Energy

By James Marshall, Greenwire, E&E News An insurance company sued Peabody Energy Corp. last week because the multinational coal operator hasn't provided collateral for bonds meant to secure mine reclamation. Argonaut Insurance Co. has issued about $203...

By Lesley Clark and Carlos Anchondo, Energywire, E&E News A Biden presidency would likely accelerate a shift away from natural gas that is occurring across the U.S. as concerns about climate change increase and the cost of...

By Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile Wyoming’s second largest coal company confirmed last week what many miners and residents had feared: It will prepare to close its mines in the state even as it looks for a buyer...

By Dave Dodson, WyoFile In the last presidential debate, the word “education” was mentioned once, “deficit” twice and “prescription drugs” not at all. Meanwhile “fracking” was brought up 17 times as the two candidates competed to...

Here's your Campbell County energy update for August 14. Spot Price: PRB Coal Week Ending 10/23/2020 $11.75 / Short Ton Week Ending 10/16/2020 $11.75 / Short Ton (Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration) Wyoming Coal Production Week Ending 10/24/2020 4,277 Thousand Short Tons Week Ending...

The first of five XPRIZE finalists vying to successfully transform carbon dioxide emissions into an innovative product at the Wyoming Integrated Test Center (ITC) in Gillette has successfully completed their technology demonstration tests earlier...

By Lesley Clark, Energywire, E&E News With less than a week to the election and polls showing a tight race in energy-rich Pennsylvania, the Trump administration is preparing to study the economic effects of hydraulic fracturing,...

Governor Mark Gordon urged legislators Monday to work with him to lower state spending after a newly published report predicted ongoing revenue deficits for the state’s oil, natural gas and coal industries. Managing the state’s...

By Miranda Willson, Energywire, E&E News Electricity-sector emissions and coal and gas use at power plants have already peaked because of the pandemic and will not return to their pre-COVID-19 levels, according to a report released yesterday. Yet...

By James Marshall, E&E News PM, E&E News The Interior Department finalized a rule today that could curb oversight of state coal mine regulators. Ten-day notices are a key enforcement tool the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation...