January 27, 2016, 6:09am Business
West Coast mayors’ efforts to block fossil fuel shipping terminals in the name of environmentalism threaten jobs and budgets in far-away coal-producing states such as Utah and Wyoming. Read story
January 18, 2016, 4:54pm Business
Public enemy No. 1 for climate change and no longer the fossil fuel utilities prefer to burn to generate electricity, coal has few allies these days. But one state is still fighting to save the industry: Wyoming. Read story
January 17, 2016, 3:30pm Business
The Obama administration's decision to put a moratorium on new federal coal leases is another sign of the difficult road ahead for backers of two proposed Washington terminals that would export the fossil fuel to Asia. Read story
January 16, 2016, 6:23am Nation & World
At least 30 applications from companies seeking to mine hundreds of millions of tons of coal face suspension as the government reviews its sales of the fuel from public lands, U.S. officials disclosed Friday. Read story
December 8, 2015, 4:39pm Business
A sharper decline in U.S. railroad cargo this quarter points to weak spots in the U.S. economy as a strong dollar crimps exports, retailers whittle down excess inventory and energy investment stalls. Read story
December 5, 2015, 4:45pm Business
A pair of train derailments in 2012 that killed two people in Maryland and triggered a fiery explosion in Ohio exposed a little-known and unsettling truth about railroads in the U.S. and Canada: No rules govern when rail becomes too worn down to be used for hauling hazardous chemicals, thousands… Read story
November 9, 2015, 4:59pm Business
Arch Coal Inc. said it may file for bankruptcy in the "near term" as the company's cash flow can't sustain its $5.1 billion in debt. Read story
November 1, 2015, 6:10am Business
A man coughs -- perhaps an embellished cough -- then a female voice-over comes in: "Northwest families are tired of out-of-state CEOs making a buck," she begins, "by pushing risky and polluting projects on local communities." Read story
October 28, 2015, 3:24pm Business
Montana officials urged their Washington counterparts to tread carefully when making decisions about the future of Montana's Colstrip Generating Station, a major electrical producer and employer. Read story
October 26, 2015, 4:21pm Business
The U.S. Interior Department should not have approved the expansion of a southeastern Montana coal mine without taking a closer look at its effect on the environment, a federal judge said of a lawsuit arguing the government ignored coal's contributions to climate change. Read story
