DOI Fast Tracks Black Butte Coal Expansion Proposal - SweetwaterNOW

DOI Fast Tracks Black Butte Coal Expansion Proposal - SweetwaterNOW

ROCK SPRINGS — The Department of the Interior will prepare an environmental impact statement for a proposal to allow Black Butte Coal Company to expand its access to coal reserves in Sweetwater County. The mine, originally opened in 1977, provides coal to the Jim Bridger Power Plant. The proposal would allow development of two pits

Expansion Speeds Up As Federal Regulators Accelerate Black Butte Mine Expansion

The Department of the Interior announced Tuesday it is accelerating a federal review of Black Butte Mine expansion in Sweetwater County, setting a 28-day timeline for completing an environmental impact statement that typically takes years to finish.

Coal mine expansion project threatens “significant” koala habitat

A drone investigation by conservation groups and ecologists has found an important koala colony living in the path of a proposed coal mine expansion.

DOI Accelerates Review of Black Butte Mine Expansion

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