Powder River Basin

A haul truck at Peabody Energy's Rawhide coal mine near Gillette, Wyoming. The past few years have been tough for the coal industry in Wyoming — the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2016.

A Wyoming town looks beyond coal … to new uses for coal

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Coal has driven Wyoming’s economy for decades. The state sits on hundreds of years of coal reserves. But the world is slowly moving away from coal, leaving some towns at a crossroads.

Powder River Basin coal companies eyeing Asian markets

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Plan to ship Wyoming coal to Asia runs into opposition from Northwest greens

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Powder River Gas Drilling