Miners Worried About Pay During Blackjewel Coal BankruptcyMiners Worried About Pay During Blackjewel Coal BankruptcyThe company said in a release that it intends to compensate employees for time worked before the filing.Associated PressAssociated Press
Wyoming Coal Miners Left Wondering After Bankruptcy FilingWyoming Coal Miners Left Wondering After Bankruptcy FilingVon Flatern said he emailed every state lawmaker this year about requiring monthly payments to counties, but no one responded.Associated PressAssociated Press
Mills Company Wants to Retrieve its Equipment at Blackjewel MinesMills Company Wants to Retrieve its Equipment at Blackjewel MinesMonday, Blackjewel failed to secure $20 million in emergency funding, and then immediately closed the mines and sent more than 600 mine workers home.Tom MortonTom Morton
BNSF Rail Service to Closed Mines in Campbell County is UncertainBNSF Rail Service to Closed Mines in Campbell County is UncertainBNSF Railway, which has hauled coal from the Belle Ayr and Eagle Butte mines in Campbell County, is aware that their owner Blackjewel LLC, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy business reorganization, a BNSF spokeswoman said in an email Wednesday...Tom MortonTom Morton
Another Emergency Hearing for Blackjewel; CEO Would ResignAnother Emergency Hearing for Blackjewel; CEO Would ResignThe Bankruptcy Court of the Southern District of West Virginia is scheduled to conduct the emergency hearing at 12:30 p.m. MST.Tom MortonTom Morton
Wyoming Congressional Delegation Comments on Mine Closures, LayoffsWyoming Congressional Delegation Comments on Mine Closures, LayoffsU.S. Sens. John Barrasso and Mike Enzi called the layoffs heartbreaking.Tom MortonTom Morton
Wyoming Coal Producer Blackjewell LLC Files for Ch. 11 BankruptcyWyoming Coal Producer Blackjewell LLC Files for Ch. 11 BankruptcyIn its list of the 30 largest unsecured claims, Blackjewel says it owes over $60 million in royalties to the U.S. Department of the Interior. Nick LearnedNick Learned
$1.5M Wyoming Grant for Coal Research Center May be Extended$1.5M Wyoming Grant for Coal Research Center May be ExtendedEnergy Capital Economic Development requested an extension several months ago. Associated PressAssociated Press
Wyoming Delegation Supports Trump Administration Coal Plant RuleWyoming Delegation Supports Trump Administration Coal Plant RuleWyoming is the nation's leading coal-producing state.Associated PressAssociated Press
EPA Chief Expects New Coal-Fired Power Plants to OpenEPA Chief Expects New Coal-Fired Power Plants to OpenWheeler says the administration's repeal will lead investors to put money into more coal plants.Associated PressAssociated Press