A major coal mine in Wyoming has received approval to open up a huge new section of federal land for mining. This newly accessible area contains around 14.5 million tons of coal. That is a little more ...

Construction crews are assembling a field demonstration plant that will process up to 10 tons of coal per day into materials ...

FILE - Energy Secretary Chris Wright listens during a hearing of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on Capitol Hill, June 18, 2025, in Washington ...

DENVER — Federal officials on Monday took a first step toward reopening vast areas of public lands in two Western states to new coal sales as part of President Donald Trump’s push to expand U.S.

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The developer of what would be the first new coal mine in Wyoming in decades is launching a potentially half-billion-dollar effort to extract rare earth metals from the fossil ...