Powder River Basin

Job Losses
Job Losses
Job Losses
Peabody's Powder River Basin operations employ about 1,500 workers, leaving about 1,150 employed at the North Antelope Rochelle Mine after the announced reductions.
Drilling Boom in Wyoming’s Powder River Basin [AUDIO]
Drilling Boom in Wyoming’s Powder River Basin [AUDIO]
Drilling Boom in Wyoming’s Powder River Basin [AUDIO]
A drilling boom has made the Powder River Basin one of Wyoming's most productive areas for oil. Doug Randall Reports. Yellowstone National Park's visitation in July topped 812 thousand visitors, down from July of 2012. But Yellowstone officials say they changed the way they count visitors at the beginning of 2013, which may account for the decrease. Click  past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio
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BLM Offers Lease Sale
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Amy Richards has a report on a Bureau of Land Management coal lease sale that will offer the rights to mine an estimated 130 million tons of coal in the Powder River Basin later this summer. WYDOT District Engineer Jay Gould has released the state Transportation Improvement Plan project list for Laramie County. Click past jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News. //townsquare.media/site/99/files/2011/
Wyoming Agencies Teams Up With Welldog
Wyoming Agencies Teams Up With Welldog
Wyoming Agencies Teams Up With Welldog
Several state agencies and WellDog announced  that they have initiated a pilot program to locate and qualify natural gas possibly overlooked by coalbed methane operators in Wyoming's Powder River Basin. The agencies include the Wyoming State Geological Survey, Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission and the Wyoming Office of State Lands. The program involves using WellDog's GasSpotter technic