coal

Even before the current economic upheaval, the coal mining industry was in sharp decline.

The mine laid off more than 80 workers in 2016.

Litigation is a key tool to enforce many environmental laws.

It's the latest shakeup in what has been a turbulent several years for Wyoming coal mines and the industry as a whole.

The agreement calls for NTEC to make one payment right away, then monthly for a year.

Negotiations between NTEC and Montana continue.

Two former Blackjewel mines, Eagle Butte and Belle Ayr, returned to production in the fourth quarter after their purchase by another company.

Another bill moving ahead would allow state attorneys to investigate a bankrupt company’s wage or hour records.

The coal mine total matched the tally from 2018.

It agreed to pay tens of millions of dollars in royalties and taxes accumulated since May.