Lawmakers will consider a new bonding option Thursday in ongoing efforts to ensure operator-funded reclamation in the era of coal bankruptcies.
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First-of-its-kind approach to coal reclamation bonding in the works
Industry and environmental advocates see “assigned trust” as a viable option for ensuring reclamation after closures.
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Study: Up to 144 years for aquifers to recover from methane gas development
Coal-bed methane gas wells pumped 1 million acre-feet of groundwater since 2001, and it may take nearly 150 years for some aquifers to recover, state geologic study concludes.
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Gov. backs EQC as scrutiny of board mounts… again
How does an Environmental Quality Council legal scrape relate to an old coal-bed methane fight? Some of the players, including Mark Gordon, are familiar.
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We’ve been here before: Wyoming nuclear project echoes of past
Though elected officials tout its economic promises, nuclear opponents say the Natrium project is no different from previous failed public investments.
