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  A solution to keep coal going in Wyoming

  2024510 · Some Wyoming coal mines are likely facing extinction-level headwinds — even before the prospect of new federal coal pollution reduction rules taking effect in 2032, some market analysts say.

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  Wyoming State Energy Profile - eia.gov

  2024620 · Wyoming holds about one-third of U.S. recoverable coal reserves at producing mines. 18 The state has led the nation in coal production since 1988 and accounts for two-fifths of all coal mined in the United States. 19, 20, 21 After increasing for two years in a row, Wyoming's annual coal production declined in 2023.

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  Wyoming coal producers plead for state tax breaks amid …

  2024516 · Coal’s outlook Wyoming has heavily relied on coal mining for the past 50 years, dedicating much of the revenue to funding K-12 schools and growing the state’s Permanent Mineral Trust Fund. So when there’s a decline in coal production, there’s a corresponding impact on the state’s budget.

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  Which states are the largest producers and consumers of coal?

  202471 · Out of the five top producing states, West Virginia is the largest coal employer with over 11,500 workers in 2016 2. However, Wyoming has by far the largest coal output, producing almost four times as much coal as West Virginia with half the number of workers 2. Coal deposits in Wyoming are relatively thick and closer to the surface than …

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  An Old Sheridan Coal Mine Shows Signs of Life - Wyoming Mining …

  2017214 · An Old Sheridan Coal Mine Shows Signs of Life. (Casper Star Tribune, February 14) – Sheridan County hasn’t experienced active coal mining since the last coal operation ceased in the 1980s, though it was once a booming coal community peppered with company towns. That may soon change. Cloud Peak Energy, which operates the …

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  BLM ends future coal mining on Powder River Basin federal …

  2024520 · The Powder River Basin, a geological formation that covers much of northeast Wyoming and a portion of southeast Montana, has been the nation’s largest source of coal for decades, with production ...

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  Arch Resources, Campbell County look to repurpose coal …

  2024124 · Though local leaders are not yet naming names, several industrial companies are interested in “repurposing” the Coal Creek facilities, as well as similar infrastructure at several other coal mines in northeast Wyoming, according to Bell and other economic development officials. The businesses include manufacturing, coal-to-products …

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  Biden proposal would end new coal leases in Montana and Wyoming …

  2024517 · Fourteen active coal mines in the region in 2022 produced almost 260 million short tons of coal — about 40% of total U.S. production.

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  Coal explained Coal and the environment - U.S. Energy …

  2024417 · Effects of coal mining Surface mines (sometimes called strip mines) were the source of about 63% of the coal mined in the United States in 2022. These mining operations remove the soil and rock above coal deposits, or seams. The largest surface mines in the United States are in Wyoming's Powder River Basin, where coal deposits …

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