Expert: Blocked coal merger puts Wyoming at higher risk
Court ruling increases the likelihood that mine closures in the PRB will happen under the ownership of smaller, more opaque, less financially stable owners, experts say.
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Bankruptcy, coal experts voice concerns, takeaways
Lawyers, academics and coal bankruptcy veterans see red flags as new coal operators entered the state, they said Friday at a UW School of Law conference.
Energy industry throws campaign cash to Gordon over Throne
Though both major party candidates have professional ties to the energy industry, fossil fuel PACs are spending on the Republican, Mark Gordon
Powder River Basin: Coal’s Western stronghold faces precarious future
Communities in the Powder River Basin of Wyoming and Montana are facing stormy economic futures as coal, the the region’s dominant industry, suffers enormous losses due to global market forces.
Country’s largest mining company files for bankruptcy
Peabody Energy Corp., the world's largest private-sector coal producer, and one of Wyoming’s largest producers, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection today, ending months of speculation about the company's future.
