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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Opposing groups to rally at federal coal hearing
The Interior Department’s review of federal coal leasing plays prominently in Wyoming’s economic future.
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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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Black Thursday: Layoffs hit 500 Wyoming coal miners
Peabody Energy cut 235 miners, and Arch Coal cut 230 miners on Thursday morning. The reductions represent about 15 percent of each company’s Wyoming workforce.
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Landowner group claims Peabody’s $790M ‘self-bond’ invalid
A citizens’ complaint filed Monday asks the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality to deem Peabody Energy is not in compliance for some $790 million in coal mine reclamation liability.
