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Wyoming leaders blame Biden administration coal policies as well as bureaucratic delays they claim are deliberate for layoffs at the Black Butte coal

Wyoming leaders blame Biden administration coal policies as well as bureaucratic delays they claim are deliberate for layoffs at the Black Butte coal mine in southwest Wyoming.

At least 19 workers will be discharged at the Black Butte mine, flaming tensions with the Biden administration over coal permitting and climate policies.

Black Butte Coal Co. near Rock Springs, Wyoming, says continuing Biden administration roadblocks of a planned mine expansion has forced it to lay off 19 people this week, about 15% of its workforce.

Gov. Gordon: the Department of Interior prefers to lay off Wyoming workers rather than allow the mining of additional coal reserves within an already existing permit.

Both Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon and Wyoming US Senator Cynthia Lummis have issued statements blaming the Biden Administration in regards to the announcement of layoffs at the Black Butte Mine which is about 38 miles southeast of Rock Springs. Governor Gordon says the layoff is directly linked t

CASPER — Wyoming’s Black Butte Mine applied to add federal coal reserves in January 2021 at its Sweetwater County operations, which supplies the Jim Bridger Power Plant and a sizable

Gov. Gordon: the Department of Interior prefers to lay off Wyoming workers rather than allow the mining of additional coal reserves within an already existing permit.

Gov. Gordon: the Department of Interior prefers to lay off Wyoming workers rather than allow the mining of additional coal reserves within an already existing permit.

Gov. Gordon: the Department of Interior prefers to lay off Wyoming workers rather than allow the mining of additional coal reserves within an already existing permit.