As if Wyoming hasn’t suffered enough from regulatory assault recently – think what the BLM is trying to do in the Southwest or the Powder River Basin – we’re facing yet another disastrous potential outcome.
This time it’s the Office of Surface Mining, which singlehandedly has the power to extend or terminate the life of our coal mines, and the vital middle class jobs they create.
The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) has released a draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) that evaluates several alternatives for Spring Creek Mine’s future, many of which would drastically limit coal production…