(World Coal, June 6) – Arch Coal, Inc. has announced that its Thunder Basin Coal Co subsidiary earned top honors for reclamation excellence from the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ). The 2014 State of Wyoming Reclamation Award was presented to Thunder Basin’s Black Thunder and Coal Creek mines. “The Black Thunder and Coal Creek personnel […]

(Wall Street Journal, June 3) – On Monday, the Obama administration unveiled new regulations to restrict the amount of carbon dioxide produced by existing power plants. While we agree that America needs to balance energy needs with environmental concerns, the timing of this effort could hardly be worse for the struggling U.S. economy. We learned just last […]

(National Review, June 3) – On Monday, the EPA unveiled a 645-page document detailing regulations aimed at cutting carbon dioxide emissions from the electricity-generation sector by 30 percent by 2030 when compared with 2005 levels. While the Obama administration may get kudos from the green left for its attacks on coal, the hard reality is that the EPA’s […]

(Casper Star Tribune, June 3) – A question settled over the country’s top coal-producing state Monday: What do the Obama’s administration’s new pollution standards on coal-fired power plants mean for Wyoming? State politicians said it meant job losses and skyrocketing electric bills. Some analysts said it could be a boon for Wyoming’s burgeoning wind industry, along […]

(Wyoming Mining Association, June 2) – The Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed emission standards for existing coal-fired power plants is yet another example of the expansive and expensive regulatory agenda meant to hurt the coal industry, the Wyoming Mining Association (WMA) said today. “The proposed rules are a raw deal for Wyoming, and will cost the state […]

(Casper Star Tribune , May 31) – In this month’s Energy Journal, the Star-Tribune examines Wyoming’s coal industry. Our reporters traveled to Dave Johnston Power Plant in Glenrock to better understand the regulations governing coal plants, to the Naughton Plant near Kemmerer to witness the conversion of coal-fired units to natural gas and to Gillette to […]

(Casper Star Tribune, May 30) – Anxiety reigns in Wyoming, America’s top coal-producing state, ahead of President Barack Obama’s expected announcement of new carbon dioxide limits for coal-fired power plants. The new rules, which are scheduled to be unveiled Monday by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy, have been the subject of considerable debate at […]

(Casper Star Tribune, May 29) – Wyoming uranium producers, buffeted by the lowest spot prices in almost a decade, expressed optimism this week that the industry will survive a recent market downturn, saying their low-cost operations and the expected revival of the Japanese nuclear market will see them through the economic maelstrom. Spot prices on yellowcake […]

(PR Newswire, May 28) – Ur-Energy Inc. (URG) ("Ur-Energy" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the successful completion of a 14-hole confirmation drilling and coring program at its Shirley Basin Project in central, southeast Wyoming. The Company acquired the Shirley Basin Project as part of the acquisition ofPathfinder Mines Corporation (“Pathfinder”) from an AREVA affiliate in December 2013. Jim Bonner, Vice […]

(Casper Star Tribune, May 27) – A Kentucky-based firm is developing plans to open a new coal mine northwest of Sheridan in 2016. Ramaco LLC is embarking on its plans at a perilous time for the coal industry. Wyoming coal production slumped to 388 million tons in 2013, down from 443 million in 2010. Three of the four […]