When the Belle Ayr mine opened just south of Gillette, Wyo., in 1972, it signaled the beginning of the American coal industry’s westward migration. This week, it became a symbol of coal’s decline.

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The Senate voted Thursday to revive federal coal leasing in the Powder River Basin, reversing a Biden-era policy and putting the measure on track for President Donald Trump’s signature. According to ...

New rules revert back to 2012 standards, prompting criticism for ignoring human health risks. The post Wyoming impact uncertain as Trump slashes mercury emission standards for coal power plants ...

On a cool morning in late February, Mark Fix was up before the sun to watch the Tongue River on his ranch in southeast Montana. He was concerned that a breaching ice dam could put his cattle and ...

The Interior Department issued plans Thursday to throttle future coal mining in the nation’s largest coal-producing region. The Bureau of Land Management proposal would end new federal coal leases in ...

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Western Midstream Partners, LP (“WES” or the “Partnership”) (NYSE: WES) today announced that one of its operating subsidiaries has signed an agreement to acquire Meritage ...

Eight students in the energy resource management and development bachelor’s degree program, in the University of Wyoming’s School of Energy Resources (SER), recently visited proposed drilling ...

CASPER, Wyo.— The Northern Cheyenne Tribe, alongside Tribal and conservation groups, filed a motion today to join a lawsuit to defend the Biden administration’s 2024 decision ending new coal leasing ...

Environmental groups celebrated a win this week over coal interests in the Powder River Basin. U.S. District Judge Brian Morris of Montana ruled Thursday that leasing allowances already revised once ...

GILLETTE — The latest coal reports show improvement for Powder River Basin mines when compared to the first half of the year. But overall production remains on track to decline slightly from last year ...

DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Meritage Midstream Services II, LLC (“Meritage Midstream” or “Meritage”) today announced that its subsidiary, Thunder Creek Gas Services, LLC (“Thunder Creek”), has completed ...