Montana Regulators Force $285m Cleanup Bond on Coal CompanyTalen Energy, the owner of the Colstrip Power Plant, filed an objection Thursday to dispute the regulators’ decision, which they called excessive. Associated Press
Coal Production in Montana Saw 21% Decline From Last YearThe Billings Gazette reported that Montana mines produced 15.1 million tons of coal in the first seven months of the year, down 21% compared to the same time last year.Associated Press
States Try Again to Block Coal Sales That President Trump RevivedDemocratic attorneys general from California, New York, New Mexico and Washington on Monday sued the administration over its coal program.Associated Press
Wyoming Regulators Approve Coal Mine Construction, PermitThat will allow the firm to mine for coal near Sheridan.Associated Press
COVID-19 Causes Dismal Quarter for Wyoming Coal IndustryU.S. coal production as it is has been falling steadily for more than a decade.Associated Press
Coal Union Seeks Order Protecting Miners From CoronavirusThe petition was filed by the United Mine Workers and the United Steelworkers unions.Associated Press
Japanese Company Plans Carbon Dioxide Project in WyomingKawasaki Heavy Industries and Japan Coal Energy Center signed an agreement.Associated Press
Judge: Company Can Seek Repossession of Wyoming Coal ShovelsA lawyer said the mining companies don't dispute owing money on the shovels but the question is how much.Associated Press
Judge Nixes Bid to Stop Coal Sales That President Trump RevivedThe mining industry and two coal states, Wyoming and Montana, joined the case.Associated Press
States, Tribe Seek to Suspend Coal Sales on US LandsA years-long decline in U.S. coal production has accelerated.Associated Press