Major Wyoming Coal Producer Cuts Back Health Care Benefit PlansMajor Wyoming Coal Producer Cuts Back Health Care Benefit PlansIn 2016, the company filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection and emerged from bankruptcy a year later.Tom MortonTom Morton
Court Upholds Decision to Prevent Wyoming Coal MergerCourt Upholds Decision to Prevent Wyoming Coal MergerThe Gillette News-Record reports Arch Resources accounted for about 28% of coal production in Wyoming’s Powder River Basin in 2019.Associated PressAssociated Press
Wyoming, Montana Coal Miners Laid Off Amid Drop in Power UseWyoming, Montana Coal Miners Laid Off Amid Drop in Power UseSt. Louis-based Peabody declined to comment.Associated PressAssociated Press
Feds Want To Halt Peabody-Arch ‘Joint Venture’Feds Want To Halt Peabody-Arch ‘Joint Venture’According to the complaint, Peabody and Arch Coal produced more than two-thirds of the coal mined in the Southern Powder River Basin. Zach SpadtZach Spadt
Weak Production Report Caps 2019 for Powder River Basin CoalWeak Production Report Caps 2019 for Powder River Basin CoalTwo former Blackjewel mines, Eagle Butte and Belle Ayr, returned to production in the fourth quarter after their purchase by another company.Associated PressAssociated Press
Arch Coal, Peabody to Combine Wyoming Coal Mines, Other AssetsArch Coal, Peabody to Combine Wyoming Coal Mines, Other AssetsThe companies were set to hold a conference call to discuss details Wednesday morning. Nick LearnedNick Learned
Wyoming Lawsuit Over Coal Protest Arrest SettledWyoming Lawsuit Over Coal Protest Arrest SettledThe company did not admit any fault.Associated PressAssociated Press
Federal Board Favors Coal Over Oil Development in Wyoming DisputeFederal Board Favors Coal Over Oil Development in Wyoming DisputeThe oil company can still press its case with Interior or continue to challenge the matter in court.Associated PressAssociated Press
BNSF Has Furloughed 4,600 Employees In Recent MonthsBNSF Has Furloughed 4,600 Employees In Recent MonthsBNSF executive chairman Matthew Rose told the Montana Energy conference in Billings on Thursday the Fort Worth-based company also has stopped hiring and is offering buyouts to its older employees.Tom MortonTom Morton
Coal Mine Layoffs a "Gut Shot"Coal Mine Layoffs a "Gut Shot"Peabody Energy and Arch Coal announced today that some 465 coal mine workers in the Powder River Basin are being laid off.Joy GreenwaldJoy Greenwald