Inside Energy (https://insideenergy.org/series/coal-watch/page/4/)
The coal industry is in transition, challenged by a natural gas boom and regulations aimed at reducing carbon emissions. We are covering from ground zero, in Wyoming, where 40 percent of the nation’s coal is mined.
There’s a polarized debate going on in this country about the future of fossil fuels, specifically coal. Beneath that debate is a real disconnect between the people who produce coal and those who consume it. Inside Energy’s Leigh Paterson reports.
With three of the four largest American coal companies in bankruptcy, a federal regulator gave a blunt assessment Wednesday of potential problems with future coal mine clean up. The Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation, and Enforcement (OSMRE) is asking for public comment on a petition calling for strengthened regulations on coal mine reclamation.
Coal miners, state lawmakers, environmentalists and land advocates all came together in Casper, Wyoming on Tuesday to weigh in on coal.
On Monday, a bankruptcy court judge approved Alpha Natural Resource’s request to cancel labor agreements and reduce retiree benefits for unionized workers.
Energy-related carbon dioxide emissions in the U.S. fell by 12% in 2015, compared to 2005 levels, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Arch Coal has filed its initial plan for how it hopes to emerge from bankruptcy, but doesn’t contain many details when it comes to reclamation and worker benefits.
The outlook for the North American coal sector is negative. That’s according to a bleak industry report released by the credit ratings agency Moody’s, on Friday.
Jordan Wirfs-Brock | America’s coal industry is hurting, facing layoffs and bankruptcies. The drop off in coal production over the past year is staggering. But what does it sound like? We’ve mapped the data to music so you can hear coal production fall off a cliff.
Bankrupt coal company Alpha Natural Resources confirmed that it laid off 37 employees today from its two Powder River Basin coal mines.
As the state’s energy booms go bust, Wyoming is facing the colossal task of having to replace some of its main economic drivers. It’s either that or learn to live with less.
