CASPER, Wyo.— The Northern Cheyenne Tribe, alongside Tribal and conservation groups, filed a motion today to join a lawsuit to defend the Biden administration’s 2024 decision ending new coal leasing ...

When the Belle Ayr mine opened just south of Gillette, Wyo., in 1972, it signaled the beginning of the American coal industry’s westward migration. This week, it became a symbol of coal’s decline.

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GILLETTE — The latest coal reports show improvement for Powder River Basin mines when compared to the first half of the year. But overall production remains on track to decline slightly from last year ...

Wyoming and Montana filed suit against the U.S. Bureau of Land Management on Thursday seeking to overturn the agency’s rule to end federal coal leasing in the Powder River Basin — the nation’s most ...

Some of the coal mined in the Powder River Basin in Wyoming comes from surface mines like this one. (Photo courtesy of Wyoming BLM via Flickr | CC-BY-SA 2.0) The U.S. Bureau of Land Management on ...

The Senate voted Thursday to revive federal coal leasing in the Powder River Basin, reversing a Biden-era policy and putting the measure on track for President Donald Trump’s signature. According to ...

GILLETTE, Wyo.— The Biden administration announced today it will end coal leasing in the Powder River Basin, the largest coal-producing region in the United States. The decision represents a historic ...

The Interior Department issued plans Thursday to throttle future coal mining in the nation’s largest coal-producing region. The Bureau of Land Management proposal would end new federal coal leases in ...

A dump truck hauls coal at Contura Energy's Eagle Butte Mine near Gillette, Wyoming. (AP Photo/Mead Gruver, File) (CN) — The Biden administration drew both applause and fury on Thursday after ...

Some of the coal mined in the Powder River Basin in Wyoming comes from surface mines like this one. (Photo courtesy of Wyoming BLM via Flickr | CC-BY-SA 2.0) The U.S. Bureau of Land Management on ...

Montana and Wyoming filed suit against the U.S. Bureau of Land Management on Thursday seeking to overturn the agency’s rule to end federal coal leasing in the Powder River Basin — the nation’s most ...