coal country passed a resolution against storing spent nuclear fuel waste and want the issue put to a public vote. BWXT says it doesn't dissuade its plans to build a nuclear fuel plant there bc it doesn't include waste storage. - @WyoFile wyofile.com/energy-rich-...
Today @wyofile.com reported about a widespread power outage affecting a huge region in Wyoming and beyond. In that context, here's a story we reported earlier this week about people who might go without power because they can't afford it: wyofile.com/it-sucks-so-...
'It sucks so bad': Social workers scramble to meet surging needs in wake of shutdown - WyoFile
Nonprofit social-service organizations struggle to meet spiking demand amidst federal cuts, the government shutdown and shrinking resources.
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November 14, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Today @wyofile.com reported about a widespread power outage affecting a huge region in Wyoming and beyond. In that context, here's a story we reported earlier this week about people who might go without power because they can't afford it: wyofile.com/it-sucks-so-...
Stay tuned for updates: The mammoth power outage affected customers in Casper, Douglas, Sheridan and Gillette. After the disruption, a fire ignited at Dave Johnston coal-fired power plant in Glenrock. - @WyoFile wyofile.com/tripped-powe...
Tripped power lines cut electricity to 95,000 Wyoming customers - WyoFile
Fire ignites at Glenrock power plant after power outage hits multiple parts of the state, official says.
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November 14, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Stay tuned for updates: The mammoth power outage affected customers in Casper, Douglas, Sheridan and Gillette. After the disruption, a fire ignited at Dave Johnston coal-fired power plant in Glenrock. - @WyoFile wyofile.com/tripped-powe...
The tragic arc of Dick Cheney - by Geoffrey O'Gara @wyofile.com wyofile.com/the-tragic-a...
Opinion | The tragic arc of Dick Cheney
The former vice president advocated for a powerful executive branch, then watched as a president he abhorred used it to his advantage, writes former WyoFile board member Geoff O’Gara.
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November 10, 2025 at 2:45 PM
The tragic arc of Dick Cheney - by Geoffrey O'Gara @wyofile.com wyofile.com/the-tragic-a...
Nonprofits in Wyoming are struggling to meet spiking demand amidst federal cuts, the government shutdown and shrinking resources. People are struggling to heat their homes or put food on the table. - @WyoFile wyofile.com/it-sucks-so-...
'It sucks so bad': Social workers scramble to meet surging needs in wake of shutdown - WyoFile
Nonprofit social-service organizations struggle to meet spiking demand amidst federal cuts, the government shutdown and shrinking resources.
wyofile.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Nonprofits in Wyoming are struggling to meet spiking demand amidst federal cuts, the government shutdown and shrinking resources. People are struggling to heat their homes or put food on the table. - @WyoFile wyofile.com/it-sucks-so-...
Reposted by Dustin Bleizeffer
Trump wants to deport 13 million people living in the US w/o legal immigration status. "But he has gone farther than that, and his agents are now detaining people who do have legal status," the Editorial Board writes. "The intent is clear — push out immigrants even who are doing everything right."
ICE is lawlessly detaining Coloradans. The judicial branch is our only hope (Editorial)
“Trump’s immigration enforcement squad cannot just smash and grab Coloradans because they suspect someone might be here illegally.”
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November 8, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Trump wants to deport 13 million people living in the US w/o legal immigration status. "But he has gone farther than that, and his agents are now detaining people who do have legal status," the Editorial Board writes. "The intent is clear — push out immigrants even who are doing everything right."
Reprehensible hate at the University of Wyoming. WTF wyofile.com/two-antisemi...
Two antisemitic incidents at University of Wyoming prompt investigations - WyoFile
One incident involved pumpkins carved with Nazi swastika and SS bolts.
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November 8, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Reprehensible hate at the University of Wyoming. WTF wyofile.com/two-antisemi...
Down to $1.18: How Families Are Coping With SNAP Cuts www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
Down to $1.18: How Families Are Coping With SNAP Cuts
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November 7, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Down to $1.18: How Families Are Coping With SNAP Cuts www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
Colorado made plans to close coal plants. Trump agenda could force a reversal. - story by Allen Best coloradonewsline.com/2025/11/05/c...
