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The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, says the new rule violates the federal Clean Air Act.

State chief economist Wenlin Liu tells the Wyoming Tribune Eagle that the oil and gas sector continues to push the state's economy forward.

Federal bankruptcy judge Frank Volk approved the motion Friday morning.

Blackjewel Attorney Stephen Lerner said Contura is the only company that has shown willingness to finance Blackjewel's assets.

Blackjewel operates some 32 properties in total and holds over 500 mining permits, more than any other mining enterprise in the country.

Wyoming leads the U.S. in coal production.

Local officials say Campbell County alone could be owed $30 million or more.

Nearly 600 people worked at the vast, open-pit mines, which were among the most productive in the U.S.

Sichko says he felt compelled to help the miners because he's the grandson of a Pennsylvania coal miner.

Cloud Peak filed for bankruptcy itself in May but its Wyoming mines and its Spring Creek mine in Montana have remained open.