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Wyoming’s Future Uncertain As Mass Layoffs Begin in Coal Country
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In the wake of mass layoffs at the country’s two biggest coal mines, miners and the State of Wyoming alike are wondering what’s next.
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As Coal Mining Continues, What Does Bankruptcy Mean On The Ground?
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Peabody Energy is one of the largest coal companies in the world and operates mines all over the United States. But some of its senior lenders are now recommending bankruptcy, as the company faces potential defaults on several loans.
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The Future Of Coal: A Union Boss Weighs In
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Montana Public Radio’s Eric Whitney spoke with Al Ekblad, head of Montana’s AFL-CIO, on challenges facing the coal industry and the fate of thousands of workers whose livelihoods depend on that industry.
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Coal Country Celebrates Clean Power Plan Hold
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A surprise Supreme Court decision this week has thrown the Obama administration’s climate change legacy into doubt. The Clean Power Plan is the administration’s main avenue for reducing carbon emissions. It targets power plants, the largest source of carbon emissions in the country. Wyoming, North Dakota and Colorado are all suing to have the rule overturned and the injunction has given them new hope that might actually happen.
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What Happened To Coal?
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To many, it seems the fall of the coal industry has happened almost overnight. Inside Energy’s Leigh Paterson looks at the perfect storm of factors behind coal’s decline.
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Looking Into Coal’s Future
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Is it possible to reduce reduce CO2 emissions while continuing to use and burn coal? Coal producing regions hope so. Inside Energy’ s Leigh Paterson reports.
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Coal Downturn Makes It Harder To Clean Up Its Dirty Past
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Reid Frazier, Allegheny Front |
The downturn in the coal industry in places like Wyoming means there is less money available for abandoned mine clean up all over the country.
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What Does The Leasing Moratorium Mean For Coal Country?
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Inside Energy contributor Stephanie Joyce speaks with NPR Morning Edition host Renee Montagne about what the new moratorium on federal coal leasing means for states like Wyoming.
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In Latest Move On Climate, Obama Administration Halts Coal Leasing
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The federal government has temporarily halted coal leasing on public lands while it reviews its coal program. Forty percent of the coal mined in the United States comes from publicly-owned minerals beneath federal land, mostly in Wyoming. The government review will address whether taxpayers are getting a fair return on that coal, as well as how to square the coal program with the country’s new climate goals.
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Coal-Fired Power Plants Clean Up Their Act
By Reid Frazier, Allegheny Front |
The bulk of this region’s electricity is still supplied by coal-fired power plants. Even before the new Clean Power Plan is implemented, those plants must comply with earlier EPA regulations that require dangerous air pollutants to be scrubbed from emissions. Its an expensive and challenging retrofit.
