The Wyoming Tribune-Eagle won its fight against a unionization in 1993. Now it’s the Casper Star-Tribune’s turn.
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Rural residents, Gillette square off in water battle
As city seeks to bring two water wells on line, those affected near municipal wellfield still lack relief from their own water problems.
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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 […]
Posted inDrake's Take, Economy, energy, Natural Resources
Peabody Energy will long remember its meeting in Wyoming
(Opinion column) — I want to make this clear from the beginning: In no way does the fact I consider singer-songwriter John Prine one of the greatest musical artists to ever grace this planet influence what you are about to read. Well, maybe a little. Prine wrote a classic protest song in 1971 called Paradise […]
Posted inEconomy, energy, Energy Report, Environment, Featured, Places, Policy, This Week
Gillette to Interior: Help, don’t hurt coal
Coal supporters pleaded with feds to not increase the cost of mining as the Interior Department considers updating coal leasing and royalty programs.
