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Prostituting Wyoming: A Front Row Seat at the Minerals Committee

By Dawn Marquardt · The Open Range Record · September 27, 2025

On Wednesday, July 30, I sat in the Joint Minerals Committee meeting expecting a straightforward discussion on spent nuclear fuel and Radiant Industries. What I witnessed instead was the slow, calculated unraveling of public trust.

Prostituting Wyoming: A Front Row Seat at the Minerals Committee

Source: https://dawnmarquardt.substack.com/p/prostituting-wyoming-a-front-row

Originally published by The Open Range Record, Wyoming's Independent News Source. Cite as: “Prostituting Wyoming: A Front Row Seat at the Minerals Committee,” The Open Range Record, September 27, 2025.

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