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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.