EPISODE · Sep 7, 2022 · 26 MIN
A Wyoming wind farm to power California
from Headlines From The Times · host Ashlea Brown, Kinsee Morlan, Mike Heflin, Shani O. Hilton, Madalyn Amato, David Toledo, Denise Guerra, Mark Nieto, Jazmín Aguilera, Heba Elorbany, Mario Diaz, Gustavo Arellano, Kasia Broussalian, Shannon Lin
There’s a Gold Rush right now happening in Wyoming — for wind. Billionaire developers are putting up wind turbines to help power California and turn the American West, long a place where fossil fuels ruled, into a green energy powerhouse.But not everyone is happy. Today, we get into the challenges around what’s planned to be the largest wind farm in the country. Read the full transcript here.Host: Gustavo ArellanoGuests: L.A. Times energy reporter Sammy RothMore reading:Read our “Repowering the West” series hereThis power line could save California — and forever change the American WestSign up for our Boiling Point newsletter
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The country's largest wind farm could help power California all the way from Wyoming. But first, it needs to get built.
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