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The decision also includes more than $105,000 for 615 acres of lost habitat for endangered sage grouse.

Even before the current economic upheaval, the coal mining industry was in sharp decline.

The mine laid off more than 80 workers in 2016.

Litigation is a key tool to enforce many environmental laws.

It's the latest shakeup in what has been a turbulent several years for Wyoming coal mines and the industry as a whole.

As a tribal entity, NTEC normally would be able to claim sovereign immunity.

The agreement calls for NTEC to make one payment right away, then monthly for a year.

Negotiations between NTEC and Montana continue.

Two former Blackjewel mines, Eagle Butte and Belle Ayr, returned to production in the fourth quarter after their purchase by another company.

Another bill moving ahead would allow state attorneys to investigate a bankrupt company’s wage or hour records.