With coal’s decline, Wyo officials must lead a new way forward
Opinion
by 2 Comments Two months after abrupt mine closures, Wyoming remains in limbo. It’s time for state leaders to accept hard truths and move on, or be held accountable.
Blackjewel
Workers in limbo and uninsured as Blackjewel deal languishes
Blackjewel miners waiting to return to their old jobs lose health insurance and certainty; the bankrupt company cites delay in the sale of two mines to Contura Energy as reason for ending coverage.
Lawmakers form committee to protect miners, Wyo. in bankruptcies
Priorities for the new panel include securing unpaid taxes, enabling attorney general to assist counties in bankruptcy court and stopping companies from ditching their obligations to workers.
Power play: Big investment firm escapes Blackjewel ‘unscathed’
Unlike miners, a $39 billion private equity firm escaped the PRB mine bankruptcy intact. How it did so holds lessons for Wyoming, experts say.
Wyo politicians respond to Blackjewel and coal’s black times
Analysis
by 4 Comments Elected officials serving in Cheyenne and D.C. react to the sudden closure of two Powder River Basin mines.
