The last two coal-burning units at the Naughton power plant near Kemmerer are scheduled to go dark this month so crews can retool them to burn natural gas instead. A third coal-burning unit at the ...

U.S. Bankruptcy Judge David Jones said the sale of the 13,400-acre surface coal mine in Kemmerer, Wyoming, was justified in light of Westmoreland’s inability to find another buyer after a planned sale ...

State regulators granted the buyer of the Kemmerer coal mine a license to mine on Monday, just days after Westmoreland asked a judge to stay the sale of the mine to a Virginia businessman until the ...

Some 260 miles apart, the fortunes of two Western towns in America’s heartland rose with the coal plants that nurtured their economies and powered their regions. But now change is coming. The coal ...

The adjacent Kemmerer Mine feeds the hungry plant. Conveyor belts and trucks bring coal from the Westmoreland pit-and-shovel operation to Holt’s doorstep. A giant coal pile of 225,000 tons rises to ...

This year marks another chapter in Wyoming’s proud legacy as a global center of energy production and innovation. It also is a moment to reflect with gratitude on the collaborative environment that ...