http://wyomingpublicradio.net en http://wyomingpublicradio.net/post/wyoming-coal-numbers-remain-low <p>The U-S Energy Information Administration says coal-fired electric power plants are generating more energy this year than last , but Wyoming coal production numbers are still below last year’s.</p><p>Wyoming Mining Association President Marion Loomis says that while interest in coal is up right now, the outlook for 2013 is still not good for Wyoming’s coal industry.</p><p>“We’re certainly not back to what we’ve seen in prior years, and our production is still down. It’s looking like it will still be a tough year.”&nbsp;</p> Wed, 03 Apr 2013 23:02:18 +0000 Chelsea Biondolillo 38874 at http://wyomingpublicradio.net Wyoming Coal numbers remain low http://wyomingpublicradio.net/post/second-quarter-financial-results-show-coal-production-down <p>Coal production in the Powder River Basin continues to decline for the second quarter in a row. Second-quarter financial results show that ARCH coal is down 22% from the second quarter of 2011, and Union Pacific, which transports coal from the Basin to utilities nationwide, shipped 18% less coal this quarter than the same time last year.</p> Wed, 01 Aug 2012 00:29:09 +0000 Irina Zhorov 27786 at http://wyomingpublicradio.net Second Quarter Financial Results Show that Coal Production is Down