(Casper Star Tribune, May 23) – A bipartisan group of Wyoming legislators will travel to China next month to talk to policymakers there about clean-coal technology. The 10-day tour, set to embark June 7, will take the lawmakers to three Chinese coal-producing provinces, including Shanxi province, the country’s largest coal producer, Shaanxi province and the […]

(Wyoming Business Report, May 21) –  Casper-based uranium mining company Uranerz Energy Corp. said this morning it hopes to expand the permit area for its Nichols Ranch in-situ recovery mine by what appears to be well over triple the area. The company said it wants to add what it calls the Jane Dough permit area to […]

(Casper Star Tribune, May 20) – Electricity bills will skyrocket and the economy will suffer under soon-to-be-released air quality standards for coal-fired power plants, industry advocates predicted Monday, offering a preview of the coming battle over emissions requirements between coal backers and the Obama administration. Those comments, echoed widely by utility representatives, mining interests and state regulators […]

(Wall Street Journal, May 19) – King Coal has been eulogized by the current administration and many of its partisan stakeholders by word and deed. The Environmental Protection Agency’s regulatory program for both new and existing coal plants, with the Supreme Court’s endorsement of cross-state pollution standards enforcement, has dug his grave and entombment is nigh. […]

(The Hill, May 17) – Officials at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are racing to churn out new regulations before the clock runs out on President Obama’s term. White House records show there have been a flurry of meetings in recent weeks between administration officials and outside groups trying to influence the final language of EPA […]

(Wyoming Tribune Eagle, May 16) – Expected federal rules on coal-fired power plants will damage the state’s economy and hike the costs of electricity and everyday products. That was the warning issued by Gov. Matt Mead on Wednesday. “Each individual is going to pay for it,” he said. “Not just in heating and cooling, but in […]

(Wall Street Daily, May 16) – Many investors are operating under the assumption that President Obama’s so-called “War on Coal” has ended coal’s reign as a primary source of energy around the world. Indeed, coal energy faces increasing regulation domestically, and its use in the United States is declining. Coal now generates only 39% of electric […]

(Platts, May 14) – The US coal fleet provided 92% of the surge in electricity required by power providers east of the Mississippi River during the winter of 2014, according to a study released Wednesday by the National Coal Council. Fred Palmer, a senior vice president of Peabody Energy, told an audience gathered for the NCC’s […]

(PR Newswire, May 7) – The Arch Coal Foundation named 10 outstanding Wyoming teachers today as recipients of the prestigious Arch Coal Teacher Achievement Award. Now in its 14th year, it is Wyoming’s longest-running, privately sponsored teacher recognition program. The announcement was made by John W. Eaves, Arch Coal president and chief executive officer. He was […]

(Wyoming Business Report, May 1) – In a high-risk industry known for having mobile equipment as large as houses, the Wyodak Mine earned the Wyoming State Inspector of Mines’ commendation for a perfect safety record for the fourth year straight. In 2013, the mine outside Gillette operated by a subsidiary of Black Hills Corp. recorded no […]