Coal Leases

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit from environmental groups that sought to block federal coal leases in Wyoming’s Powder River Basin on the grounds that burning the coal would contribute to global warming.

ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo. (AP) — The U.S. Bureau of Land Management Rock Springs Field Office is seeking public comment on what issues to address in an environmental study of a coal company’s proposal to expand its underground mining operation by 320 acres...

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The U.S. Bureau of Land Management is preparing to auction off the right to mine more than 400 million tons of coal in the Powder River Basin. The coal lease sale is set for Feb. 29 in Cheyenne. The 3,200-acre tract is adjacent to the North Antelope Rochelle Mine operated by Powder River Coal, a subsidiary of Peabody Energy...

A Colorado company has announced a $193 million deal to buy a coal mine in western Wyoming from Chevron Mining Inc. Chevron has been getting out of the coal industry and the Kemmerer mine is among its last coal assets. The mine produces 4.7 million tons of coal a year.

GILLETTE, Wyo. (AP) — An Australian coal company that wants to mine Powder River Basin coal has hired a Wyoming state lawmaker as an executive. The Gillette News Record (http://bit.ly/rrhxjt ) reported that Republican Rep. David Miller of Riverton sold his Campbell County mineral rights to Sydney-based County Coal Limited for $200,000 in March...

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A subsidiary of St. Louis-based Arch Coal has submitted a successful bid of just over $300 million for the right to mine more than 200 million tons of coal in northeast Wyoming. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management announced the sale Wednesday, saying the bid by Ark Land Company met or exceeded fair market value for the coal...

The increasing number of "clean economy" jobs is great news for the state of Wyoming who currently ranks last in the nation for the number of such jobs. A recent study from the Brookings Institution states that about 2.1% of the states total jobs are considered "clean economy" jobs. That's a very small percentage for a state that has abundant natural resources.

Governor Matt Mead stood with Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar Tuesday as the Secretary announced four new coal leases in the Powder River Basin.