Much of the nuclear power world has eyes on a Bill Gates-backed project near Kemmerer, Wyoming. As it inches closer to its 2030 opening date, the town struggles to meet its own infrastructure needs.
Wyoming is set to lose about $50 million a year because of new federal breaks for the coal industry. This has state lawmakers looking for ways to recoup the revenue loss.
A little known industry that happens to be Wyoming’s biggest export piqued the interest of one mechanic last year. But sudden industry changes threw his family’s future into limbo.