Tag: Cloud Peak Energy
Proposed western US coal mine expansions test moratorium on coal sales
US coal mine expansions at government-controlled reserves in Montana, Wyoming BILLINGS, Mont. _An Obama administration move to overhaul coal sales from public lands will be put to its first test this week as companies seek to advance two major mining projects in the Western U.S. Cloud Peak Energy and Lighthouse Resources Inc. want to mine […]
Feds to re examine Spring Creek coal mine: Judge in climate suit
Expansion of Spring Creek coal mine could make climate change worse: Environmentalists BILLINGS, Mont. _ Federal officials must re-examine a 117 million-ton expansion of a Montana coal mine after a judge sided with environmentalists who sued over the project’s potential to make climate change worse and cause other environmental damage. U.S. District Judge Susan Watters […]
Top Montana coal producer likely to cut exports to Asia
Montana coal company cites global pressure on industry BILLINGS, Mont. – The largest producer of Montana coal expects to reduce shipments to Asia next year through a West Coast port as exports of the fuel from the United States continue to slide. Cloud Peak Energy announced Wednesday that it had re-negotiated its long-term agreement to ship […]
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