U.S. coal ash reserves could provide a domestic source of rare earth elements, potentially reducing reliance on Chinese ...

But power plant units burning subbituminous coal — the type mined in the Powder River Basin — made up about one-third of the close to 100 megawatts of U.S. coal capacity retired since 2011.

Coal use has been declining for decades, but ending the use of the fuel isn’t going to be easy, even in a place like California, which has ambitious climate change goals. In the high desert just ...

Domestic coal eased higher, with Illinois Basin 11,500 mid-sulfur gaining $1.00/short ton, or 2.3%, to $45.25/short ton, while the NYMEX Powder River Basin benchmark gained 10 cents/short ton to ...

For decades, while coal from the Powder River Basin was shipped across the U.S. as fuel for electricity plants, communities in Northeastern Wyoming benefited from the industry’s tax revenue.

In this research endeavor, with the aim of unraveling the effects of coal facies on the lithium enrichment within coal measure strata, a combination of optical microscope examination, the step-by-step ...

Montana and Wyoming filed suit against the U.S. Bureau of Land Management on Thursday seeking to overturn the agency’s rule to end federal coal leasing in the Powder River Basin — the nation ...

Montana and Wyoming filed suit against the U.S. Bureau of Land Management on Thursday seeking to overturn the agency’s rule to end federal coal leasing in the Powder River Basin — the nation ...

The Biden administration Wednesday formally moved to end coal leasing in the Powder River Basin — the nation’s largest coal-producing region — drawing a sharp rebuke and threats from ...

The Biden administration is blocking new coal mining on public lands at a major hub for the fossil fuel. Last week and this week, it released two decisions on the future of mining in the Powder ...

Duke Energy has removed about one-fifth of the coal ash stored in an unlined basin at its Marshall Steam Station on Lake Norman. The utility says it’s on pace to meet the state deadline early.