Colorado made plans to close coal plants. Trump agenda could force a reversal. | Colorado Newsline
In December the federal government could order utilities in Colorado to continue operating two coal power plants that were slated to close.
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November 6, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Colorado made plans to close coal plants. Trump agenda could force a reversal. - story by Allen Best coloradonewsline.com/2025/11/05/c...
Reposted by Dustin Bleizeffer
The Wyoming Low Income Energy Assistance Program can't act on 3,529 applications received since the program ran out of money in mid-October. Officials estimate that more people are struggling to heat their homes than have applied.
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November 5, 2025 at 8:50 PM
The Wyoming Low Income Energy Assistance Program can't act on 3,529 applications received since the program ran out of money in mid-October. Officials estimate that more people are struggling to heat their homes than have applied.
Read more ➡️ wyofile.com/low-income-w...
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Western States Brace for a Uranium Boom as the Nation Looks to Recharge its Nuclear Power Industry insideclimatenews.org/news/0211202...
Western States Brace for a Uranium Boom as the Nation Looks to Recharge its Nuclear Power Industry - Inside Climate News
After years of federal efforts to revive nuclear power, old mines are stirring again in Wyoming, Texas and Arizona, while new ones line up for permitting expedited by a Trump executive order.
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November 5, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Western States Brace for a Uranium Boom as the Nation Looks to Recharge its Nuclear Power Industry insideclimatenews.org/news/0211202...
Published a story about the suspended LIEAP program this morning and a reader asked 'How can I help?' If you'd like to help those in need in Wyoming, call the Wyoming 211 program (dial 2-1-1) and they can direct you to organizations in your community. wyofile.com/low-income-w...
Low-income Wyoming homes still without heating assistance as temperatures dive and federal shutdown drags on - WyoFile
An estimated 3,529 households that have applied for assistance still await help with heating costs, though officials estimate the need is much higher.
wyofile.com
November 4, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Published a story about the suspended LIEAP program this morning and a reader asked 'How can I help?' If you'd like to help those in need in Wyoming, call the Wyoming 211 program (dial 2-1-1) and they can direct you to organizations in your community. wyofile.com/low-income-w...
The Wyoming Low Income Energy Assistance Program can’t act on 3,529 applications received since the program ran out of money in mid-October due to the government shutdown, though officials estimate the need is much higher. - @WyoFile wyofile.com/low-income-w...
Low-income Wyoming homes still without heating assistance as temperatures dive and federal shutdown drags on - WyoFile
An estimated 3,529 households that have applied for assistance still await help with heating costs, though officials estimate the need is much higher.
wyofile.com
November 4, 2025 at 1:35 PM
The Wyoming Low Income Energy Assistance Program can’t act on 3,529 applications received since the program ran out of money in mid-October due to the government shutdown, though officials estimate the need is much higher. - @WyoFile wyofile.com/low-income-w...
Dick Cheney, Wyoming oilman and former vice president, dies at 84 - story by @katie-klingsporn.bsky.social @WyoFile wyofile.com/dick-cheney-...
Dick Cheney, Wyoming oilman and former vice president, dies at 84 - WyoFile
The divisive and powerful 9/11-era vice president was also a devoted husband, avid outdoorsman and close advisor to his daughter, Liz Cheney.
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November 4, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Dick Cheney, Wyoming oilman and former vice president, dies at 84 - story by @katie-klingsporn.bsky.social @WyoFile wyofile.com/dick-cheney-...
Many Wyoming residents worry about getting stuck with radioactive nuclear waste, while elected officials spar over who is to blame for lack of unified support behind nuclear energy proposals.
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Politicized nuclear energy debate leaves residents conflicted, starving for credible answers - WyoFile
The prospect of getting stuck with radioactive waste tops concerns, while elected officials spar over who is to blame for lack of unified support.
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October 24, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Many Wyoming residents worry about getting stuck with radioactive nuclear waste, while elected officials spar over who is to blame for lack of unified support behind nuclear energy proposals.
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Casper program to cut unsafe trees felled by DOGE’s ax - by @wyodan.bsky.social @WyoFile wyofile.com/casper-progr...
