Sometime this summer, Wyoming is expected to reach a major milestone of 9 billion tons of coal dug up out of the Powder River Basin over the last 25 years. Experts predict the 9 billion ton milestone will be reached in July.
Wyoming’s budget may see a $50 million shortfall in revenue collection from the state’s coal industry as it moves into 2025, warns Don Richards, co-chairman of the Wyoming Legislative Service Office.