Updates
December 6, 2012: update on the Decker mine, layoffs, coal shipments, etc.
November 21, 2012: see comments and the stand-alone post regarding the Decker coal mine story, as well as BNSF and the Bakken
Original Post
Link here to Montana Headlines. While this may not be directly related to the war on coal that the Obama administration has waged, it certainly couldn't have helped: the Decker coal mine in southeastern Montana is laying off 75 workers.Don sent me the article on the Decker coal mine earlier but I didn't post it -- I was worried about getting too far afield of the Bakken but then I saw it posted at the link above. Couldn't resist posting it now. I was not aware that I was linked at the link. Ping pong.
The increased regulation laid on coal-burning electricity plants by the EPA have already cost a good number of workers in Billings their jobs at PPL's plant, now scheduled to be mothballed. And now, another set of workers in a major southeastern Montana coal mine. Many of them live in the Sheridan area, but as everyone knows, folks in Sheridan come to Billings all the time for shopping, medical care, and other services that are found here in the nearest "big city" to Sheridan and surrounds.
But very nice to see. Thank you.
