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Trump To Begin Rollback of Coal Regulations
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As early as this week, President Trump is expected to take executive action to ease regulations on coal and other fossil fuel industries, fulfilling a campaign promise.
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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.
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Trump Promised Big On Coal. Can He Deliver?
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Coal country is celebrating Donald Trump’s election victory. Support for Trump was strong from Appalachia to Wyoming, and people have high hopes he can reverse coal’s recent downturn. But can he?
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Life After Coal: One Miner’s Story
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Frank Thompson was one of almost 500 miners laid off in Wyoming in a single day earlier this year. Now, he’s trying to figure out life after mining—how to provide for his son, and how to bounce back.
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An Uneven Exchange: Coal Miners Versus Coal Consumers
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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.
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Judge Approves Alpha’s Request To Cut Worker Benefits
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On Monday, a bankruptcy court judge approved Alpha Natural Resource’s request to cancel labor agreements and reduce retiree benefits for unionized workers.
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Pacific Northwest Coal Terminal Nixed
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In another blow to the U.S. coal industry, the Army Corps of Engineers on Monday denied approval for a new coal terminal in the Pacific Northwest. The Gateway Pacific Terminal would have doubled total U.S. coal export capacity and would have been the largest export terminal in the country.
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Coal Communities Consider Life After Layoffs
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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.
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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.
