Reports are that a new coal treatment facility is being planned for the Powder River Basin. The facility would treat the coal removed form the basin in order to make it burn hotter, increasing its value. The treatment facility would be the first Continue reading
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New Coal Enhancement Facility Planned In WYO
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Demand For Coal Fired Electricity Hits 32 Year Low
New data from The Energy Information Administration shows that coal fired electricity consumption reached a 32 year low in 2016. The administration found the electricity sector used 35% less coal last year than it did when coal Continue reading
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WYO Coal Production Up, Jobs Down
Wyoming coal production is up so far this year according to numbers from the Wyoming State Geological Survey. State coal production in the first quarter of 2017 rose by 15 million tons when compared to the same time period last year. Powder River Basin Continue reading
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WYO Receives Money To Retrain Coal Workers
Wyomingb has been granted up to $2 million to help retrain individuals affected by layoffs in the coal industry. The U.S. Department of Labor grant will help Wyoming workers previously employed in the coal industry as well as those who worked in transportation or Continue reading
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Congress To Get Power Over Coal Moratoriums?
Wyoming US Congresswoman Liz Cheney has introduced legislation that would give Congress final control over future coal moratoriums in the US. This legislation could help continue President Trump’s crusade against regulations contained within the Obama administrations, Clean Power Plan. Coal developments were put on hold during the Obama Continue reading
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Trump To Target Obama Coal Regulations
According to EPA administrator Scott Pruitt, President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order today targeting regulations within the Clean Power Plan. It’s anticipated the executive order will instruct the EPA to rewrite regulations concerning carbon emission reductions for new and existing power plants in the US. The order will also Continue reading
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Commissioners Approve ColoWyo’s Collom Pit
The Moffat County Commissioners amended the conditional use permit for the ColoWyo mine at their meeting yesterday, which will allow the company to move forward with developing and mining the Collom pit. The Collom expansion was approved by the federal Continue reading
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Trump Voids “Job Killing” Coal Regulation
The “Stream Protection Rule”, which was issued by Barack Obama as one of his last acts as president, has been voided by President Trump. The rule was intended to protect steams and waterways from the impact of surface coal Continue reading
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Demand For Coal Projected to Increase
Coal production in the USA hit a nearly 40 year low last year. However, according to the Energy Information Administration, demand and production are expected to increase in 2017. They predict production should Continue reading
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House Looks To Void Stream Protection Rule
The United States House of Representatives passed a resolution that would repeal the “Stream Protection Rule,” a rule issued by Barack Obama In one of his last acts as president. The rule was intended to protect steams and waterway from the impact of surface coal mining Continue reading
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Wyoming Coal Production Nears Record Low
Coal Production continues to fall in Wyoming, hitting a nearly record low in 2016. For the first time in almost 20 years, the state’s coal production fell below 300 million tons, with Wyoming’s Powder River Basin producing its lowest coal total since Continue reading
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Wyoming Coal Tax Rate Unchanged
The bill that would have lowered the severance tax rate that coal producers pay in Wyoming was shot down in a legislative committee last week. The bill would have dropped the state’s severance tax rate on coal from 7 to 6%. Those who Continue reading
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