Mar 10, 2017

03/10/2017: Coal and politics in Gillette, Wyoming

Almost 40 percent of U.S. coal is mined in Gillette, Wyoming. We're reporting from Gillette this week, talking to the people who live there and what the economy feels like post-election. Plus, we go long and short on topics from the week's news, talk health care and explore the market for California raisins.

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Students in Gillette, Wyoming, discuss a hopeful future

by Hayley Hershman

Mar 10, 2017

They cover the night Trump won the election...to the importance of the extraction industry for Wyoming.

Gillette College

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Gillette, Wyoming: Industry and politics in coal country

by Eliza Mills and Hayley Hershman

Mar 10, 2017

Under a new administration, this extraction-industry town feels revitalized.

Eagle Butte Mine is one of the many open-pit mines that characterize Wyoming and the western mining industry.

Hayley Hershman/Marketplace

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Almost 40 percent of U.S. coal is mined in Gillette, Wyoming. We’re reporting from Gillette this week, talking to the people who live there and what the economy feels like post-election. Plus, we go long and short on topics from the week’s news, talk health care and explore the market for California raisins.