Wyoming coal can’t be saved by a marketing scheme
Drake: Legislators’ desire to spend $1 million on vague bill to respond to coal industry ‘emergencies’ is unnecessary.
Powder River Basin Resource Council
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.
Groups: Current Moneta oilfield discharges already violate law
Existing flows of polluted water run afoul of federal, state statutes, groups say as they call for a Wyoming investigation.
Blackjewel permit to remain in limbo as mines’ outlook worsens
Lawyers’ remarks urging the little-watched Environmental Quality Council to approve a permit in May look different in light of Blackjewel’s collapse
EQC delays coal permit to consider company track record
Environmental Quality Council says DEQ, stakeholders must research impact of violations in Appalachia before board will permit Blackjewel LLC to mine
