Coal

The deeper we dig the more we learn.

Gordon said, "Enacting a moratorium at a moment when coal is badly needed to ensure a secure and reliable energy supply is wrong-headed on many fronts."

It's the latest shakeup in what has been a turbulent several years for Wyoming coal mines and the industry as a whole.

Ramaco also received a federal Energy Department grant about a year ago.

U.S. Sens. John Barrasso and Mike Enzi called the layoffs heartbreaking.

Both the new wind farms and the existing developments set to be improved are expected to provide energy for 30 years, Erickson said.

The company, in that filing, said it will continue to evaluate restructuring options and review its capital structure.

Wyoming State Treasurer Mark Gordon launched his campaign in Buffalo on Wednesday, stopped at the Boys And Girls Club's WyoTowne in Casper on Thursday.

Mead and the Department of Workforce Services worked with the Wyoming Workforce Development Council, as well as local economic development groups and other organizations, to access the federal funding.

Wyomingites don't seem to share the feelings of their counterparts around the United States.

UW Associate Vice President for Communications Chad Baldwin said that the research is essential in providing a future for the Wyoming coal industry.

Governor Mead says adding taxes to things like wind and groceries to make up for the state's revenue shortfall will "put the entire state into an economic death spiral."