2017
Coal Country Looks Forward To 2017
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In 2016, the collapse of the coal industry finally hit the epicenter of U.S. production: Wyoming’s mineral-rich Powder River Basin. Two out of the four largest coal companies in the U.S. declared bankruptcy. They shed hundreds of their Wyoming miners all at once. Now, in northeastern Wyoming, a recent boost in coal prices and production, and a pro-coal president, have hopes rising.
