Rather than trading in false hope and unkeepable promises, Peabody Energy should learn from its recent miscalculations, respond to market forces and shoot straight with the people of Wyoming.
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Feds hear conflict on future coal leasing
A pending review of the federal coal leasing program may determine the future of Wyoming’s coal industry, as well as the nation’s energy and climate policy.
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Wyoming coal operator Peabody Energy files bankruptcy
Wyoming coal company Peabody Energy files bankruptcy
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Laid off coal miners on their own after fueling Wyo economy for decades
GILLETTE — Rumors about the coal industry are common in northeast Wyoming where strip mining provides 5,000 direct jobs and supports about three times that in the mine services sector. But when Arch Coal filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in January, Robert Frieze, who works at Arch’s Coal Creek mine, realized that talk of layoffs […]
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Wyoming may see 8 years without major coal lease sale
Wyoming mines still have many years of coal, but a review of the federal coal leasing program only adds to the industry’s uncertain future.
