Wyoming's first new coal mine in 50 years is said to be operating soon but it won't rely on the fossil fuel to make money.

The company behind what could become Wyoming’s first new coal mine in decades is kicking off a major initiative extract rare ...

In Wyoming, BLM's Buffalo Field Office proposed an end to federal coal leasing in its area as well. There are a dozen coal mines in BLM's Buffalo region that produced 220 million tons of coal in 2022.

The latest mining project announced as part of Wyoming’s rare earths rush comes with a lot of excitement — and some question marks.

CHEYENNE -- An environmental group is suing Interior Secretary Ken Salazar to try to get the government to increase its regulation of mining in the nation's top coal-producing region.

A seam of black coal 70 feet thick rises above a 27-foot tall truck at the Black Thunder mine in Wyoming’s Powder River Basin. The floor of the open-pit mine is 350 feet lower than the surface.

Both the Trump administration and Wyoming lawmakers appear to be losing enthusiasm for advancing research and seeding commercial-scale carbon capture at existing coal-fired power plants — a key ...

The mineral, which goes into baking soda and glass, is Wyoming’s biggest export. The industry is bracing for impacts from reciprocal tariffs.

FLORENCE, Colorado (KCNC) — Crews tearing apart a 1.5-acre pile of coal mine refuse that has been smoldering for two decades recently uncovered a section which measured 300 degrees Fahrenheit ...

FLORENCE, Colorado (KCNC) — Crews tearing apart a 1.5-acre pile of coal mine refuse that has been smoldering for two decades recently uncovered a section which measured 300 degrees Fahrenheit ...