John Barrasso

Wyoming Delegation Hosts Energy Secretary Wright for Ramaco Brook Mine Opening  

Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon and U.S. Senators John Barrasso and Cynthia Lummis, along with U.S. Representative Harriet Hageman, all R-Wyo., recently welcomed U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Chris Wright to Wyoming. The delegation and Secretary Wright participated in the ribbon cutting and groundbreaking ceremony for Ramaco’s Brook Mine – the first new rare earth elements mine in the United States in 70 years and the first new coal mine in Wyoming in 50 years.

Barrasso Bill Stops Foreign and Artificial Intelligence Influence on Energy and Federal Lands Policy

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) introduced legislation to prevent the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) electronic public comment system from being sabotaged by foreign adversaries and Artificial Intelligence (AI) bots. Currently, the federal government’s online comment system allows comments from individuals, organizations, or anonymous users, with no safeguards to prevent foreign … Read more

Barrasso Questions Secretary Burgum on Energy Permits, Rock Springs RMP, Lander USFWS Office and Sage-Grouse

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) questioned Department of the Interior (DOI) Secretary Doug Burgum about restoring permitting for energy development, undoing the disastrous Rocks Springs RMP, keeping the Lander U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Office open, and the status of the Greater Sage-Grouse Management Plan.