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In this week\u2019s episode, host Daniel Raimi talks with Robert Godby, an associate professor of economics at the University of Wyoming. Wyoming is the subject of their conversation: It\u2019s been a major energy-producing state for over a century and is the nation\u2019s largest producer of coal by far. But energy production in Wyoming has declined substantially in recent years, raising major challenges for the state\u2019s economy and public revenues. And with the need to reduce emissions much further, the outlook for Wyoming\u2019s energy future is highly uncertain.\n\nReferences and recommendations:\n\n\u201cThe Grid: The Fraying Wires between Americans and Our Energy Future\u201d by Gretchen Bakke; https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/grid-9781632865687\n\n\u201cShort Circuiting Policy: Interest Groups and the Battle Over Clean Energy and Climate Policy in the American States\u201d by Leah Stokes; https://www.leahstokes.com/book\n\n\u201cDecommissioning Orphaned and Abandoned Oil and Gas Wells: New Estimates and Cost Drivers\u201d by Daniel Raimi, Alan Krupnick, Jhih-Shyang Shih, and Alexandra Thompson; https://www.rff.org/publications/journal-articles/decommissioning-orphaned-and-abandoned-oil-and-gas-wells-new-estimates-and-cost-drivers/