Wyoming coal producers plead for state tax breaks amid new federal rules, crushing market forces
• Lawmakers granted a coal severance tax break in 2022, and will consider lowering it again. By Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile.com With the state’s coal industry facing increasing federal regulations and a declining market, lawmakers are considering whether state…
Wyoming coal production nosedives, with more trouble ahead
• Stockpiles at coal-burning utilities are flush following a mild winter and increasing competition from renewables and natural gas. By Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile.com Some Wyoming coal mines are likely facing extinction-level headwinds — even before the prospect of…
Wyoming coal production falls by 21% in 2020
By Nicole Pollack Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Coal production in Wyoming plummeted 21% in 2020 as the U.S. saw its lowest yield since 1965, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported Wednesday. The steep decline was caused in part…