Opinion
by 4 Comments Sale of Eagle Butte and Belle Ayr coal mines to the unproven Blackjewel LLC. underscores the need to protect taxpayers from reclamation costs.
Alpha Natural Resources
Trump lifts coal leasing moratorium
Trump, surrounded by miners, lifted a moratorium on federal coal leasing Tuesday
Alpha ‘duped’ shareholders with bankruptcy, emails show
Documents suggest $12 million executive bonuses “deal” was made as the company severed its union contract and went after retiree benefits.
Justice Department: Alpha planning ‘liquidation,’ not ‘reorganization’
Justice Department lawyers claim that plans revealed in Alpha Natural Resources bankruptcy proceedings show the company is headed for a Chapter 7 ‘liquidation’ not a Chapter 11 ‘reorganization’.
Laid off coal miners on their own after fueling Wyo economy for decades
GILLETTE — Rumors about the coal industry are common in northeast Wyoming where strip mining provides 5,000 direct jobs and supports about three times that in the mine services sector. But when Arch Coal filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in
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