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It's time for states that grew rich from oil, gas and coal to figure out what's next

  • Written by Bradley Handler, Non-resident Fellow, Payne Institute of Public Policy, Colorado School of Mines
It's time for states that grew rich from oil, gas and coal to figure out what's nextA surface coal mine in Gillette, Wyoming, photographed in 2008.Greg Goebel/Flickr, CC BY-SA

These are very challenging times for U.S. fossil fuel-producing states, such as Wyoming, Alaska and North Dakota. The COVID-19 economic downturn has reduced energy demand, with uncertain prospects for the extent of its recovery. Meanwhile, rising concern...

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