12.29.2016 - By Inside Energy
2016 was the year the collapse of the coal industry finally hit the epicenter of US production: Wyoming's mineral-rich Powder River Basin. Two out of the four largest coal companies in the US declared bankruptcy. They shed hundreds of their Wyoming miners at all once. In this story, Inside Energy’s Leigh Paterson takes us to northeastern Wyoming, where a recent boost in coal prices and production, along with a pro-coal president has hopes rising.