DEQ land advisory board needs to stand-up for taxpayers and jobs
The Land Quality Advisory Board will reconsider strong coal reclamation bonding regulations June 27. This time they need to accept them argues Bob LeResche.
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Zwonitzer launches debate on reclamation fees
Cheyenne Republican introduces legislation to increase coal taxes if federal Abandoned Mine Lands Reclamation Program expires.
Make Peabody Energy provide real reclamation insurance
Columnist Bob LeResche says Peabody Energy must be required to post surety bonds so taxpayers are not stuck with costs of reclaiming its Wyoming strip mines.
Landowner group claims Peabody’s $790M ‘self-bond’ invalid
A citizens’ complaint filed Monday asks the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality to deem Peabody Energy is not in compliance for some $790 million in coal mine reclamation liability.
Mine cleanup concerns spike as industry sputters
The coal industry's dramatic downturn has raised questions about the ability of companies to follow through with promises to return land and water to pre-mining conditions.
