Wyoming coal is projected to have its second worst production year since its peak in 2008. Economists say the decline will likely continue, putting the state’s economic future on shaky ground.

President Donald Trump swept back into the White House in January in a flush of victory and with roughly half the country behind him after reclaiming the presidency last November.

Since 2009, more than 250 U.S. manufacturers and industrial-scale energy-using organizations have established ambitious energy intensity reduction goals by joining DOE’s Better Plants program.

On December 26, 2025, the Trump administration abruptly cancelled all federal leases for five offshore wind farms, including the Empire Wind 1 project off New York and others in New England and Virginia.

Coal mine approvals in India have been significantly simplified as the Central Government implements regulatory reforms to improve ease of doing business and accelerate growth in the coal and energy sectors.

Nearly a century ago, our grandparents built the transmission lines that lit up West Virginia’s farms, homes, and towns. Their grit and vision pulled us out of the dark and gave us the foundation for a thriving state.