Editing Medicine Bow, Wyoming (section)

==Economy==
In December 2007, plans were announced for construction of a large coal gasification plant to be built southwest of town.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://law.justia.com/cases/wyoming/supreme-court/2011/461805.html|title=SIERRA CLUB v. WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, and MEDICINE BOW FUEL & POWER, LLC|website=Justia Law|language=en|access-date=January 23, 2019}}</ref> The plant was expected to start construction in 2014.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.wyomingsbdc.org/old-pages-may-use-later/news/dkrw-start-construction-medicine-bow-plant-one-year/|title=DKRW to start construction of Medicine Bow plant in one year.|date=July 1, 2013|website=www.wyomingsbdc.org|language=en|access-date=February 3, 2017}}</ref> In 2014, DKRW Advanced Fuels terminated their contract with [[Sinopec]], the Chinese firm that would have built the plant.<ref name=":0" /> In 2015, there were plans to downscale the plant,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://trib.com/business/energy/dkrw-considers-downsizing-proposed-coal-gasification-plant-residents-doubtful/article_ad0e1f5f-08bb-5b92-964f-d86f68266e48.html|title=DKRW considers downsizing proposed coal gasification plant, residents doubtful|last=Benjamin.Storrow@trib.com|first=Benjamin Storrow 307-335-5344|date=June 25, 2015|newspaper=Casper Star-Tribune Online|language=en|access-date=February 3, 2017}}</ref> and in 2016, the project was put on indefinite hold, partly due to the low cost of crude oil in the US.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/wyoming/wyoming-plans-for-dkrw-coal-to-liquid-plant-stall/article_61679478-7b3e-5ac1-aaf1-a2fa0fd83cc4.html|title=Wyoming plans for DKRW coal-to-liquid plant stall|agency=Associated Press|date=January 7, 2016|newspaper=The Billings Gazette|language=en|access-date=February 3, 2017}}</ref>