Leigh Paterson
Reporter, Inside EnergyEmail: lpaterson@insideenergy.org; leighpaterson@rmpbs.org
Leigh Paterson was raised in New Jersey, graduated from Lehigh University in Pennsylvania, and then taught English at a culinary high school in France. Leigh then got her Master's in Broadcast Journalism from the S.I Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University, and then moved to Washington D.C. in 2009. After spending two years as a producer at CanadianTV's Washington bureau, Leigh left to freelance. Since then, as a one woman show, she has reported for TV and radio from across the country for BBC News, BBC World Service, PRI's the World, ABC-Univision, Agence France Presse, and CBC News.
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Voters in coal country overwhelmingly chose Donald Trump. They liked his promises to create jobs, even if they didn't like his other rhetoric. Now, they're waiting to see if coal can make a comeback.
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In 2016, the collapse of the coal industry hit the epicenter of U.S. production: Wyoming. Miners reflect on hard times, and how they're hedging their bets in a shrinking industry.
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A crude oil pipeline in western North Dakota has leaked nearly 200,000 barrels of oil. The scene is about 150 miles west of where protesters have been fighting the Dakota Access pipeline.
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Listen to the full show here. Trump Promised Big On Coal. Can He Deliver?Coal country is celebrating Donald Trump's victory. Support for Trump was strong…
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Listen to the full show here. Cheyenne Mayoral Race Is Historic And HeatedFor nearly 150 years, men have been Cheyenne’s mayors. All that is about to…
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Listen to the full show here.Wyoming Lawmakers Worry About Last Minute Obama RegulationsWith President Obama heading out of office soon Wyoming lawmakers…
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In a hotel ballroom, at the base of the Steamboat Ski Resort, candidates for the US House and Senate, and their surrogates, tick through talking…
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The Lincoln County coroner has determined that head trauma caused a worker's death at a natural gas processing plant in southwestern Wyoming last week.…
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The Two Elk power plant has been mired in controversy for years over issues including its use of millions of dollars in federal stimulus funding, as well…
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Some states are better positioned than others to weather the downturn in coal, oil, and gas according to data from the credit ratings agency…