Gordon said, "Enacting a moratorium at a moment when coal is badly needed to ensure a secure and reliable energy supply is wrong-headed on many fronts."
The American Solar Challenge is is currently taking place and, this year, the event follows the route of the Oregon trail, meaning that Casper has served as a checkpoint for the racers.
Nearly a year after the water quality certification was denied, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers restarted the federal permitting and environmental review process for the project.