powder river basin

Several big coal mines in Montana and Wyoming are projected to close within the next two decades. The mines' owner, Westmoreland Coal Company, is on the...

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — U.S. officials delayed lease sales on federal oil and gas reserves beneath more than 160 square miles (414 square kilometers) of…

A federal judge’s ruling last week that requires the government to further consider climate change when planning coal development is getting mixed…

Activists against more coal trains in Montana are rallying across the state this week.Billings-based Northern Plains Resource Council hosted an event in…

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Vast coal seams dozens of feet thick that lie beneath the rolling hills of the Northern Plains once appeared almost limitless,…

In energy rich parts of the country, over one million acres of land is currently dug up and built on for coal mining operations. Reclaiming those…

When energy booms bust, the public is often left responsible for the cleanup. That’s because while most states and the federal government make companies…

Clay Scott travels through the Powder River Basin in northeastern Wyoming - the nation's most important coal-producing region - to talk with miners,…

American taxpayers are losing out on about $210 million a year in federal coal royalties. That’s according to the Bozeman-based non-profit, "Headwaters…

The Oregon Department of State Lands recently denied a permit to Ambre Energy for its proposed coal shipping port on the Columbia River at Boardman. That…