Casper program to cut unsafe trees felled by DOGE’s ax - WyoFile
Loss of federal grant pauses Wyoming city’s plans to rehab struggling, storm-battered tree canopy.
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October 22, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Casper program to cut unsafe trees felled by DOGE’s ax - by @wyodan.bsky.social @WyoFile wyofile.com/casper-progr...
Reposted by Dustin Bleizeffer
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear Carbon County ranch owner Fred Eshelman’s appeal of a lower-court ruling that he can’t block the public from corner crossing to reach public land. The decision affects 2.44 million acres of public land in Wyoming and more beyond. wyofile.com/corner-cross...
Corner crossing remains legal across much of the West after Supreme Court rejects appeal - WyoFile
Four Missouri hunters win a landmark case ensuring public access to millions of acres of public land in the checkerboard landscape of Wyoming and five other states.
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October 20, 2025 at 8:06 PM
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear Carbon County ranch owner Fred Eshelman’s appeal of a lower-court ruling that he can’t block the public from corner crossing to reach public land. The decision affects 2.44 million acres of public land in Wyoming and more beyond. wyofile.com/corner-cross...
Wyoming lawmakers scrutinize Health Department ahead of budget session - @WyoFile wyofile.com/wyoming-lawm...
Wyoming lawmakers scrutinize Health Department ahead of budget session - WyoFile
The department accounts for a larger piece of the pie than any other state agency. But it’s unclear where budgeters may want to cut.
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October 20, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Wyoming lawmakers scrutinize Health Department ahead of budget session - @WyoFile wyofile.com/wyoming-lawm...
Furloughed federal workers struggle, hang on, help one another - by @anguswyo.bsky.social @WyoFile wyofile.com/furloughed-f...
Furloughed federal workers struggle, hang on, help one another - WyoFile
An estimated 6,000 federal employees in Wyoming are not working or receiving paychecks after 17 days of the government shutdown. Some are angry.
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October 20, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Furloughed federal workers struggle, hang on, help one another - by @anguswyo.bsky.social @WyoFile wyofile.com/furloughed-f...
BREAKING: California-based Radiant Industries cited Wyoming's ban on spent nuclear fuel waste storage for withdrawing its plans to build near Bar Nunn in Natrona County and said it will build a manufacturing plant in Tennessee. - @WyoFile wyofile.com/radiant-scra...
Radiant scraps Wyoming nuclear microreactor manufacturing facility - WyoFile
California-based Radiant Industries cited the state's ban on spent nuclear fuel waste and said it will build a manufacturing plant in Tennessee.
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October 13, 2025 at 10:32 PM
BREAKING: California-based Radiant Industries cited Wyoming's ban on spent nuclear fuel waste storage for withdrawing its plans to build near Bar Nunn in Natrona County and said it will build a manufacturing plant in Tennessee. - @WyoFile wyofile.com/radiant-scra...
Wyoming considers $100M taxpayer investment in nuclear fuel manufacturing, and another $10 million to advance carbon capture research and a potential new coal-fueled power unit. - @WyoFile wyofile.com/wyoming-cons...
Wyoming considers $100M bet on nuclear fuel manufacturing - WyoFile
The grant would support BWXT's proposed TRISO plant, while another $10 million would support carbon capture and a potential new coal-fueled power unit, all in Campbell County.
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October 13, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Wyoming considers $100M taxpayer investment in nuclear fuel manufacturing, and another $10 million to advance carbon capture research and a potential new coal-fueled power unit. - @WyoFile wyofile.com/wyoming-cons...
Gov. Mark Gordon cheered the congressional move to override the BLM public process, while conservation groups say it could "upend" the future of public land planning — a threat to industry, agriculture and recreation. - @WyoFile wyofile.com/wyoming-cong...
Wyoming congressional delegation wants to override BLM coal lease ban - WyoFile
Unusual use of the Congressional Review Act, also being deployed in some other states, disregards years of public input, critics say.
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October 10, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Gov. Mark Gordon cheered the congressional move to override the BLM public process, while conservation groups say it could "upend" the future of public land planning — a threat to industry, agriculture and recreation. - @WyoFile wyofile.com/wyoming-cong...