Cheyenne Area Landowners Coalition

08/27/2026

From the Missoula Current, an article about ranchers affected by the proposed roll-back of oil and gas bonding ... among those quoted in the article is Powder River's longtime board member, Bob LeResche. (Article linked in the comments below)

"LeResche said the Trump administration’s claim that higher bonds were a burden to 'mom-and-pop' drilling companies doesn’t fly, because so many other kinds of businesses, such as building contractors, have bonding to cover their work. Similarly, everyone carries auto insurance to cover accidents.

'The bonding program is the proof of the financial ability to fix what you’re about to break. And it’s not an unusual thing, not a burden reserved for the oil and gas industry,' LeResche said."

08/26/2026

The city council is holding a work session on the proposed Cox Ranch Annexation, which is for data center development, this Friday.

They won't be voting on anything, and no public comments will be accepted. But members of the public can attend and listen to the discussion.

There will be a second reading of the proposal on September 8th and the council will vote on September 14th.

More information in the article linked below:

08/10/2026

"Asking questions about the unprecedented data center build-out in Wyoming and its’ impact on our grid, the long-term and cumulative strain on our regional resources, tax incentives, and the “business park” siting loophole does not make us fearful sheep. It means we are civically responsible American citizens participating in democracy and exercising our constitutional rights."

Our member, Heather, wrote an op/ed which was published by WyoFile today, responding to the Governor's statements on data center development. Link in the comments below.

07/31/2026

Our group began in response to the impact of oil/gas exploration on split estate landowners. This proposal is of deep concern - but you can make your voice heard by clicking on this link.

The Interior Department under Sec. Doug Burgum wants to block the public from weighing in on public land management decisions that threaten our livelihoods. Split-estate landowners--those who own the surface of their property but not the subsurface minerals-- are at particular risk. Click the link in comments to take action.

07/29/2026

The people of Park County, Wyoming made their voices heard to their county commissioners about data centers. And their commissioners listened.

From the Powell Tribune, a report that their county commissioners have voted to restrict data center development in Park County. It's good to see policy makers listening to their constituents.

“At this time, based on public input and just the unknown, the recommendation [from the consultant] is to more widely prohibit them as opposed to allow,” Planning Director Joy Hill told commissioners during a Tuesday work session. “The other thing is that it’s understood that we don’t really have the power and water sources potentially in Park County. I can’t confirm that. I don’t know the power needs. I know they can create their own power. I don’t know how much water they need and how often. I could not tell you. I do not have enough factual information about data centers generally to feel comfortable even advising you.

“I don’t think generally the public is favoring them.”

(Link to the article from the Powell Tribune in the comments beneath this)

07/28/2026

07/24/2026

From CALC member Heather Don :

If you’d like to see the recent 3500 Microsoft annexation on the ballot so the people can decide, you can sign the referendum petition at the following locations over the next week. You must be a registered city voter to sign the referendum. If you are not a registered voter and/or you live in the county, you can sign the citizens petition which is generally asking for better ordinances to protect us from the unknowns, more citizen involvement, no more NDA’s, and full transparency. If you see the giant yellow sign, I’m not far away. I will be on public property only. The business I’ve mentioned are for location reference only. I’ll also be hanging around downtown this afternoon so if you’re in the area, reach out to me and we can connect.

Friday 7/24 4:00-6:30 on Sparks and Lincolnway (which is basically the southwest corner of Ridge and Lincolnway with better parking options.)

Monday 7/27 4:30-6:30 on Whitney and Highway 30 on the southwest corner with the gas station.

Tuesday 7/28 4:30-6:30 on the south side of Del Range near Natural Grocers.

Wednesday 7/29 4:30-6:30 on the north side of Del Range by King Soopers.

Thursday 7/30 4:30-6:30 at the west entrance to Sweetgrass Subdivision on College across from LCCC.

Keep an eye out for other people with the same referendum petition who are also sharing their locations on social media.

07/23/2026

This informative article from WyoFile explains some of the different ways that data center developers and utilities are approaching power generation for data centers in Wyoming.

Many data center developers are planning to develop their own power generation. That should generate many questions for community members. On August 5th, the Public Service Commission will hold a meeting (which will also be livestreamed) on the subject. There is more information in the article, linked below.

07/21/2026

"In the course of its hunt for the source of the pollution, utility investigators went quickly to the Meta site. That’s 'because they were the newest industrial user discharging to the BOPU wastewater system,' the utility said.

Investigators sampled water from a 'predischarge storage tank' at the data center March 18 and it spawned white colony bacteria in a lab petri dish.

Six days later, results came back from Wyoming Public Health Laboratory 'indicating that Meta Cheyenne Datacenter CHY1-2 discharge contained Cupriavidus gilardii,' the timeline reads."

We have questions. Where is the water now being hauled and disposed? How much has remediation cost our city's taxpayers?
...And so many more questions. The people of Cheyenne deserve full information, transparency, and input as data center development permits are considered. We need to know how they will impact our electrical costs, our local infrastructure, our community safety, air and noise impacts, long-term reclamation plans, and more. We live here, and we'll be the ones left when these multi-national corporations are gone.

(Link to WyoFile article in the comments beneath this.)

07/20/2026

New developments on the Meta contamination case - it appears that Meta is working to avoid paying its initial fine, denying wrongdoing, and arguing that they shouldn't be responsible for the significant costs our city incurred, cleaning up their mess.

if you are concerned about data center development and its impacts, so are we. Together, we can make changes.

"The Cheyenne utility agency has balked at answering questions regarding the discovery of Cupriavidus gilardii bacteria, known to be deadly, which it said it traced to an industrial user. But the Meta appeal provides some information about the incident, including that Cheyenne indicated it will seek to recover cleanup costs stemming from what it called “significant remediation efforts.”

(WyoFile article linked in the comments beneath this.)