An aerial view of one of the largest open surface coal mines in the world in Wyoming's Powder River Basin. There are five proposals to export this coal through Northwest terminals. Aerial support provided by Chris Boyer of LightHawk.
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Katie Campbell
This week hear the sounds of Wyoming coal country, and find out how life there connects to life here in the Northwest. Host Ashley Ahearn explores the largest open pit mine in the world, visits with one rancher who’s concerned about the effects of coal mining - and then heads to Bellingham, Washington to check out the proposed site of what could one day be the largest coal export terminal on the West coast.
EarthFix Podcast August 20-24 http://earthfix.kuow.org by EarthFix
To keep up on all our coverage of coal in the Northwest, check out our topic page. The page includes all the latest features, news, interviews, videos, audio as well as an interactive poll and “coal quiz.”
Here’s a cool aerial video of Powder River Basin coal mines from Katie Campbell, with aerial support provided by Chris Boyer of Lighthawk.
A slideshow featuring photos by Katie Campbell and Michael Werner from Wyoming’s Powder River Basin.
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