October 1, 2025 - Sometimes people stop thinking before they have fully considered a matter.

About a month ago, I wrote about a recent report showing that Wyoming could lose substantial tax revenue due to coal royalty cuts.

Wyoming will lose approximately $50 million in annual revenue to the lower federal mineral royalty rates for coal contained in the Trump administration’s One Big Beautiful Bill, according to a report by state financial forecasters. (WYOFILE).

However, if we follow the logic a bit further, we find that Wyoming stands to gain more money, not less, from these cuts.

It's nice to see that someone agrees with me, like Governor Mark Gordon.

The Obama and Biden administrations' "War on Coal" is coming to an end.

Trump ends 'war on coal': 'We're going to unleash it'

The California Supreme Court recently ruled in favor of opening an Oakland port for coal exports..

"Working with Utah, Montana, and Wyoming, we're very anxious to be able to see how we can get that coal out there to our neighbors on the Pacific Rim," Governor Gordon said during a recent press conference.

Notably, Trump signed multiple executive orders to boost American coal production and mining to help “unleash American energy” as energy demand is on the rise while supply dwindles.

The Trump administration announced on Monday that it will unlock over 13 million acres of federal land for coal leasing, roll back regulations, and invest $625 million in the coal industry as part of a multi-agency initiative.

Does Walmart make so much money because its prices are high or low?

I can ask the same thing of the several types of dollar stores that are out there.

Coal is a volume business. 

When the price of coal is high, less of it is sold.

Lower the price of coal, which makes the production of energy and many other things cheaper, and far more coal will be sold.

The Trump administration has cut the stranglehold of regulations on coal, put in place by the Biden Administration, and is now lowering royalties taken by the government.

That means coal will be cheaper to extract and sell than it has been in many years.

This is the much-needed kickstart that the struggling coal industry has needed.

President Donald Trump signs Executive Order on Coal industry

Get ready for a coal boom.

With factories coming back to America and new AI server farms being constructed, companies will be clamoring for cheap, affordable energy.

Trump is also clearing the way to make it easier to sell coal to foreign nations.

Wyoming is about to make more money on coal than it has seen in a long time.