Blizzard conditions in the Powder River Basin (PRB) of Wyoming and Montana resulted in the loss of about 170 coal train loadings on BNSF Railway March 27-April 4. Daily BNSF trains originating in the ...

Though coal production is falling in the region, the Interior Department’s plan to halt leasing has drawn the ire of Republicans and industry. Wyoming and Montana are suing the federal government for ...

The Trump administration is considering reversing a Biden-era policy that blocked coal leasing in the Powder River Basin, the nation’s largest coal-producing region. The Bureau of Land Management on ...

The Senate voted Thursday to revive federal coal leasing in the Powder River Basin, reversing a Biden-era policy and putting the measure on track for President Donald Trump’s signature. According to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Some of the coal mined in the Powder River Basin in Wyoming comes from surface mines like this one. (Photo courtesy of Wyoming BLM ...

Federal officials are undoing a Biden-era rule that ended new coal leasing in the prolific Powder River Basin spanning northeast Wyoming and southern Montana. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management, at ...

Wyoming’s Powder River Basin, the nation’s most prolific coal producing region, is being put on a fast track to retirement. On Thursday, the Biden administration and Bureau of Land Management proposed ...

A dump truck hauls coal at Contura Energy's Eagle Butte Mine near Gillette, Wyoming. (AP Photo/Mead Gruver, File) (CN) — The Biden administration drew both applause and fury on Thursday after ...

CASPER — The Bureau of Land Management on Tuesday passed final rules for the Powder River Basin stating that more than 413,000 acres of land are to be blocked off from new federal coal leasing.

Federal officials are undoing a Biden-era rule that ended new coal leasing in the prolific Powder River Basin spanning northeast Wyoming and southern Montana. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management, at ...