Caitlin Tan

Demand for coal is expected to keep declining, so a national group is stepping in to help communities with the transition, including Gillette.

It's official – the federal government is ending new coal leasing in the Powder River Basin. Wyoming is looking to the Trump administration for relief, but that might not matter.

The federal government is ending new coal leasing in the Powder River Basin. Wyoming is looking to the Trump administration for relief, but economists say that might not matter – the markets are unfavorable to coal.

Coming off a massive wildfire year lawmakers are thinking about how to curb skyrocketing electricity rates, as electric companies' legal and insurance costs climb.

National data show coal production continues to decline, and recent updates with projects in southwest Wyoming reflect that. The Naughton Power Plant is in the early stages of the process, and half of the Jim Bridger Power Plant made the transition this year.

If you live in Wyoming and are struggling to pay your electric bill or natural gas bill, there might be federal aid next year. But the state needs to hear from you first.

Trona worker James Kincaid had a busy fall. He hired on with Sweetwater County's Genesis Alkali, one of the largest producers of soda ash in the world.

Wyoming is joining Montana in a lawsuit against the Bureau of Land Management. The states say their concerns weren’t addressed in the federal agency’s latest decision to end new coal leasing in the Powder River Basin.

You might remember from last year's Open Spaces holiday show, we featured a story on a very “Wyoming” kind of Christmas tree hunt: a sagebrush . On the hunt was longtime Sublette County outfitter and mountain man Bill Webb.

Wyoming is joining Montana in a lawsuit against the Bureau of Land Management. The states say their concerns weren’t addressed in the federal agency’s latest decision to end new coal leasing in the Powder River Basin.