2020: A budget crisis, energy transitions and a virus that changed everything
WyoFile’s 2020 review looks back at 12 months of tumult and adaptation.
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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.
Transition in Coal Country: Rural communities on the brink
Coal communities in Wyoming and Appalachia are vital revenue engines for their rural regions, and they both face major downturns with little time to adjust. A new project investigates what the regions can learn from one another.
Coal crunch, COVID-19 wipe out 300 mining jobs in one day
The unprecedented pinch on electrical power demand due to the economic shutdown has hit coal much harder than other power generation sources.
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.
