![Court Upholds Decision to Prevent Wyoming Coal Merger](http://townsquare.media/site/101/files/2019/07/Coal-Train-on-Walker-Hill-Courtesy-BNSF-Railway.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Court Upholds Decision to Prevent Wyoming Coal Merger
GILLETTE, Wyo. (AP) — A federal court says it will uphold a Federal Trade Commission decision to block a proposed merger between two leading Wyoming coal companies.
The FTC had said a merger between Peabody Energy Corp. and Arch Resources Inc. would have created a monopoly that could have resulted in higher energy prices for customers.
A U.S. District Court upheld that opinion on Tuesday.
The Gillette News-Record reports Arch Resources accounted for about 28% of coal production in Wyoming’s Powder River Basin in 2019.
However, the company’s revenue has steadily decreased as coal demand in Wyoming has gradually declined over the years.
![K2 Radio logo](https://townsquare.media/site/101/files/2022/02/attachment-512.jpg?w=100)
Enter your number to get our free mobile app
See the Must-Drive Roads in Every State
More From K2 Radio
![Wyoming Lawmakers Move Ahead With Proposed Coal Lawsuit Fund](http://townsquare.media/site/101/files/2019/07/Coal-Train-on-Walker-Hill-Courtesy-BNSF-Railway.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Coal Creek Mine in Powder River Basin Will Stop Operations](http://townsquare.media/site/101/files/2021/02/2.13-Wyoming-Coal.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Major Wyoming Coal Producer Cuts Back Health Care Benefit Plans](http://townsquare.media/site/101/files/2020/11/Haul-truck-in-Powder-River-Basin-Courtesy-Peabody-Energy.png?w=980&q=75)
![Wyoming Coal Company to Cut Thermal Coal Operations by 50%](http://townsquare.media/site/101/files/2017/07/DSCN22371.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Trump Pushes Mining With Order, but Effects Are Uncertain](http://townsquare.media/site/101/files/2018/03/GettyImages-154281558.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Mining Company Negotiating $50M in Unpaid Leases in Wyoming](http://townsquare.media/site/101/files/2019/07/IMG_0821.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Coal Production in Montana Saw 21% Decline From Last Year](http://townsquare.media/site/101/files/2019/07/Coal-Train-on-Walker-Hill-Courtesy-BNSF-Railway.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Decker Coal Mine Plans to Furlough 73 Workers Until January](http://townsquare.media/site/101/files/2019/07/Coal-Train-on-Walker-Hill-Courtesy-BNSF-Railway.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Wyoming Discusses CO2 Research During Committee Meeting](http://townsquare.media/site/101/files/2020/02/Barrasso_Roosevelt_CTE.jpg?w=980&q=75)