How Much Do You Know About Wyoming’s Amazing Coal Mining?
Wyoming is rich in coal and the industry is the focus of a vlogger from the east coast
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Deadly Colorado Blaze Renews Focus on Underground Coal Fires
Across the U.S. officials are tracking more than 200 underground mine fires in more than a dozen states, and those are just the ones documented.
Gillette Mine Layoffs May Mean Hundreds of Additional Job Losses
Coal production in Wyoming has dropped by one-third in the past five years.
Date Set to Sell Cloud Peak Coal Mines in Wyoming, Montana
It's being forced to sell its assets to cover nearly $400 million in outstanding debt.
Wyoming Coal Mines Lost 153 Jobs Last Year
The report says the state's coal production also declined by about 12.5 million tons.
Wyoming Coal Mines Lost 137 Employees Last Year
According to a state report, Wyoming coal mines added five full-time jobs in 2017 after shedding nearly 1,000 workers during the 2015 downturn.
Group Petitions Wyoming DEQ to End Self-Bonding
The DEQ's revised rules regarding self-bonding are scheduled to go back before the Land Advisory Board in July.
Rocky Mountain Says Coal Plants Could Close Early
CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — Rocky Mountain Power says proposed federal environmental regulations could close many of its coal-fired power plants in Wyoming early.
Last month, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released a revised version of its plan to control regional haze...
Coal Mine Accidents Kill 19 Workers In U.S. In 2012
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Preliminary figures show 19 coal miners in the U.S. were killed on the job in 2012, down from 21 the previous year.
West Virginia led the nation with seven coal mining deaths.
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Powder River Basin Coal Companies Cut Back
GILLETTE, Wyo. (AP) — Some coal companies operating in Wyoming's Powder River Basin are cutting back on overtime and the use of temporary contract workers because of reduced demand.
Peabody Energy Corp. has two mines in Campbell County
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